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Isabella photographed by Catherine A LoMedico for Rat & Boa Journal

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🔥quick drawing of Bloom from Winx Club in the same dress Netflix Bloom wore in season 2 purely because I do like the dress very much 🔥

Ko-Fi

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Tina ❤️🧡🤍

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eddie constantly talks about his pet ozzy, and how badass he is whilst also being the “cutest little guy”. he never specifies what type of pet he is, but steve has always just kind of assumed he was a fluffy affectionate cat with how often eddie talks about cuddling with ozzy.

oh, how wrong he was.

when he finally gets invited over to his boyfriend’s new trailer (provided by the government so they’d all keep their mouths shut) since wayne’s at work for the evening, he’s excited to meet this ozzy eddie’s so fond of. so he’s shocked when eddie opens the door with an orange snake wrapped around his hand. steve lets out a little squeak when eddie reaches forward to hug him, snake still in his hold.

“what is that?” he questions, backing away a little to be safely away from the animal. eddie just quirks a brow, and chuckles at steve’s unease.

“this is ozzy? i have told you about him, i’m sure.” he explains, and holds the snake closer to his face and further away from steve. ozzy’s tongue flicks out to touch eddie’s cheek, and he smiles happily, “you see that, stevie? ozzy’s just an affectionate little guy.”

steve sighs, and follows eddie into the trailer. he doesn’t know why he expected eddie to have a normal pet, it’s not like the metalhead is normal in any other aspect of his life.

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Cenit Nadir @cenitch en Santa Monica, con el vestido "Gisele" de RAT & BOA

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Olivia Aarnio by © Catherine A LoMedico

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cleaning day field trip to the backyard

except for poor Rhody, he can go out when he's done shedding

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | Rat & Boa dress • The Row bag

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from volume 91

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National Serpent Day

National Serpent Day is observed annually on February 1. It’s a tradition that has been in practice for at least five years, as a way to encourage everyone to widen their understanding of snakes to overcome their fear of serpents.

History of National Serpent Day

National Serpent Day is observed every year to appreciate snakes. They have been known to humans for centuries and have evolved over an even greater period in history.

Snakes are perceived as the symbol of medicine, good, evil, fertility and have been seen as sacred since ancient times because of their venom. The venom is said to have healing properties that modern studies have proven can produce painkillers, drugs for hypertension, and even treatments for strokes, heart disease, and possibly even cancer.

The precise origin and history of National Serpent Day are not clear; however, the day has been set aside for at least five years as a way to encourage everyone to widen their understanding of snakes and to overcome their fear of serpents.

Historically, the origin of snakes being ‘evil’ as it is today is seen from the rhetoric of Adam and Eve and the role snakes played throughout biblical literature. It is as such for cunning Eve to consume from a tree forbidden by God. Eve’s act of obeying the snake instead of God’s instruction is assumed to be linked with the beginning of the bad things that happen presently according to Christianity. National Serpent Day is to rewrite the negative stories around snakes and inspire humans to reflect and come to grips with their fears for it. Most snakes are known to animal scientists as shy and retreating. None will attack a person unmolested.

Studies show snakes go as far as to coil up and rattle to warn approaching humans of their intention to be left alone and striking only as a last resort when they feel trapped or cornered.

National Serpent Day timeline

1869 — 1897 Edward Drinker Cope’s Findings

His contributions include extinct reptile fossils leading to an understanding of snakes.

1969 “Biology of the Reptilia” is First Published

It serves as a reference to topics on the evolution of amphibians and reptiles.

2001 Modern Research on Snakes Starts

The University of Texas publishes a survey on the ossification in neonatal squamates.

2015 The Oldest Snake Fossil Ever Is Found

A 113 million-year-old fossil of a four-legged snake is discovered in Brazil.

National Serpent Day FAQs

What do serpents symbolize?

Snakes are believed to represent power, good, evil, fertility and have healing powers. They can shed their skins and emerge reborn, thus they are also identified with the symbol of regeneration or rebirth and immortality.

What do snakes represent in tattoos?

Snakes are an ancient symbol of rebirth, temptation, fertility, and power that is often depicted in tattoo arts with those things in mind.

Can a snake love you?

Snakes may become tolerant toward their owners but in general, they aren’t affectionate toward humans.

How to Observe National Serpent Day

Visit a nearby zoo

Learn about them

Celebrate on social media

Spend the day at a nearby zoo seeing the different snakes learning their distinct characteristics to observe National Serpent Day. Go as far as understanding how and why they react to a human invasion. You might even invite friends on your trip to uncover which one has the greater fear for the serpent and conquer your herpetophobia together!

Take National Serpent Day as a time to research snakes native to your area. Understand which ones are deadly and ways to recognize them. You might also read about ancient stories of how they are used in medicine or dive into modern literature to see the role they portray in them: Like Kaa in “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling, or Nagini in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.

