What could be better....a quiet Sunday morning, the youngest child still snoozing, a cup of hot coffee and these snake pics! Thank you so much Charles for posting this wonderful group. I can't even begin to choose a favorite though that Silver Mangrove does jump off the screen at me and the look in the eyes of that Stinking Goddess is perfect! (what a name for a snake LOL).

Couple of questions here. Does the Stinking Goddess put out a bad smell (musk) to earn that rather strange name? I've heard/seen on TV that egg eaters have oddly shaped ribs that help break the shell of the eggs they eat then they regurge the shell part. Is this correct?