To get mine to stay still, I have a set of plastic bowls with small arches cut in the sides. Three sizes, two of each bowl. I select a pair of bowls based on the size of the subject. Place upside-down where I want to take the pics with the slots aligned. direct the snake into the opening and close it off as it slithers in until the slots are totally out of alignment. Leave them like that for a few minutes. (I usually clean the cage while waiting) Then gently lift off the bowls and take poics quick!!!!! They will usually stay put for a few minutes.
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Thanks,
Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats 

