Dec 29, 2024
I went to the Columbus Zoo!
This sweet Eastern Diamondback was snuggling with two Canebrake rattlers. Allegedly there was an Eastern black ratsnake in there somewhere, too, but it was sleeping elsewhere in the enclosure.
My Unpopular Opinion on zoo reptile husbandry: Just because it's in an accredited zoo doesn't necessarily mean it's the most up-to-date or accurate husbandry. Personally it gives me the ick to see at least four snakes of three different species co-habbed in a single enclosure that has a smaller ground footprint than a recommended minimum-sized enclosure for one single snake... But admittedly I'm not a zookeeper so I assume they know something I do not.