Must have acquisitions from a snake show?

[Bogertophis]

Relevant story: a few years ago in early winter I was taking a styro box with a few geckos in it to the vet, which is over an hour drive from me. Had a catastrophic breakdown on the way -- the fuel tank let loose from the truck I was driving (I don't recall why I was driving our beater truck). Not only could I not run the heat in the truck, but I didn't want to be part of any flaming vehicle with the leaking fuel situation, so I waited an hour for a ride sitting on the side of the road with my box of geckos. They were fine, but they got quite cold. A few heat packs would have been very helpful.

Exactly- we never know. And summer can be deadly too- snakes die from overheating- the A/C can fail- a vehicle can breakdown- that's why I always use styro-boxes/ice chests for transport- a short trip may not be, & could be tragic for our animals. (So glad you made it okay! )