#milksnakes

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Heya! I was wondering if you or any of your followers have had trouble with any overly anxious Nelson's Milksnakes? And if so, what did they do to help them chill out some?

How old is your milksnake? Milksnakes can be super nervous little babies, and tail-rattling, musking, and flighty behavior isn't unexpected!

For milksnakes and other kingsnakes, I find the single best thing is time and patience. Most of my kingsnakes start really calming down once they're about a year old, and until that point I don't even handle them too often!

Things you can do to help your snake feel more comfortable:

Always pick them up gently, calmly, and without hesitation. Lingering with your hand over them is very scary!

Keep handling sessions short and sweet, and end on a high note when you're both calm and having a good time. You can move to longer handling sessions as your snake grows more confident.

Make sure you're keeping your snake in a quiet, calm, low-traffic area of the house if at all possible

Place a blanket over part of the enclosure so their enclosure feels quiet, calm, and dark

Double-check your temperatures - too-high temperatures can lead to overactive, nervous snakes!

All the best! Nervous snakes almost always grow more confident with time and gentle handling.

[iceunhie]

— phaethetically in love !

premise. belle thinks her brother is the most oblivious person in sixth street. the reason? one: because his (super obvious) crush on you is practically the worst kept secret in new eridu, and two: because he can't even see that said crush is reciprocated! good thing he has one (1) amazing, wonderful, nosy sister to help him out, yeah?

or, belle thinks the two of you are a prime example of an s tier romance movie; and she really wants to skip to the final arc already.

pairing. wise x gn!reader.

warnings: kinda ooc wise (i just started the game), wise is a loser (lovingly), belle is an instigator (proudly), comedy, facepalm moments.

a/n: for @vxnuslogy and @milksnake-tea bc yes wise kissers yes

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“you're in love with [name], aren't you?”

like all siblings in the world—or what's left of it, belle schemes.

(against wise, of course. obviously.)

her brother bursts into a mess immediately, nearly spilling his cup ramen all over his new shirt, chopsticks sticking out. laughing nervously. general chop would not be proud. “who told you that? i mean— haha, who said that, belle?”

his sister rolls her eyes. “me, myself. i.” she emphasizes, leaning her elbows against the table and putting her palms together; the grin she wears right now is so serene, but not in the angelic, nice way. belle smiles and wise finally thinks, oh. my sister may need to book herself to the closest self-help guru in new eridu.

“i have reason to believe that you, my dearest brother, are in love with [name].”

her voice goes up an octave at the last bit, leading wise to stuff her mouth with potato chips. already, heads have turned. “mff.”

“keep your voice down! and stop broadcasting it to everyone here-”

“what, i am right, aren't i? they clearly like you back, so why haven't you confessed yet?”

“keep. your. voice. down.” wise says, and belle's shit eating grin only widens as she sees her brother's ears tinged with pink. “and... how did you even know that?” he asks, mortified.

“well, one: because it's obvious—like, have you seen how obvious you are?” belle huffs, taking a bite of the potato chip with force (personal grudges are involved). “and two, because they like you back, dummy!”

because when belle sees the two of you together, it's like wise focuses on no one else. you are the center of his world—and he is just being pulled to bask in your light. his eyes soften like they melt only for you, and wise looks like all he is is, all he wants to be, is to belong with you.

(and, wise likes to stare at you for ungodly amounts of time. belle even caught him staring when you were petting a cat by the street and decided to name the stray ‘wise’; courtesy of him, apparently. the cat literally just had grey fur.

“wise.”

“hm?”

“you're practically spawning heart eyes now.”)

it's sickening. (in a oh my god my brother is in love kind of way, mind you.)

“so!” belle says, a devilish sparkle in her eyes. “allow your dearest sister to help you out, 'kay?”

wise nearly coughs up blood.

“what?!”

so at present, belle compiles her (hastily written) list of romantic moments you and wise have shared. she's not surprised—the number can be counted on one hand. diabolical, disappointing, world-ending! she resists the urge to cough up blood.

first, a coff cafe date with tin man's help: a fail. tin man's wingman capabilities were very superb, but she never heard the end of it when wise was lecturing her about how tin man kept sending over heart shaped desserts and little fortune cookies. the fortune cookies in question which said ‘you can do it!’ and a latte with art of caricature tin man making a heart. (you were very confused). belle thought it was motivating. wise thought it was mortifying.

next, even instilling help from fairy to calculate statistics about what event would you two be likely to be together. fairy said, and belle quotes: “probably never. that kind of pining's for the long run, with the other master's current experience. give it a year or six, master.”

so, she's currently face-palming.

did her brother really have zero game? why were the two of you just dancing around each other?! she's tried everything—from letting you two spend more time with each other in commissions, her inviting you over more to leave you to chat with her brother, and even the entirety of sixth street has lent their aid! how were you two not dating yet?!

“didn't they go on an arcade date at random play yesterday?” belle mutters. “that should've increased your progress by a long mile, bro! even general chop said you two were really, really close in the noodle shop....”

just what was she going to do now? at this rate, her brother would be relationshipless in no time! in fairy's words again, it would be phaethetic. and that would be a phaethal blow on her pride.

