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A secondary blog to admire the beautiful and unique reptiles and amphibians here on earth. I have a ball python, corn snake, an an empire scorpion, along with 2 snakes. My main is u-nope-ia.tumblr.com (I will follow back from my main) if you want anything tagged let me know

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The shockingly gorgeous Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula. These creatures can act out aggressively and deliver painful bites when attacked. To defend themselves, they may even flick their hairs at you, which can induce skin irritation. If the hairs are thrown at the eyes, blindness can occur. 

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this is tostito he lives in a tostito’s queso jar and he is just a little boy

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Okay I need to follow more pet blogs 🐶🐱🐰

If you post about your animals, especially

reptiles 🐍

amphibians 🐸

fish 🐠

inverts 🦀

arachnids 🦂

Then like ❤️ this post so I can follow! Thank you!!

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the most adorable baby banana you’ve ever seen

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(Hydrophis schistosa) Hook-nosed sea snake

Very dangerous, with potent venom (LD50 in mice = 0.01 mg/kg) containing myotoxins & postsynaptic neurotoxins. One bite by this species could potentially deliver enough venom in a single bite to kill 22 adult humans. These are extremely dangerous & are responsible for most of the human envenomations by sea snakes. They have caused numerous human fatalities. 

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(Hydrophis ornatus) Ornate sea snake

Habitat: One of the most wide-ranging species of sea snakes; found mainly in shallow to moderately deep (deeper than 30 m) marine waters & reefs near the shores of most countries of the Indian & southwestern Pacific Oceans. Rare in the Persian Gulf, but fairly common around Australia, New Guinea, & most of Southeast Asia. 

Activity and Behavior: Both diurnal & nocturnal. Relatively docile & non-aggressive even when handled by fishermen.

Venom Characteristics: Not well known, but probably mainly potently neurotoxic & myotoxic. Few human bites & envenomations reported, no fatalities reported, so far.

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Morticia, my four year old B. harmorii got an upgrade today! It’s an arid bioactive 5.5 gallon terrarium with live succulents, a background made out of excavator clay and grape wood. The cleanup crew is primarily Armadillidium vulgare and some mixed springtails. She’ll probably eat a few of them, but they’re so small she hardly notices them. I’m super happy with how it turned out!

@amazingpetenclosures what do you think??

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Lovely!! I don’t know why, but a bioactive for a tarantula never occurred to me haha

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(Bitis caudalis) horned adder, horned puff adder, horned viper

Little is known about this snake’s venom. It is estimated that about 300 mg of this snake’s venom would be required to kill an adult. Envenomation symptoms in humans include swelling, severe pain, nausea, vomiting and shock. Blisters and necrotic ulcers may form around the bite site. Some deaths reported, none confirmed.

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Credit: Unknown

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(Bitis gabonica rhinoceros / Bitis nasicornis) Gabino viper / Rhinoceros viper hybrid

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(Agkistrodon piscivorous leucostoma) Western cottonmouth

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Helios got to test out one of the new cages Heather is working on! Still gotta put the doors on but it should be done soon :)

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I’m kind of confused about under tank heaters. I’ve heard that if you have 2+ inches of substrate then UTHs are not the best option. But is it normal to have less than 2 inches of substrate? I keep my corn in around 3 inches because she likes burrowing but I can’t imagine keeping any snake in less than that. But maybe I’m just misunderstanding something?

If your snake is burrowing down then they’ll be able to access the warmth from the UTH. Be sure to have it on a thermostat so it doesn’t cause burns. :) Another option would be a ceramic heat emitter above or a radiant heat panel. Overhead heat is usually the choice in deep substrate enclosures. However with your corn situation, a UTH on a thermostat sounds like it would work well too.

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(Dendroaspis polylepis) black mamba

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(Calloselasma rhodostoma) Malayan pit viper

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Two striking sea snakes have been spotted drifting off the coast of Western Australia, more than 15 years after the species was declared extinct. These bright yellow short nosed sea snakes (Aipysurus apraefrontalis) vanished from their natural habitat in the Timor Sea between 1998 and 2002, only to reappear in full view of a park ranger this month of Dec, 2015.  

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Hikers came across a dehydrated horned viper in the desert and gave it some water 👏🏻🐍Via LADbible