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is in molt as indicated by his opaque eyes. When snakes shed their skins a fluid separates the old dead scales from the new ones and this is evident here as the scales on his eyes have become cloudy. Soon his eyes will clear and he will slough his skin. Hopefully he'll do ok. He's most likely over 30 years old and was not able to keep down his last meal. I've cared for him since August 30, 1987. "Monty" is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Royal pythons rarely exceed 4 - 5 feet in length and are extremely docile. A Royal python holds the longevity record for snakes in captivity having lived for over 45 years after having been captured in the wild as an adult. Royal (ball) pythons are native to Africa. Photo by Frank
always looks gentle, which she is. She's a Royal (Ball) python (Python regius). Royal pythons are native to west Africa. "Ball" pythons are so named because when threatened they curl into a ball to protect their heads. She was bred and hatched in captivity at my place in 1997. She helps teach about amphibians and reptiles. Photo by Frank
It's not a feather boa, but it is a boa...made of boa!
My pet snake shed a nearly complete skin recently. You can even faintly see the skin patterns.
I'm trying to find someone who'd really like it. Maybe someone at my work with nature-loving kids.
National Geographic photographer and Nikon Ambassador Roger Strandli Brendhagen returned to Bergen during the city's most popular annual photography exhibition to redo his triumph from last time: Nikon Walk of Macro, taking interested Nikon photographers (and a few others too) from all over Bergen to Akvariet to make sure all the reptiles and amphibians there won't be able to see for the next few months.
With the photographers armed with macro lenses and flashes of all shapes and sizes, from 60mm to 200mm, from speedlights to ray flashes to dedicated macro flashes, the poor reptiles never knew what hit 'em. For me, this meant a welcome reencounter with my friend from last time, Mr. Python Regius. Though using the same lens as before, this time it was actually my own. =P
This time too there was a competition, and the best picture will be awarded a Nikkor 60mm ED AF-S Micro. This is my contribution, hope I'm in better luck this time! =)
Update: I was in a bit more luck this time, actually - this photo won the competition! =D
I believe this is quite a rare shot, actually - of the couple of hours we spent there, the snake almost never did anything like this. I was lucky to have my finger ready at the trigger AND the snake in focus when it happened. Lucky shot, indeed!
Krissy from the Hattiesburg Zoo and Latoya from the African American Military History Museum stopped by the library for a Family Story Time Presentation. With them, they brought a chinchilla, a ball python, and a macaw.
July 08, 2010
This is our royal python, a.k.a ball python. I've decided she is the hardest of our pets to photograph. This is my 200th upload. I want to upgrade soon, but I also want to do so when I have some time to do all the organizing I am planning.
Some info on her at my blog.
Some species and individuals are easy to get tongue shots from, but now with 6 fps I don't really notice the difference anymore!
One thing I did notice during this last photoshoot was the variability of the tongue movement... parts of the tongue-flick were captured with no motion blur, and then others were like this (or worse), all on the same shutter speed. I'm going for some tongue textures next time, so I'll need extra speed then.
Shot with 3 speedlites - 430EX II located camera right on low power, 580EX II camera left on low power, and a 430EX II set on high firing through a semi-transparent white backdrop. Captive hatched female ball python.
Not a particularly good picture but "Monty" was the second snake I acquired 20 years ago and he helped me to start my educational programs. He's one of the only snakes I actually bought, paying $100.00 in 1987. He was an adult then, so he could have been 10 years old maybe in 1987. He's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) from West Africa. Actually that long ago he was most certainly taken from the wild. At present, he's having a difficult shed so he's been soaking for the past few hours. Royal pythons are among the most docile, gentle, shy snakes in the world. "Monty" has been retired from education for several years, but there was a time when he travelled all over Idaho helping students understand amphibians and reptiles. Hopefully, he will shed soon. Photo by Frank
Full shot of the whole terrarium with snake in the upper right. I'm now using a florescent lighting tube in conjunction with a ceramic heat coil and under tank heater. This allows the heat source to differ from the lighting so I can have the lights on from like 10 to 10 without worry about warming up the tank in the early morning.
is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius), a native of sub-Sahara Africa. He's one of the most gentle snakes. Royal pythons rarely reach over 5 feet in length. I've had "Monty" since 1987- 21 years - He was most likely captured in the wild and could have been over 5 years old when I acquired him. A Python regius died a few years ago at the Philadelphia Zoo - it had been in captivity for 47 years and had been taken from the wild as an adult. Photo by Frank
Ball Python (Python regius) from Ghana.
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