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as "E-B" soaked for a while today in order to finish shedding her skin. She really is beautiful and couldn't resist a picture. "E-B" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) who is ,most likely 30 - 35 years old. I've cared for her for 28 years. Royal pythons are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank.
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.
My python recently shed a nearly whole skin. I like the nostril detail. This photo was taken from the underside of the skin.
This little guy had the greatest puppyface.
He was very interested in climbing my face and sitting on my glasses.
My pet Ball Python, "Puff" outside getting some exercise. She is a female and about four feet long. She doesn't mind being held. She has an interesting skin texture and patterns, called "eyes". Look closely and you can see individual scales.
Dorian ( left ) is my snake he's about 10 months old. He's a Mojave Ball Python morph.
Lady Spider ( right ) is a Spider Ball Python morph, she belongs to my friend Mary.
This is Ball-Python. Despite the formidable appearance, Ball Python is a timid and docile snake. Although they can grow to a good size in few years, ball pythons are amongst most popular pet snakes.
although she isn't "friendly" in the sense a dog or cat is and is a wild animal. "Sheba" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) and was a rescue from a pet store in central Idaho in 1998 where she was so stressed she had not eaten for the previous year. She ate within six hours after I took her and has eaten regularly for all of the 15 years I've cared for her. Royal pythons are very shy and docile rarely exceeding 4 - 5 feet in length. They are called "ball" pythons because of their habit of rolling into a ball to protect their head when threatened. Royal pythons are native to Africa. Photo by Frank
Ball pythons are constrictors; they're not venomous. And, Captain is far too small to constrict a human. The educator said that the patterns on her back look interesting to us, but given the visual perception of some predators, they would look like giant eyes.
in a bowl. Royal pythons are among the most docile snakes in the world, rarely exceeding 4 -5 feet in length. Python regius is native to sub-Sahara Africal. Photo by Frank
This is Apophis, my Royal (Ball) Python and a rat. I'm feeding him for the first time. He wasn't happy about eating here so I moved him, and his dinner, to his vivarium which would be more familiar surroundings.
because he's most likely almost forty years old and any picture is good to have. He's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Photo by Frank. .
Meet Zombi, my ball python. I rarely take him out of his tank during the winter because the apartment never gets hot enough for it to be comfortable for him. He's a real fussy eater and always stressed out but generally a very sweet snake, and I love him :)
When I took this photo in 2011, Pythagoras was routinely on public view. However, he was disturbed by visitors banging on his enclosure's glass, and requests to stop were routinely ignored, so he now lives off-show. There's still a ?daily? session during which he's brought out to be held, though.
A friend of mine has a pet ball python named Loki. I came to her house one day to watch her feed the snake.
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.