Ball Python at the Coffee Shop
My wife and I were having a coffee at one of our favorite coffee shops at the lakeshore when a man arrived on the patio with his coffee, a small dog, and Wilma, his ball python snake.
Wilma was wrapped around his neck and after putting down his coffee, he gently unwound Wilma and placed her on the fence separating the patio from the Martin Goodman Trail. Wilma wrapped herself around the wood rail and attracted a lot of attention from people walking and cycling the trail.
The owner was very pleased at the crowd that clustered around Wilma and answered questions. She is 5 years old and he said he has had her as a pet since she easily fit in the palm of his hand. Someone asked if she bites. He said "Not really. My wife bites worse than Wilma."
He said it's a lot of fun to go out with his snake because it draws people together and is a great conversation-starter. "Everyone enjoys it and I like seeing that." He encouraged my interest in getting a good photo of Wilma and told me this pose was kind of unusual. "She doesn't usually wrap her tail around her head like that."
It was fun stroking her. Her skin was cool to the touch, quite smooth, and from the firmness I could tell that she is one long bundle of muscle.
Ball Python at the Coffee Shop
My wife and I were having a coffee at one of our favorite coffee shops at the lakeshore when a man arrived on the patio with his coffee, a small dog, and Wilma, his ball python snake.
Wilma was wrapped around his neck and after putting down his coffee, he gently unwound Wilma and placed her on the fence separating the patio from the Martin Goodman Trail. Wilma wrapped herself around the wood rail and attracted a lot of attention from people walking and cycling the trail.
The owner was very pleased at the crowd that clustered around Wilma and answered questions. She is 5 years old and he said he has had her as a pet since she easily fit in the palm of his hand. Someone asked if she bites. He said "Not really. My wife bites worse than Wilma."
He said it's a lot of fun to go out with his snake because it draws people together and is a great conversation-starter. "Everyone enjoys it and I like seeing that." He encouraged my interest in getting a good photo of Wilma and told me this pose was kind of unusual. "She doesn't usually wrap her tail around her head like that."
It was fun stroking her. Her skin was cool to the touch, quite smooth, and from the firmness I could tell that she is one long bundle of muscle.