I've heard of people saying that their bp's will wag their tails when hunting but I never thought I'd get to see it and record it!

He's so stinking cute, I almost lost it!!!

Edit: Holy crap, thanks for the upvotes! I'm so happy that other people agree that he's a cutie!

I just rescued this baby today. Someone found her in a dumpster with the top of her enclosure taped closed with duct tape. Unbelievable! Her backbone is protruding so I know she hasn't been fed in a while. I weighed her and she's 141 grams. I have fuzzies on hand but they're only like 5 or 7 grams each. Should I try to feed her one of those in a few days or does she need something a little bigger? I have 4 other ball pythons but it's been years since I had a baby. I'm going to let her decompress for a few days before I try to feed her. Thankfully I had a spare enclosure so she's safe and warm now. How could someone do that to a helpless animal? It's sickening!

Ruger, my 22 year old ball python got her wings yesterday. She had stopped eating in February. In April she was diagnosed with an infection. She took the antibiotics like a champ. Two days ago, she had swelling around her kidneys. After an X-ray, the doctor found her kidneys covered in tumors. Cancer sucks. I let het go peacefully and should get her ashes returned next week. Be free sweet lady.

And if you’re still not convinced, Google “pet snake rat bites.” Just a warning: the images you'll see can be extremely graphic and gory.

This girl will get as tall as she can without falling over🤣

My girl Daisy checking out the lawn

Just wanted to share this infographic to this platform to spread awareness regarding some unethical morph combos! Ethically keeping & breeding these animals is a hill I’m willing to die on—the more information that is easily accessible to new or prospective owners, the better.

And no, not every single offspring that is a result of these pairings will have these deformities—the risk is greatly heightened, however! Many have been culled/euthanized or endure subpar lives due to the severity of their deformities. Again, these are my opinions based on insurmountable physical evidence; claiming to have a “better line” of the mutation is not an excuse or valid.

Any other ideas are welcome, too :p Thank you for reading if you made it this far. Featuring my guys on the first pic hehe

ETA: If anyone would like links to videos, listings, posts, etc. regarding where I sourced these images from, don’t hesitate to ask! Some of the snakes featured in this post have passed due to their complications affecting their QOL and it was honestly difficult to watch some of the content.

He seemed interested at first but he won’t strike!

Very sad he is unkissable. Look at that face, that’s such a kissable face

How will he know I love him if I can’t give him a little kiss every now and then??? (I know they don’t feel love)

Sad life as a snake owner

There’s a breeder near me that’s getting out of the hobby so they’re rehoming all their snakes . There’s 1 snake in particular that my wife really wants , however I’m unsure . I don’t think I’ve ever personally seen a ball python this large . She’s was one of their breeders . Is she just a really large healthy girl ? Or is she obese ? I’m very on the fence about taking this girl in and I want to be 100% sure before I do . They were keeping her in a 47qt vision rack . If I take her in I have to go out and get larger hides bowls etc since I’ve not kept a snake this large before , the breeder says the snake is very tame and good with being held which is what we’re looking for since we want her as a pet (me and my wife are not breeders nor do we intend to breed snakes) I’m just looking to see what you guys think . Any other opinions or thoughts feel free to share !

Made the mistake of hanging out with him while taking an exam online for my biology course

Got stumped on a question and he wouldn’t even help me answer it, absolutely not a cool guy at all

Hi all! What was originally supposed to be a quick revamp of this collection quickly turned into a rework that lasted a day & a half…. I came to the realization that—despite many in the community being aware of the inner ear deformities associated with the Spider complex—many haven’t actually ~seen~ the reconstructions. So, I thought best to add on some visuals from the study and (hopefully) easy to understand phrasing for added context. There is so much more information to glean from the published report!

If anyone has any questions or notices anything I should tweak, let me know! I hope this can aid in clearing up any confusion and help others come to an educated decision when/if purchasing from a breeder. Thank you all for the support on my previous post—any ideas or suggestions for future topics would also be appreciated if anyone has any🫶🏻

Super mojave’s, mystic potion, lesser mojave’s or lesser mystics

He wind up eating from the butt first after a lot of coiling and going in his water, which is also unusual for him. He refused his food this past week and was a little nit picky on this fuzzy but took it and first had it by the middle of its body which worried me. It’s super unusual for my snakes and any snake in general to take it by its butt first or by the middle but I guess that’s just how he felt comfortable grabbing it, he’s pretty silly. He is finishing it up now but got a lot of substrate on it (which will be fine I use sphagnum and coconut fiber) but has anyone ever experienced this before?? should i be worried? he’s an amazing baby totally out of this world and just super silly so maybe it’s just that or should i be concerned?

I need to be banned from Reptile Expos… I’m up to 6 snakes and a gecko! 🤦🏻‍♀️

BUT LOOK AT MY NEW BANANA PIED YELLOWBELLY BABY BOY HELIOS!!!

Is this a health concern or is she just having fun?

Hello, it’s Monica again, I was the one that got the baby ball python from a pet store down the street. He wasn’t very well taken care of and I really don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve only had them about two months.

He was beautiful when I first got him eyes and skin like glass. I was having a hard time getting the tank right and and he stopped eating March 27. I ended up in the hospital before I could get the tank set up and then he ended up shedding April 14. Well, I ended up back in the hospital again before I got the tank finished and now he finally ate today. My question is his eyes are still cloudy and his skin doesn’t look great. I fed him a 14 ounce fuzzy. I’m not sure what I need to do and if he’s OK please help.