“...master, i said no such thing.”

“well, now you did.”

“The Ethereal Reckoning,” there's a pep in your step, the boxes full of movie DVDs in your arms as you walk back to the movie store. it was heavy, but at least you got to walk with the grey-haired proxy beside you. “That movie was great! Thanks for recommending it to me.”

Sporting a dopey, lovesick grin in response, wise nods at that, content to listen to your voice. it was actually belle's idea to let you lend movies you like over so the two of you could talk about it back and forth. wise would need to (begrudgingly) treat her to a bowl of ramen later on.... she saved him—he probably wouldn't even be talking to you for this long at this point, let alone hang out with you without her. for someone so nosy, he guesses his sister was a pretty good wingwoman.

“the main character was pretty similar to billy, you know?” you ramble on as wise listens. “i mean, because they were an android too, and...”

he finds that he's content to listen to anything you say, really. (right now he doesn't really know what you're saying, something about a horror ethereal movie, but you could just tell him anything and he would listen).

“i feel like the heroine's death was unnecessary, though.” you sigh, “too much tension just for it to end like that? how anticlimactic.”

your voice was so nice, so warm and easy to listen to, and wise can't even say anything to retort, simply staring with a growing (lovesick) smile on his face. talking to people was hard work, and talking to you? it might just make him combust.

“...ise? wise?”

“ah, huh?” he snaps out of his trance, only to find you mere inches away from his face, the only thing keeping you apart the boxes full of movies he's carrying. “...!”

“are you listening?” you furrow, and someone really might be out to get him right now because in that moment, wise flinches from the proximity, bumping into you.

then, because the universe thinks his life couldn't get more dramatic than it already was—you stagger, about to fall forward.

he moves before he thinks. “watch out!”

and wise.... practically astral-projects to another plane when he feels you fall into his arms, his hands on your waist. he can feel the warmth of your skin on his, the flustered look on your face. (he feels like he's going to die).

the two of you lock eyes for a moment, and wise feels like he's about to so something very stupid and his hands are still on your waist—

“....”

“.....”

someone save him.

“ah...”

“sorry!” you recover first, hurriedly letting yourself pull away from him (much to his disappointment). “i wasn't looking, and i- are you okay, wise?”

“no, no, it's fine.... i-i'm fine....” he hopes his voice isn't as small as it is, he couldn't be smooth to save his life; and wise helps you gather your bearings, his hands brushing against yours, blood rushing to his ears. sheepishly rubbing at his nape. “sorry, i was distracted.”

perhaps in the mood to lift the atmosphere, you sputter out, “no worries! it's fine! besides, you listened to me all this time.... i really enjoyed the movie, really.”

“of course i'll listen.” and before wise can think to stop his traitor of a mouth, the words spill out of his lips like it always wanted to be.

“you're worth paying attention to.”

it's automatic—your face heats up, warming like the sun on a hot day in new eridu, and god, he is such an idiot-

“you think so?” wise gulps. you looked bashful, and were way too adorable right now, and his face felt like it was on fire.... wait, that's not the point! he has to answer you, at least. this is a chance to make progress!

“y-yeah. definitely. i enjoyed... watching the movie with you.” he says. did his voice just crack just now? “we can hang out more often too, even without belle.”

he feels bad for throwing his sister under the bus like that, but—wait, did he just ask you out on a date? (accidentally)

well, it didn't matter because wise feels like he won the lottery right now, because you brighten up immediately. “really?”

then you cough and compose yourself. “i mean, sure! i'm sure it'll be fun, haha...”

awkward silence ensues. uh oh, did he say something wrong? was he too forward? he wants to say something, but something is lodged in his throat, and wise can't bring up a response. (his heart was beating like crazy right now, though).

“uh...”

“....”

then, something soft brushes against the side of his cheek. as fast as it was felt, wise felt the sensation leave just as easily. did you just-?

you just kissed him. on the cheek.

“thanks for hanging out with me, wise.”

“you're welcome- wha- huh?!” he nearly drops the stack of dvd's he was holding. you pull away, an enigmatic smile on your face. face flushed.

before he can even respond, the two of you finally arrive at the movie store. damn it, gods of the world. why did his luck run out now?

“i guess this is your stop.” he blinks, your voice coming back to him. “and, wise?”

“ah, uh, yeah?”

“it's a date, then?” your eyes sparkle and shine a light through his heart. super effective!

is this really happening? is he really going on a date with you��oh, he's so thrilled he could actually burst into song and kick his feet, but belle would tease him ruthlessly after. nosy sisters were so much work....

“yes!” he almost yells it out, but because he didn't want to look uncool in front of you, wise composes himself. play it cool, play it cool. don't mess up this chance! “yes, definitely. it's... it's a date.”

you put down the other stack of dvd's down the table, flashing him a dizzying, lovely smile smile. wise swears he falls even harder for you.

“then it's a date.”

BONUS.

“seriously?! you're going on a date with them?!” belle shouts, so unceremoniously that wise slaps a hand on her mouth.

“not so loud! but, yeah.” he says, face heating up. “your plan worked, sis.”

