My little python Ares, is in recovery mode. She's been in shed for over a week & today was the day. When I checked on her she was halfway done & had torn the shed horizontally sporting a clean back but couldn't get a grab on the half on her belly. I came back early this evening to find she had taken matters outside her wood hide (where she'd done most of the work) to her rocks & the water bowl. She did a stellar job.

Her house is nice & clean now, & she is curled up inside her hide again, sporting sparkling fresh skin.

I continue to be amazed at the kind of event skin shedding is for the pythons. It's uncomfortable; they stop eating mostly, probably because it's uncomfortable, & when it's time to go, it's all off at once, & the movement can result in throwing up; they go mostly blind for a period; & they can work for hours to get it all off.

Now, you might think, "oh wow, reptiles shedding, how interesting..." sarcastically to yourself, but actually, yes, it really is! These tiny little beings that fit in my hand have all these amazing ways of being with all new irritants & struggles & solutions that we don't know. & I have a lot of respect for them. I do my best to make things very comfortable & easy for them, but you can only set up conditions as well as you can, & let them do the work.

#AntaresiaChildrini #ChildrensPython #AustralianPythons #AustralianReptiles #Reptiles #Pythons #Snakes #SnakeSkin #SnakeShedding #ReptileHusbandry

https://www.instagram.com/tv/ClQ0TJkBZis/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Discovered in the wood store this afternoon, rather lovely texture contrast between the bark and the snake skin.

#bark #snakeskin

#Музыка #Педивикия Да. Вот такая. Некая. Рок-группа...

#Snakeskin #Lacrimosa #Darkwave

One of my latest #projects:

My kids found really cool #steampunk #Halloween #masks, but didn't have a #costume to go with them. My daughter wanted a hooded #cloak, while my son wanted a #cape.

I *sort of* know how to sew. I found some great #DIY videos. I ended up with two extremely happy kids with surprisingly good looking costumes!

My daughter's cloak had a scaly #snakeskin fabric and tassels. My son's cape was black with shiny gold lining, and a #3DPrinted gear lit with flickering LED.

Einfach ein wunderbares Album: Snakeskin - Medusa's Spell
https://snakeskin-official.bandcamp.com/album/medusas-spell
#snakeskin #lacrimosa #tilowolf #ebm #gothic #electro #neoclassic #music

the veins and heart of a baby cobra...

#cobra #snake #translucent #snakeskin #veins #heart #anatomy

the veins and heart of a baby cobra...

#cobra #snake #translucent #snakeskin #veins #heart #anatomy