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This photo was taken at a pet store. At first the pet store worker told me that I couldn't take any photos, but then she said that I could as long as I didn't get the displays in the photos. I told her that I just wanted to take photos of my kids holding the snakes and I told her that I would photograph away from the displays. She said the reason for this rule is because they had someone come in pretending to be from P.E.T.A. and saying that they weren't taking good enough care of the pets on display. It appeared to be a very clean, well kept pet store to me. I guess you can't blame the pet store for having to make the rules they do.
Notice "Princess's" eyes are starting to turn blue meaning a fluid is starting to separate the old outer layer of scales from the new regenerating ones. In a few days her eyes will clear and she will slough off the dead outer layer of skin and once again look "bright and beautiful." She's a Royal (ball) python. Royal pythons are native to west Africa. Photo by Frank.
"Monty" is most likely between 35 and 40 years old. He was an adult when I began caring for him 29 years ago in 1987. He's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) and, given his age, would have been wild caught in his native west Africa. Royal pythons are called "ball" pythons because when frightened they curl into a ball to protect their heads. They are among the smaller pythons rarely exceeding 4 - 5 feet in length. The longetivity record for a Royal python is 45+ years. Photo by Frank.
I took some photos of some of Lamont's (my brother) critters last night for him. He breeds these, so these are some variety of rare colors and whatnot. So the crazy-strange colors that you see are really how these guys look; they're not retouched.
Strobist: Bare SB26 at about 6:30, roughly 2 feet up.
Pentax K-S2, Kalimar 35-70/2.8
For the Pentax Forums Single in January Challenge
This is Cocoa, my female ball python, soaking up some heat from the black lamps in the enclosure she shares with Clem (a male). I've been having a lot of frustration with the ball pythons this (and every) winter - the decreased daylight cycles always trigger them to get a sort of brumation attitude in their minds and they don't eat well. For Cocoa it's OK since she keeps her body mass pretty well, but Clem gets very slim and I worry about him... Not sure I'm willing to commit to ACTUALLY brumating them.
Anyway, the shot kinda sucks since it was a long exposure and she wasn't holding completely still. Plus I smashed it with noise reduction... 'cause I can.
Meet Thanatos (our new danger noodle aka Ball Python). This is video of him exploring in his new enclosure on his first night home. :)
shed her skin in one piece today maybe for the first time since I started caring for her in 1991. Usually her skin sloughs in pieces because of our dry climate in Idaho. She's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Royal pythons are native to west Africa which is more humid than west Idaho in the United States. She could easily be 35 - 40 years old now just like my other elderly Royal python, "Monty." Like "Monty," she would have been captured as an adult in Africa. She really is a beautiful snake. Photo by Frank. .
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!
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.
Justyne relocates a shell-less, terrestrial gastropod mollusc with a short visit on the way. 1/160" @ f/11 ISO200 70mm D3 120J Pro (reflector, manual)
is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) who I've cared for since October 10, 1991. She was named "E-B" because shortly after I got her she escaped and was found four days later in the wiring in my kitchen stove. A friend suggested naming her "E-B" for "Escape and 'Bake." "E-B" is most likely at least 30+ years old. Photo by Frank.
Macro info: D200 + Sigma 150/2.8 + tripod + mixed light
9 seconds @ f/4.0 They can hold VERY still ... it must be part of the job description.
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in early June, 1996, was a neonate, and in a jacket pocket of her owner who was waiting in line to board a plane in Boise, Idaho to take her as a gift to relatives in California. Sadly and suddenly, while in the line to board the plane, her owner, who was elderly, collapsed and subsequently died. I agreed to care for her and have done so for the past 22 years. She's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius). Although Royal pythons, who are native to west Africa, are perhaps the most gentle of all snakes, "Nippy" has always had somewhat of an attitude. Seeing this article made me think of how I got "Nippy" and how much things have changed at airports since 1996: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article214596115.html Photo by Frank.
This is my new ball python at 3 weeks of age. I bought her at the Reptile Expo in Houston, TX for a mere $25. At the moment she is about 2 feet long, but will eventually reach 5-6 ft.
A studio shot of the snake with some autumnal leaves gathered from outside!
The name "royal python" (from the Latin regius) is based in part on the story that Cleopatra supposedly wore the snake around her wrist.
Taken on a day in Angi Nelson's reptile studio.
EXPLORED #488 on 21/11/2012.
One that will be on my wall sometime soon
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