Fresh after shed, right before her meal LMAO. She is a reticulated python, super dwarf locality mix!

My baby Shoe! Various photos of her (?) exploring her new home. Morph is charcoal palmetto according to breeder. She seemed the most curious/social out of the bunch! 🤍🖤

Photo not mine. I recently visited Clint's Reptile room and didn't expect to, but absolutely fell in love with his super dwarf retics. They were the most amazing handling experience I've ever had. I have a corn snake (and some legged lizards) that I love now but am interested in expanding my collection and my eye is definitely on one of these beauties. It's easy to find people who love them, but are there any dissenters out there? Anyone find them to not be what you wanted? I will admit, I do wish they were a tiny bit heavier bodied. I suspect it may be a slightly more intelligent corn snake experience for a while as they grow slowly. Thoughts?

Chat, why is she mad again💔

She was eating fine then all of a sudden her tail looked like this and doesn't want to eat. She's a western hognose snake, around 8 inches long. Please help!

South Africa. One of the very rare times I have found a snake in the house, this is the biggest. Released near the woodpile.

He's doing great! He ate his second meal yesterday, which is more than can be said for the rest of his siblings lol. No issues with movement or anything - he acts just like a regular lil hognose. I'm going to take him to the next herpetology society meeting to have an experienced herpetologist take a closer look at him.

My 11.5 year old sister has been obsessed with snakes FOREVER. She's autistic and this is her passion. She had snakes plastered all over her room, she asks for a snake for every birthday.

My mom almost got her one for her last birthday, but it wasn't very well planned. The snake was full grown and a little pricey, and we ultimately decided 11 was a little young to handle the care for a snake that large.

I told her that I love that she's so passionate about snakes, but that she's a bit young and I wanted her to do more research and improve on her reading so she could read about snake care and know what to do if it got sick.

She decided, on her own accord, to start saving for a snake and writing down all the expenses to calculate a cost. We talked about the price of different species and she discussed getting a milk snake for a while, but she really wants a ball python. She had me write down a list of morphs that she's interested in (her og is a pastel banana). She has around $150 saved from doing chores.

Money is pretty tight right now, but obviously this is super impressive for an 11 year old. Is there anything I can do to help her get started? I know enough about pythons to advise her to stay away from spider morphs, but I don't know where you would go for a cheap enclosure or anything like that.

Red bellied snake, SE North Carolina

I have a roughly 9 month old mbk and i had issues with him glass surfing so i added new decor and tried to clutter it abit more his warm side is 32degrees and the cool side is 24 so i figured it was likely a lack of hiding spaces this is what im working with now I’ve brought more wood and plants

And yes, I jumped when I almost stepped on it. Unfortunately, I missed the owner of the skin by a few minutes, otherwise the picture would have been more than mildly interesting. Black snakes eat rats and mice, so he or she is a very welcome guest on my rock farm.

If you have better names/wish to share what you named yours, that’d be great! If you like any of these let me know which one’s your favorite! Heres what I have: Marceline
Vanta
Jet
Noir
Nyx
Umbra
Void
Obsidian
Eclipse
Ebony
Nox
Blackout
Hex
Xeno
Betty
Symbiote
Dahlia
Omen
Sable
Ninja
Sabbath

I'm considering switching my snakes over to heat panels and light strips to a) get better heating control and b) make their stacked tanks a little shorter by getting rid of the lamp spacer in between. I'm fine with a larger up front cost, my main concern is if this would be substantially more expensive to run long term?

Basically if I swapped out my 2 current lamps (both 100 w basking lights) and one ceramic heater i use on colder days/nights for 2 heat panels and 2 light strips,​ would this cost more on my monthly utility bill to run? Just curious what y'alls experience is

I recently completed a biodiversity research internship in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon through Fauna Forever. Here are some of my favorite snakes I met! I’m applying for a PhD in venomous snake conservation for Fall 2027, fingers crossed I'm accepted. What amazing animals. (I am not handling any venomous snakes in these photos, although I am certified to do so with appropriate tools.)

Every snake pictured, in order:

1. Leptidira approximous
2. Bushmaster (safe distance maintained, professional research biologists certified in venomous snake handling on site, but no handling occurred) approximately 8.5ft long.
3. Imantodes cenchoa
4. Fer-de-lance viper (juvenile) (only briefly handled with snake hooks ⁠by appropriate biologists to relocate out of camp, it was found outside our hut)
5. Drepanoides anomalus
6. Xenopholis scalaris (juvenile)

All appropriate rules for ethical research and snake handling (for Chytridiomycosis swabbing and data collection) were followed. Animals were treated with respect, only held briefly for swabbing and measurement, and released where they were found (unless otherwise noted). Bug spray was not allowed for any contact with wild snakes or amphibians that we surveyed.

i've liked snakes for a long time, they're my favorite animal overall, and over the years i've slowly worked on a list of snakes that appeal to me the most while not being unrealistic for someone who has never owned snakes.

unfortunately, it's kind of difficult to narrow it down to just one species, as i'm really not that picky, nor do i know if i'll be able to provide a large enclosure for a snake when i get one (i'll only be getting one after moving, and i'm not fully sure if where i'm moving will have the room for larger enclosures, yet). initial cost isn't as much of a concern.

i'm hoping my research has been accurate, and these species' enclosure sizes + their beginner-friendliness aren't wrong, but that's why im asking here lol. it can be pretty difficult to weed out misinformation about pet snakes from what i've noticed, especially when it comes to realistic size estimations.

I just wanted to give a thank you to the community. Today I was able to confidently identify a baby common garter snake and move it off a busy side walk where it had stalled after what I assume was running out of energy due to the low temperatures. I used to be terrified of snakes, but now I know at least the ones in my area and was comfortable getting it to safety without freaking out or accidentally hurting the snake. They are so tiny, it was like handling cold spaghetti.

So thank you for helping me not just learn respect for them, but for giving me the confidence to help out when I could.

And y'know what? That's fine! She doesn't have to be near snakes in real life! But she used to freak out at snakes on the internet too... Which isn't fine. Don't ask me why. It's autism not reasonism.

Anyway I've taken it upon myself to send her overwhelming cute snek content.

My lovely mother watches all of it. She can even tell a legless lizard apart from a snake now.

Anyway... Do you have any cute snek content to share?