Hugs and Hisses

Marshall | He/Him/Hiss | Ticket to the snake zone

[william-snekspeare]

CREATURE COLLECTOR DECK

A list of my personal pets in the form of trading cards!

gift them a treat on kofi

[thelooniemoonie]

Since it's mid-august it's time for a reminder for the DIY folks or those who like to cosplay

[thelooniemoonie]

It's about that time of year again, and after having this circulate for a year now, it interesting seeing some observations:

Despite making this post in August, this post spikes in brief periods throughout the year, depending on when folks like to start.

Reading all the cool costume projects people are working on

Some of you animals reblog this on November 1st

[raivaryn]

reptiles I can't look at while stoned or I'll cry

welcome to my self-indulgent post where I will blab about The Creatures

You know who I am by now. I cannot resist the hoggie, those sweet little eyes, the upturned nose, the inquisitive nature. This is a plains hognose but every hognose out there is an A+ animal. And honestly don't get me started on colubrids, they are all so fuckin cute I want to kiss every one ;~;

Listen to me. You can't sleep on skinks. They're all so cute and varied, and have fun personalities. I can't possibly cover them all in one post but just. Look at them. Little dragon creatures!! Tell me what's not to adore. I dare you.

Sand boas are sweet little noodles and just adorable. This one's a rough-scaled sand boa, my personal fave. But you gotta look up the other species, they have the funniest little faces!! These creatures are just innocent sand dwellers and so deserve more love than they get!

Idc what the haters say, I love the boa faces even more than I love python faces. They look so cute, everything about them is just delightful. Did you know they have pelvic spurs that are essentially vestigial leggies? Adorable.

SPEAKING OF PYTHONS. Here are some babies! A ball and a berm! I mean, look into those eyes. Just innocence in there. Too precious for this world. I need to cuddle one on the couch with a blanket and watch a movie with them. Self-care done proper.

Do NOT get me going on geckos. ALL of them are precious beans and I wouldn't know where to start describing them all, but here is a leachie. I love all of the New Caledonian geckos to a heart-wrenching degree, but shoutout to the leachie for those giant peets and wrinkles. I have yet to hold one and I will stalk the next gecko vendor I see until I can touch one of these babes. Too fuckin cute, like a chilly, wrinkly, furless teddy bear.

( s o u r c e s ! )

[i-m-snek]

I present, 1(one) sausage with legs!

[theprofessional-amateur]

link to bluesky post

[theprofessional-amateur]

In addition to how to turn various things, it includes:

Other useful AI Removal/Detection links

How to spot AI Hallucinations like a Reference Librarian (originally on Substack)

Library Freedom Project has a lot of handouts about AI on their Resources page

[anatomicalart]

This is relevant to art also because it is becoming increasingly difficult to find reference images online during simple searches.

[ofchaosgoddess]

help I’m having ideas beyond my available free time

[nothereforthedrama]

help I'm having ideas beyond my available energy levels

[william-snekspeare]

help I’m having ideas beyond my available budget

[sandelion]

[snototter]

An adult male fantastic least gecko (Sphaerodactylus fantasticus) in Guadeloupe

[snototter]

i'm actually not sure why sphaerodactylus are often called least geckos but i have to assume its just one of the least amounts of gecko you can get

[sandelion]

Honeycomb 🍯

[sparklywaistcoat]

FYI Meta now allows your Insta photos to be mined for AI without your consent unless you opt out.

[bungerc0re]

it's called a ball python because it is a python(🐍) that ball(🟠)

[contemptible-scoundrel]

nothing in the rules says a python can't play basketball

[shottxyz]

[yeahponcho]

circular

[yeahponcho]

pat him gently

[drawnsnake]

A couple nights ago I dreamt that snakes had legs. Little gecko paws.

Yes I know lizards exist. My brain reinvented lizards with extra length.

[liebelesbe]

I love emoji reactions so much. Don't know what to say but don't want to ignore whoever texted you? Boom. Lizard reaction 🦎

[halondrus]

Lady in drive through had a bearded dragon sitting on her boobs and she held it up and let me pet it. killing myself canceled

[halondrus]

art is not my strong suit but this is my best recreation of what i saw when i opened the window. i have to emphasize that she was supermodel levels of gorgeous