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Attended a great workshop by David FitzSimmons at Nature visions photo expo today photographing some "Curious Creatures" - Creatures provided by Bar C Ranch
Members of the Earth Rangers Live Productions team present Floyd, the Ball Python, and Gemini, the Barn Owl. The Live Production team's animal handlers present animals at events and school shows.
she has a name it is kiara. unique yes i dont hear it mentioned to often. plus when i said this name she kept sticking her tongue out so kiara it is. shes kind of a bitter but shes a really good model.
so i couldnt pick between these two shot so i edited both of them.
taking a break. He's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) who most likely is between 35 - 40 years old. Royal pythons are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank. .
and a lesson. This photo was staged, but what happened earlier wasn't when "Co-op," the cat, discovered that "Nippy" the Royal python (Python regius) had escaped from her enclosure and was going behind my desk...Once "Co-op" discovered "Nippy" she backed off. But if "Co-op" hadn't let me know, I would not have discovered "Nippy" missing for a few hours. "Nippy" crawled over 40 feet around my house this afternoon. She somehow pushed open the sliding glass doors on the vivarium which she has been in for the past 5 years. Note to folks who keep snakes: It's not a matter of if they are going to escape, it's a matter of when! In this picture, "Nippy" was not particularly interested in "Co-op;" she simply wanted to find some shelter, and "Co-op" after looking, simply wanted to get away... Photo by Frank
as "E-B" spent some time this afternoon soaking in order to help her shed some skin. She is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) who is most likely, at least, 35 years old. I've cared for her for the past 28 years. Royal pythons are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank.
The tattoo finished and freshly cleaned at the tattooery. Tattoo by Mos Eisleys of Grand Rapids.
The tattoo is a rod of Asclepius, which, for me, has taken on a special significance in my past several years of studying mythology and, ultimately, tied into me the philosophy I've been building on all my life. To me, it doesn't just represent medicine, but the human spirit of creativity and ingenuity and that this spirit is something that should be feared by any who seek to control and rule men, like the gods feared Asclepius' medical ability. Effectively, if there are gods, that they ought to fear men, since our power, in reality, greater than their power over us. Some see the myth as a lesson than men cannot change the natural order of the world--I see it as saying that humans do have the ability to take complete control of our fate, and that no one should have a right to stand in our way.
The model, of course, is our snake, Augustus (he does have those skull patterns), who can also be seen on this Flickr.
fun fun fun shoot.
I'm not sure I could ever tire of shooting these two.
Ophelia hissed today and after that I was pretty scared of her, haha. She eventually chilled out and was a total sweetheart as usual.
I missed a photograph of her yawning and I'm still a little bummed about it, it would've been sooooo perfect.
Got a picture of Jake the snake right after he ate a mouse. My ball python "yawns" very rarely after a nice mouse meal so I was luckiy to get this shot.
Dusty loves his girl Ophelia, they're quite the pair. This was a quick candid snapshot but I thought it was quite charming so I decided to post it.
(he's muddy from the photoshoot)
I took this photo specifically for Mickey Ears thread of the Disney Photo Contest because I'll take any opportunity to show off my awesome pets -though it wasn't easy to get these active snakes to hold still! These are my ball pythons, Jayne and Six "wearing" (and otherwise constricting) my 2010 Halloween edition "Runaway Brain" Mouse Ears.
This little guy is typically extremely timid- however, once we took him out of his tank, he was extremely laid back and easy to handle. He also took some awesome shots- I loved his curious face!
Benin. West Africa.
Ouidah
In most parts of the world snakes are feared, but in Benin they are revered. Royal pythons are worshiped in Benin, especially in Ouidah. The good news is that royal pythons are not dangerous, but the bad news is that these sacred reptiles are welcome Beninese households where they are fed when the doors of the temple are opened at night. There is no fear when the locals welcome these slithering pythons into their living rooms like an honoured guest.
The Temple of Pythons is a small room of twelve square meters that houses 50 adult royal pythons.
Benin. West Africa.
Ouidah
In most parts of the world snakes are feared, but in Benin they are revered. Royal pythons are worshiped in Benin, especially in Ouidah. The good news is that royal pythons are not dangerous, but the bad news is that these sacred reptiles are welcome Beninese households where they are fed when the doors of the temple are opened at night. There is no fear when the locals welcome these slithering pythons into their living rooms like an honoured guest.
The Temple of Pythons is a small room of twelve square meters that houses 50 adult royal pythons.