Shasal - Ultrafly. Image heavy.

[Caspian]

So. Figured Shasal is all settled in, and had a very nice shed last night - her first since I got her - so I'd take a few pictures. I also got to rack up another unexpected 'experience' as a Ball Python owner... Lots of photos here.

Leave me alone:


Wait... what's going on?


Coast is clear this way...


And this way...


Gotcha! Found the human!


I'll just be leaving now.


You're not supposed to follow.



Fine. Be that way.


You know, this isn't so bad, really...


I like it much better when you're on my level.


That is not my level!


It's my belly, and I don't WANT to show it!


And finally... not quite a perfect shed, but only because the 'cap' came off separate to the rest - everything came off on it's own, with no problems at all!


So. As to the 'new experience'. I was sitting here, editing images to crop out the extra material around the edges and shrink them down. Oh - I was going to try and get a better belly shot, but when I tried, she coiled around my hand and hid her head in my palm. I'll admit, I felt bad about harassing her and let her stay there. After a bit she relaxed, slithered around.. up my arm, across my shoulders, down the other arm... explored my chest a bit, then went over and draped herself across my arm again and hung out all calm and mellow. I figured - she settled down and she's getting comfortable! Great! Yeah, she got comfortable all right. Then I felt this 'plop' against my leg below her... and a wet sensation... and another 'plop'...

Suffice to say that I figured eventually I'd get bit by a python. Haven't yet, but it will happen. I wasn't expecting one to take a huge poop on me. She did that in her cage last night, when she shed! Crazy snake must have been an overstuffed sausage!

A cleanup, wash and change of clothes later, here's the lovely girl - poorly portrayed by my lack of photography skill.

[se7en]

good times.

[Herpo]

good times.

The best...

Gorgeous snake!

[Tigerhawk]

Looks great.

[cristacake]

Beautiful snake. I kind of like how the head came off like that with the shed! It made for a nice picture, at least.

The very first day that I got Donuts, I was handling her and was feeling great about how much she seemed to trust me and feel comfortable climbing my arms and hanging out in my hands. I guess all that wriggling around gave her bowels too good of a massage, though, because she peed AND pooped all over me Gotta love em

[Caspian]

Beautiful snake. I kind of like how the head came off like that with the shed! It made for a nice picture, at least.

The very first day that I got Donuts, I was handling her and was feeling great about how much she seemed to trust me and feel comfortable climbing my arms and hanging out in my hands. I guess all that wriggling around gave her bowels too good of a massage, though, because she peed AND pooped all over me Gotta love em

I'm going to go with 'Marking territory' and treat it as a claim of ownership. That's better than 'Snake lavatory'!

[DellaF]

She's a pretty girl! Enjoyed the photos and captions. I've even pooped and peed on several times. I'm still waiting on a bite. I hope I don't get one any time soon.

[Caspian]

She's a pretty girl! Enjoyed the photos and captions. I've even pooped and peed on several times. I'm still waiting on a bite. I hope I don't get one any time soon.

Thanks! I was completely not expecting her to go... I'm really hoping to skip on the bite experience for as long as possible, even though I know that once it happens, I probably won't mind too much. Miqula certainly did her best when I first got her to tag me - she never quite managed, and finally stopped even bothering to open her mouth when she 'struck'. She did actually 'bump' me once - but since she hadn't opened her mouth, there was no bite!

[Ax01]

she's beautiful!

Edit: i've been pooped and/or peed on by several on my snakes as well.

lol

[Caspian]

she's beautiful!

Edit: i've been pooped and/or peed on by several on my snakes as well.

lol

It's an experience I can do without repeating! But now that it's happened once... I'm sure it'll happen again...

In other news, I may just have to open up another thread or two pretty soon... got a call today, and I'm expecting my two 'Delivery Pending' boys tomorrow!