Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #300

Clown ball python with some more Rubellite and a big chunk of tumbled Milky Quartz.

Photo #300 makes 300 individual ball python specimens shown.

For my 2023 season:
I have 45 mature females allocated for mating.
With 1:1 Matings I only expect ~50% to actually produce eggs.
So, that is about 22 clutches of eggs, around 6 eggs/clutch-so I'm expecting ~130 offspring for the season (barring any unforeseen issues).

I am excited to introduce my Pastel Blade Het Clown male into my collection of Het Clown females.
It will be interesting to see first-hand the impact of the Blade gene on the patterning of the inherited Clown offspring of my line.

Since I have a variety of genes in my collection: I was trying to figure out what morphs I should target for 2023...
I looked back in my records from about 8 years ago and I had wrote down a list morphs I thought were pretty cool.
This year I am breeding towards these goals that I set long ago-some of the offspring will be one step forward, and others should complete some of these projects (hopefully).

Wish me luck for 2023!

[Bogertophis]

You bet, we wish you ALL the LUCK for 2023 & beyond. And we'll never tire of your photos- nothing like adding fresh "models"-

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #301

Piebald in shed with some assorted Petrified Wood.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #302

Brazilian Agate with a Clown (+Pastel or Fire).

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #303

Leopard Het Clown with some Obsidian (black/silver sheen), a large piece of chalcedony and a few strange stones.

Photographing obsidian is odd because it both absorbs, reflects, and diffracts light at the same time.

Below is a closeup of the greenish areas on unknown the stones.

If someone IDs these stones in the rock forums I will let you know what they are.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #304

Some local Quartzy rocks, and a few pieces of Rose Quartz from the Mid-West USA (for some color).
Ball Python is a Pastel/Het VPI Axanthic.

[Bogertophis]

I like how this ^ ^ ^ snake's head matches the rock he's posing next to.

[Lord Sorril]

I like how this ^ ^ ^ snake's head matches the rock he's posing next to.

I didn't even notice until you mentioned it! You are completely right though!

Photo #305

I can count a little more than 15 types of stones in this photo (from Agate to Grossular Garnet to Topaz).
Ball Python is a Spider/Black Pastel.

[Lord Sorril]

A while back I bought a box of halved Thunder Eggs from Ebay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderegg
I thought the faces on the eggs were pretty neat, but, the 'shell' of the eggs was heavily textured and rough.
I thought I would try and clean them up to be a bit more aesthetically pleasing to hold.

Photos below are the same stones shell vs. face (first group out of vibe), with a clown ball python.

Photo #306A


Photo #306B

I never intended them to be perfect tumbles-so I am not surprised they are a bit rough.
I am still very pleased with the results.

[Bogertophis]

Who cares about "perfect tumbles"? They have so much color & personality- much like the snake.