If you’re a snake lover, there’s no better way to observe National Serpent Day than posting selfies of yourself and your snake friend on social media to help everyone else overcome their fear of it. You can use #SerpentDay or #NationalSerpentDay to track discussion.

5 Things You Should Know About Snakes

Snakes have remedial properties

There are thousands of snake species

Snakes eat their prey whole

They are mostly non-venomous

They sometimes give live birth

Snakes have been sacred since ancient times because their venom is thought to have healing properties and studies show it's used to produce painkillers and drugs for hypertension and might even help with treatments for strokes, heart disease, and maybe even cancer.

Researchers have identified roughly 3,000 species of snakes existing around the world.

Snakes are known for their ability to swallow as a whole, prey up to three times larger than the diameter of their head due to their upper and lower jaws being separate.

According to scientists, only one out of eight of the known snake species are venomous.

Snakes are mostly known to lay eggs; others give live birth too.

Why National Serpent Day is Important

It encourages overcoming our fear of serpents

It helps us appreciate their existence

It promotes our understanding of snakes

National Serpent Day’s purpose is to help us overcome our fears of snakes. It serves as a day to especially help us to form a friendly bond with the ancient animal.

Snakes are a symbol of power, good, evil, fertility, and have been known to have remedial properties useful to humans for ages. National Serpent Day serves as a day to appreciate their existence on earth for these reasons.

The reason for National Serpent Day is to help give awareness of snakes with the hope that it would lead us to conquer our fears. On this day everyone is encouraged to take their time to research and learn about snakes native to their area.

Source

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This is a document listing different snake breeds and their specific morphs that might have issues that could affect their quality of life. It is suggested not to buy these breeds as it encourages the sellers to breed more and keep the cycle going of health issues.

Corn snake

Bloodred- Immuno-compromised and weaker immune systems in corn snakes

Sunkissed- Neurological issues/ “Stargazing syndrome” (balance is uncoordinated along with moving in general and they always tilt their head up which very often leads them to just laying on their back)

Palmetto- Enlarged eyes can lead to more common eye infections and what is called “Bug eye syndrome” where their eyes are very enlarged as a birth defect and very prone to infections.

Caramel- Enlarged hearts and sudden death rate

Striped- Enlarged hearts and weakness

Lavender- In breeding lines it is more likely for lavenders to have kinked spines and not survive getting out of the egg. If one snake is proven to not have a kinked spine after birth, then it should have no other health issues.

Ball Pythons

Spider- Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”) and very often starving to death because they cannot aim for their food right or vomit because their body will reject the food

IMPORTANT NOTE: A lot of spider morphs have been renamed and a lot go by the “Bee” morph name now or their spider genetics are masked by another trait they were bred with

Black head x spider morphs masks the spider in them, but the genes remain and make be passed to offspring or show signs later

Super spiders are lethal to the snake

Cinnamon- Neurological issues (Similar to Spider morphs)

Super cinnamons/Super Black pastels are prone to duckbill syndrome and spine kinking

Woma- Neurological issues (Head wobble)

Super Woma morphs can by the name “Pearl” which produces Neurological issues to the point of death

Champagne- Neurological issues (Head wobble)

Champagne x Super Woma produces even more severe neurological issues

Champagne x Spider is incredibly lethal

Super champagnes are lethal

Powerball- Neurological issues (Head wobble)

Spotnose- Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”)

Champagne x spotnose makes Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”)

Spotnose x spider makes Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”)

Super Butters- Eye deformities and prone to eye infections

Super Sabels and Super Black pastels- Prone to duck billing (a jaw/face deformity that can cause breathing problems) and spine kinks

Deserts- producing infertile females and most snakes have reproductive issues

Caramel Albinos- severe kinking issues and fertility issues

Piedbals mixed with Super lesser Platinums or any morphs from BEL complex- small eyes and eye deformities

Bananas/Coral Glow- Sex chromosomes are sometimes messed up and this becomes an issues in breeding, but otherwise the snake should be fine on its own 

Western/Plains Hognose

Pink Pastel Albino- Neurological issues and fertility issues

Boa constrictor

Super Motley-  Weak immune systems and won’t survive past their second birthday

Super jungle- Weak livers, infertility and most likely won’t survive to their second birthday.

Super Aztec-  Neurological Issues and balance issues

Blizzard- Lethal genes that kill them

Scoria- Neurological Issues (head wobble)

Super keywest- Will die within 2 years

Super Parsons- Will die within 2 years

RLT- Will die within 2 years

Fires- small eyes, thin and small scales

Onyx/Leopard- Prone to bursting bellies if overfed

Albino- weaker immune systems and poor genetics

Albino x Albino will often produce offspring with missing eyes and other deformities

Texas Rat Snake

Leucistic- enlarged eyes and “bug eye syndrome”

Honduran Milk Snake

Extreme hypo- enlarged hearts and sudden death

Carpet Pythons

Granite- Physical deformities

Jaguar- Neurological issues (head wobble)

Super Jaguar and ivory morphs are lethal

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