“yes! yes! finally!” his sister practically cheers, “i can finally be free of your sickening heart eyes... and finally, our street's most anticipated couple is here!”

wise can't help but sigh in fond exasperation. he guesses he'll let her have this one today.

“also, belle?”

“what?”

“you didn't tell anyone about this, did you?”

...

“uhh....”

(on the day of the date, wise receives an abnormal amount of good luck posters. he also gets a disturbing amount of thumbs up from the neighbors.

the last straw? tin man, giving him a baked cake with the words ‘rooting for you!’ covered in pink heart sprinkles.

he facepalms. belle...!)

a/n: d d do you guys get it..... phaethetically...... phaethon..... wise is phaethon and he's awkward in love lol hahahahaha (💀)

@ ICEUNHIE: do not repost translate or plagiarize my works.

[herpsandbirds]

Guatemalan Milksnake (Lampropeltis abnorma), family Colubridae, Yucutan, Mexico

Was previously a sub-species of Lampropeltis triangulum.

Mimics coral snakes.

photograph by Daniel Durán Arceo 

[defilerwyrm]

Introducing:

Phantasm, F 2024 Mexican black kingsnake! She arrived today deep in blue. She is mostly calm in-hand, save for the fact that she smeared a precise semicircle of musk on my palm the first time I held her. 😩 When she's grown I'm gonna try to breed her with my male MBK, Nightmare*!

and

Quicksilver, M? 2024 ghost Honduran milksnake! He's in partial shed and spent most of his first-handling time trying to yeet himself away! A spirited and flighty little thing for now, but I'll win him over yet.

Sorry for the potato quality. I think I need to clean my phone's lens or something; it's been shite lately. But anyway, these are two snakes I've been considering for a long, long time, and the opportunity to get both at a steep discount came up, so I went for it. These are gonna be my last snake purchases for a good long while.

*ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ʜɪᴍ; ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪs ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ I ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ

*boop*

[sorrcha]

2-headed albino milksnake(s?)

[lowkeyren]

😭 ren... (sorry to bother again but) they changed their username to @/yneri and perhaps not giving up just yet (?)

here is the link to that stolen fic (still)

HELP YEAH i saw that!!! atp idt they're gonna take it down :c

SIGH. WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME

[lightningchaserarts]

Rod of Asclepius for your viewing pleasure.  please suggest charities to donate the profits to! preferably ones that serve healthcare to LGBT communities! 

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/142708865?ref=studio-promote

[euonymusatropurpureus]

Lampropeltis triangulum

[determinate-negation]

im so high from drinking a kind of disgusting thc infused beverage and im moved to tears by this type of snake its so cool

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

Hello! I just wanted to say thanks for running this blog I've learned a lot of neat things about snakes that I had never known before plus have found some cool new resources that I definitely would have liked to have when getting my first snake. I'm in the process of setting up a ball python tank now, in part thanks to finally feeling well researched enough to take the leap.

For your time, here is a picture of my lovely little boy, named Corndog.

My goodness, what a cutie! Look at that precious face!

[nim-lock]

hmm marinating on "Ope"/"Opalite"

[darlingdeadadornment]

Real milksnake skin and bone amulet

DarlingDeadAdornment.com

Instagram.com/StrangeInSugarhouse

[herpsandbirds]

Sinaloan Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae), family Colubridae, found in arid western Mexico

Coral snake mimic.

The taxonomy of milk snakes has changed over the past few years, and this subspecific designation may change with future research.

photograph by Excelsior Exotics

[cmoks]

working on something for my website and thought i would put it here as well bc it turned out nice i think for my first time digitally coloring in a while!

milksnake + river otter skull

[hsr-texts]

if this doesnt go thru imma be so sad but FIXES TIE AHEM

Imagine seeing the tiniest hints of joy whenever Tighnari sees you. The way his eyes glow by just the tiniest bit, like when sunlight hits a soft meadow. His ears, always so alert for danger, prick up at the sound of your footsteps, and his tail wags just a little.

When Tighnari talks to you, everyone in Gandhara Ville can see the change. Tighnari always denies it, vehemently even, but even Collei can see how her teacher turns into a lovesick fool around you.

Your presence alone is able to save Forest Rangers from Tighnari's lectures, with how easily you're able to distract him. But don't think you get special treatment just because he likes (adores) you, even you will get a gentle flick on the forehead if you try anything dangerous.

One might think that Tighnari's weaknesses are his ears and tail, and while they certainly are sensitive, it's whether he lets you touch his hands that shows how much he trusts you. Tighnari seems rather delicate, but his hands are calloused, scarred under the gloves he wears. But he melts when you take his hands in yours, running your fingers over his knuckles and tracing his faded scars.

and lastly. in a very unserious manner.

all im saying is that tighnari's lowkey jacked. like shooting a bow is not easy like at all so. bros got muscle on them arms there.

i rest my case <3

BETRAYAL

BETRAYAL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

D:<

Anyway so Dain- [dies]

[particular-one]

BRO UR THEME SLAPS SO HARD I AM IN AWE

OMG thank u illu….! 🫶😔 your blog’s theme slaps every time too ITS SO PLEASING TO THE EYE