#Pantherophis guttatus

[bigbadfrostwolf]

Sometimes I forget just how much Skadi has grown. 🥺❤️

[professional-idiocy]

You know, the one thing they don't tell you about having a pet snake is how adorable and loveable they can be. Like, I am feeling so loved right now that I'm tearing up.

See, Nuudeli has started to try to make this journey from the corner of his terrarium to the other end of it upside down with nothing but his abs as support. He usually falls because he can't defy gravity, so this time I opened the sliding glass door to stick my hand in there to offer him support so that he doesn't fall.

He was confused for a moment, but once he smelled my hand he recognized me and knew I wasn't a threat. So, he continued his journey and this time he succeeded after using my hand as support during the times he would usually fall.

The reason I feel so loved because of this is that two years ago Nuudeli used to think everything was a threat and would act really defensive since he was tiny and thinner than my pinky finger, so a giant like me would obviously eat him, but that's not the case anymore! Even if I still instinctually fall under the category of "potential predator" he has learned I'm harmless, which goes against all his instincts.

So yeah, I am feeling very loved right now because an overgrown shoelace doesn't think I'm gonna eat him.

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

We love pretty old men in this house

[fyanimaldiversity]

In case anyone was wondering about my wonderful worm, here is 7 month old vs the now approximately 2 year old Poptart the palmetto corn snake ! Her colors have developed so intensely, she no longer is a tiny pink worm, and contrary to what I was told about the morph she did definitely gain spots, and spots that she initially had have grown in size as well!

[mahnisreptiles]

[nocturnal-halcyon]

Salem, doing a blelele and then the braincell turns off.

[ Salem, normal/wild type corn snake, 0.0.1 ]

[flawless-imperfections]

he looks even more handsome freshly shed, he glistens (he looks darker on camera than he does in person but he’s still gorgeous)

[shrimpin-aint-easy]

she takin a lil baf

[squishyfauna]

New friend!!! They’re gonna be made into a cute freebie sticker for Etsy orders 👀

Kickstarter | Etsy

[coridallasmultipass]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BESTEST WIDDLE SNAKEY WAKEY.

I can't believe my son is 18!! I estimated a birth date for him to be about a month before I got him in fall of 2006, since he was such a widdle month-old baby sneky. I always try to get a good birthday pic of him - especially after he eats and gets the good yawns in.

Pretty soon, he'll be off to snake college, for snakes. Dunno how we're gonna afford those ssssnudent loans.

Image description below the cut:

First photo is an albino corn snake (species name: Pantherophis guttatus) peeking out from behind a fake flower on a rocky hide (a house inside the tank where reptiles can feel secure and hidden). The snake is flicking his tongue out. Only his head is visible in the photo. Caption on the photo reads: Demo's 18th birthday. August 9, 2024.

Next photo is the same snake, but in a clear, close-up, detail photo. Each scale is clearly defined. He has red eyes and pink cheeks, and pale white patterns on an off-white body. The scales on his head are shaped to follow the different planes of his face. The scales on his neck (and body, not shown) are uniform and scallop-shaped.

The next three photos are sequential. The same snake appears with his mouth barely open. Then, his mouth is wide open in a yawn. His cheeks look so smooshy. His head is shaped the way a snap hairclip opens, curved upwards, and it's funny and cute. His mouth has ridges inside, but no teeth or fangs are visible (because his teeth are too tiny to be photographed politely, and he does not have any fangs). The last photo in the sequence has the snake with his mouth still open, but the top of his head is a normal shape again as he begins to end the yawn.

[i-m-snek]

My sweet old man Dante!

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Alien Portrait

The intricate skin of a corn snakelet (Pantherophis guttatus) shot in Somerset in Britain using ultraviolet light. Scientifically proven, snakeskin exhibits a glowing effect under ultraviolet light, a phenomenon that herpetologists have utilized since the late 20th century to locate snakes in the dark.

Photograph: Irina Petrova Adamatzky

2023 Nature Conservancy photo contest

[neechiegeckos]

Two of my buddies :)

Spider-Mo and Apple

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

:o

[ID: Sesame the grey and red corn snake coming up through a small hollow cork bark round in his enclosure, he's facing the camera and his head is slightly lifted up]

[faunalregion]

[mahnisreptiles]

He loves this pot in his enclosure 🪴🧡