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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.
I took this months ago but neglected to upload it.
Makeup, hair, animal wrangling, and modeling by the ever-lovely Jessie.
Lighting: Softbox below, beauty dish above. Triggered with PocketWizards and optical slaves.
Remove your pet from its terrarium and place it in a safe container. Make sure the container has a lid if your pet is likely to escape.
We got to feed the snake today. That's the bulge you see. Let's just say it was an 'experience'. We got him 'take out' from the local pet store--came home in a little cardboard box. My daughter called it a snake "happy meal"...
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.
My husband held a reptile show this summer and I did photos of the children with the different reptiles. I thought this turned out cute. He seemed to be telling this little girl that he loved her as her formed a heart. This is one of our pet snakes.
soaking; Idaho really is too dry for a snake native to the sub-sahara savannahs of Africa. "Monty" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). He had a brief physical exam this morning. June of 2007 marked the 20th year I've cared for him. Royal pythons are harmless to humans and among the gentlest animals in the world. They rarely exceed 4-5 feet in length. Photo by Frank
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I quite like this one, especially as he was being pretty uncooperative at feeding time! I like how you can see the four aspects of the skull that allow snakes to eat freakishly big animals for dinner!
This is a baby that was hatched in 2015. This species stays very small for a python and is usually an extremely docile animal.