Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

I'm sure your good care helped him survive- I'm glad you gave him the chance, however doubtful his future seemed at the time.

I'm sure a lot of cynics would say I focused on this snake because it is a valued morph. Not me though-I would have spent the same level of effort on any of my hatchlings with the issue.

Photo #451

Local fine-grain granite from the Connecticut River (shown above). It is a really challenging stone to break. Post-tumbling it took a very high polish (even for granite)--I am very pleased with the final outcome.
Ball python is a Pastel/Orange Ghost/Het VPI Axanthic.

Side Story: I saw a 'professional' photographer online taking photos of his ball pythons--the photos are much sharper than my own (much more expensive camera-of course). Some of his images had multiple adult ball pythons arranged neatly. I looked at his posts and he said he was putting his ball pythons in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes ahead of time. I personally disagree with this method as ball pythons are not corn snakes-and they are inherently not designed to withstand those temperatures. I understand that sometimes vets will do this for an examination, but, just for the sake of photos---nah...not cool in my book....