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So the other day, I found this weird looking animal wandering around outside my house... It has four legs and seems to be nocturnal, so it MUST be a gecko, right? ;) It has taken quite a liking to this empty vision cage! Then again, it eats mice like there's no tomorrow, and it hisses...

It's been an interesting couple of days with the big snakes. (Apologies for the crappy cell pics, these guys didn't give me much notice before their shenanigans. Lol) Yesterday evening, I heard the stomach-turning POP of a binder clip coming loose. Sure enough, I hurried in to find this...

It has been way too long! Though I suppose most here don't know/remember me, lol. I've been able to lurk and comment here and there from my phone, but boy does it suck not having a computer! Since I finally have (temporary) access to a real computer, I figured it was time to share pics of some...

Well, it's high time I do a proper introduction for this lovely pair. These two are Kisatchie corn snakes. Also known as Slowinski's corn snakes or Pantherophis slowinskii, for those who aren't aware, they're a species of rat snake native to Louisiana and eastern Texas that are quite closely...

A couple months ago, I decided to try a planted viv for my beauty snake, Wyvern. (Some might remember my thread.) It worked GREAT! Until a mite infestation cropped up on one of the other snakes a month ago (damn mites), so I tore it down in order to treat her, just in case. Well, I haven't seen...

Today it occurred to me that I've never introduced either of my beloved boas to CS.com (at least, that I can remember, anyway). Shame on me! So here they are! First is Astraea. She's a 2011 female Salmon hypo BCI. Astraea was a birthday gift from my dad (who refuses to admit that he's a total...

It's been a couple months since the last time I posted pictures of this pretty little girl (see thread here: http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123459)... She shed last night, so what better time to do an update? At this point, it really seems like she's just a very light...

Been spending the last week reading around about bio-active substrate systems/planted vivariums, and today decided to give it a try for my little Beauty snake. The plants are from Petco. Not really sure what they are, but they were cheaper than Home Depot's plants, plus shouldn't have to worry...

So, I've been thinking tentatively about breeding lately. Not necessarily corns, nor necessarily any time soon... But in all this thinking, I started thinking, if I do decide to breed, I really want to do some test breeding with Dee Dee, my little "mystery" Corn girl. But then I started...

Not likely, but Wyvern sure seems to think so! This happened earlier this week, but silly me forgot to share it here til now. I had decided to get my little Taiwan Beauty yearling out for some one-on-one time, and she decided I taste quite yummy. And when a snake thinks you would make a...

Now that she's settled in a bit and taken & digested her first meal with me, I figured it was time to share! I went in to the Seattle reptile expo last weekend with no plans for a new pet. Strictly beardie food and window-shopping. Well... Enter the one snake that could make me break that rule...

So, I recently decided to try mouse breeding again. Last time I tried it had its up's and down's, but overall was an interesting and actually kind of enjoyable experience (aside from the smell!). Well, we're only a couple months in, and it's already quite interesting, again. Last time I tried...

Last week, I got the wild idea to email on a KSL ad for some corn snake hatchlings. The ad was normal enough, advertising Snows and Amels het anery, except one line toward the bottom mentioning two non-feeders he was offering cheap "to good home." These being approximately 3-1/2 month old snakes...

(Be forewarned: I feel long-winded and emotional. This is going to be a long post!) 3rd anniversary of snake keeping, that is. Three years ago today, Fed-Ex came to my door with a little box from Serpenco. Inside was my pride, joy, and very first snake: Mallie, an '07 Anery female. I was lucky...

Okay, this one isn't completely my fault. I swear! ;) (The following is just back story: feel free to skip it!) On Halloween, a friendly acquaintance from school stopped by. I'd told her I was going to have one of the boas out for trick-or-treating, and she wanted to see it. We talked for a...