Snakes and Stones

[Bogertophis]

You've had quite an "adventure" with your house! All that arsenic & radon too! Sad about the former owner not taking it seriously enough.

Didn't know you're a "fellow mouse breeder" too- they sure can stink up a place...ventilation is essential.

[Lord Sorril]

You've had quite an "adventure" with your house! All that arsenic & radon too! Sad about the former owner not taking it seriously enough.

Didn't know you're a "fellow mouse breeder" too- they sure can stink up a place...ventilation is essential.

Yes, ventilation is essential with all the rodents-they all smell (even pygmy mice). I use Zeolite (Horse Stall Freshener) in the warmer months to cancel out some of the ammonia, but, it is no substitute. I keep my snake collection on the down-low and my neighbors have no idea why all the vultures in the area are constantly hanging out in my backyard. The scent of rodent ammonia to them must be like fresh baked apple pie to us...

[Bogertophis]

...my neighbors have no idea why all the vultures in the area are constantly hanging out in my backyard. The scent of rodent ammonia to them must be like fresh baked apple pie to us...

It just keeps getting better: Arsenic in the water, radon in the house, & surrounded by vultures? You couldn't even make that up...

And what's more, who could imagine, what with the extraordinary beauty you produce there in the form of snakes, polished stones & flowers.

I think you're right about the vultures being drawn to rodent "cologne" wafting on the wind..."like fresh baked apple pie to us"-

[Lord Sorril]

And what's more, who could imagine, what with the extraordinary beauty you produce there in the form of snakes, polished stones & flowers.

Yep, it's a dirty job, but, somebodies gotta do it.

[Lord Sorril]

New England Reptile Expo 05 MAY 2024

The LED lighting still wreaks havoc on my automatic camera focus, and attempting to tinker with my camera focus draws the attention of an over-enthusiastic crowd to elbow me out of the way before I can recalibrate.
I wasn't really paying attention to the ball pythons as I was helping my gf try and find a high red ornate frog (we did not).
























For my mother I bought: A Jewel Orchid, a Purple Passion plant, and a Rex Begonia.
My gf bought: Hornworms, Magnolia Leaves, and fresh Reptile Calcium.

[Bogertophis]

Oooh, I want that Taiwan Beauty rat snake! Looks a lot like the ones I had, only mine had a bolder pattern of black diamonds. The hypo does nothing for me- I like the normal coloration. Now those are snakes that I'm sure would fish things out of a water bowl... Pity I never thought about testing it when I had them. Such alert, fun snakes, but they get SO big. Mine weren't biters, just restless, not good at sitting still- & beautiful! Love those eyes. And boy do they EAT!

I like the bold colors on that scaleless rat snake too, but I wouldn't want one- I likes my snakes with scales. (He should be cheaper too, since he's missing some "equipment"? )

Hey, thanks for sharing with the rest of us poor souls here that don't get out much to these things.

[Lord Sorril]

Hey, thanks for sharing with the rest of us poor souls here that don't get out much to these things.

Yeah, I don't get out as much as I used to either. I think I missed the previous 2 New England Reptile Expos after missing none for many years.

Photo #343

Low Expression Orange Dream/Het Clown with a tumbled ThunderEgg.
Note: The brown parts of the thunderegg are soft rhyolite and the opaque is a hardened agate core which makes tumbling a larger piece without it fracturing-tricky business.

[Bogertophis]

Wow! ^ ^ ^ Beautiful snake AND stone! I know we're not seeing your "goofs" here, but you're still quite an excellent rock tumbler. ("rumbler"?) ("lapidist"?) Very patient too-