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[katyusha-productions]

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C.O.R.P.S.E. Standing for conference of reptile pundits specialists and experts should be super fun I wonder who I'll meet??

[itschampion]

Here's drawing I made of another friends OC. This is Schill! Goober is blind in his left eye and made a beeline straight towards a mind reading monster. Who would see that coming? (The nothic sure would)

[wisdomfish]

For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth, because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them. For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.

Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin], because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

~ Romans 1:18-25

[sitting-on-me-bum]

DECCAN FAN THROATED LIZARD

Photographer: Kunal Shah

[lunascorp]

Just a babe among the grass. Barely an inch and a half long, baby green anole playing in the lemon grass. #anoles🦎 #greenanoles🦎 #repitle #babesinthegrass #nativerepitiles #centraltexas🇨🇱 #savenature🌎🌱 #staywild💚🏞️🌎 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch_HXfOrngs3TXX5rk1OpoACT60T79Ltr2957E0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[omg-snakes]

I tried searching your blog but I didn't come up with anything, do you have any ideas for enrichment for adult corn snakes? I have to keep on him on paper towel instead of something he can dig in (vets orders, because he has a whistle when he breathes) maybe ripped up paper to dig in? Do they like to explore like, floral smells (herbs and such) or would that be disinteresting to them? He's for warm hides and cool hides and a big tube and branches and some leafy cover to hide in, I just don't want the poor guy to be bored.

Aww, poor buddy. It's very kind of you to want him to still have activities while he's convalescing. Let's focus on some enrichment ideas that might be appropriate for a respiratory infection patient to keep their mind busy without exacerbating their condition.

Snakes might find passing interest in herbal smells, but make sure you're using mildly-scented plants. Sweet mint, basil, cilantro, dried herbal tea like chamomile and calendula, untreated rose petals, or even just some unfertilized clipped grass from the yard might be fun to sniff.

You can stop by your local pet store and ask for a pinch or two of soiled mouse bedding, wrap it in a paper towel, and then cram that paper towel into a wiffle ball (the plastic ball with the holes in it?) so that your snake can sniff and push the ball around but can't have physical contact with or try to eat the contents.

Shredded paper in a container to dig through is a fun idea, just make sure it's unprinted paper as some ink dust can be irritating to the respiratory system. You can try other textures, too, including old tee shirts, faux fur, smooth rocks, washed wine corks, flattened cardboard tubes, crumpled wax paper, etc.

Hang a woven bird nest (often sold for finches) from the top of his enclosure for him to climb into. Sometimes a hide above ground level makes for a nice nap spot. You can also put sniffy-enrichment in the nest to make it more enticing.

Get some peg-board and wooden pegs and make a climbing wall.

These are just some ideas off the top of my head and I'm sure there are a million others you can think of based on these. I hope that your little guy is recovering well and that he gets a clean bill of health from your vet very soon.

[sageinthegarden]

A new snapshot from https://sagesacre.com/2020/05/26/first-snake-of-the-season/

First Snake of the Season

Snakes aren’t all that uncommon here, but it’s still a little freaky when you’re just reaching down to turn on the hose and come face to face with a 4 foot gopher snake.

This poor guy was wrapped up in some bird netting and very, very stuck. He wasn’t cooperative, so it took me the better part of 30 minutes to cut him free.

I let him loose down in the vegetable garden where there’s at least two gophers operating in the open.

[alphagodith]

I just had a lovely encounter with a giant black snake!

(photo from google images, i was too busy wranglin’ the snake to get a picture this nice)

@tayohshadowind saw one of these big guys hangin’ out in our side yard, evidently it had pissed off some blue jays and crows and they were throwin’ a fit. snek was trying to climb up our neighbor’s house when i got out there, and our neighbor HATES snakes, so i wanted to move it more into our territory. was a pretty chill dude, let me poke him with a stick and even grab his tail and start maneuverin’ him out into the open, but he started rearin’ up to strike once his only point of contact other than the ground was me, so i let him go. i know these guys aren’t venomous, but i still don’t exactly want to get bitten, nor do i wanna stress out such a nice snake that much. he wound up slithering into the space between the vinyl siding and the actual house... don’t think neighbor’s gonna appreciate that. hopefully he comes out soon and i can get a hold of him with proper gloves and boots on (i ran outside barefoot with nothin’ but my robe on XD)