She shed a few weeks ago as well-- then ate.



She pooped 3 days before the show.

She is starting to turn 'dirty' again-- like they do before they shed again.



the loose shed on her upper belly didn't look like that until later in the day-- that pic was taken about 4 hours into the show.



Its a combo of being drug around on the ground, and then being pulled in and out of a small cage-- which is a rather percarious thing to do with a heavy snake that wants to go out the other direction.



She had a full shed a few weeks ago, and usually does-- I believe that the scales in question, aren't ready to be shed yet, and I think we messed those up through the day.



We are always cautious with out animals. The child in the photo is the photographers child, and asked permission to get that close to the head---for the photo.



Note that the kids in the background are sitting down.... which is our customary practice when kids are around the big snake.

Also not where my husband is standing-- that would be the hairy leg and white shoes. We always keep one person by the head- which is usually between our feet, we stand over her- so if she were to try and turn around to bite someone, she'd have go around my leg to get anywhere.



The snake has never struck at a human, and rarely strikes at food--- we put it in a cat litter box, and set it in her cage, she comes up, smells it and eats it-- she doesn't even wrap them up anymore.

She fared better than I did at the event, I spend the entire day being paranoid about what *could* happen to my animals. Last year we took a small rosy boa out and a kid kept trying to walk off with it-- we asked him to leave and/or come back with a parent, and we didn't take small snakes this year.



anyway-- I am fine with conversation, but I do regularly feel 'attacked' by other members-- and I have seen newbies jumped all over before-- and I hate it. I know that when I feel berated (sp?) and we'll say disrespected--- for lack of better words, I don't want to ask questions, I don't want to post-- those pics were taken sunday, i debated until today (tues) to post them.... because I didn't want lectures, but I love seeing other people's pictures-- and wanted to share pics from a good event.

I know that when newbies get jumped on for thier posts, they don't come back-- everyone here says they're looking out for the animals, but scaring or maybe insulting a new owner to the point that they dont come back or don't ask questions isn't going to help the animal.... I didn't come on kingsnake for nearly a year-- because I had been insulted on the forum then sent several rude emails--- it wasnt worth it. however, kingsnake still is a great place to learn, and after you dig through the same-ol' posts, there are some great ones here...

but that is an entirely different topic.



anyway...



Beth
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