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umm...yeah....sorry, I couldn't keep a straight face

yep, these pictures show off how truly horrible these creatures are....

Somebody's grown!

Ya'll will have to excuse how I look....I was halfway through changing out of my flight uniform when I recieved an unpleasant phone call. Once I was off the phone I said 'screw changing clothes' and made a bee-line for the snakes. Big Red here came to the rescue and helped cheer me up. Gotta love snake therapy

Carole
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"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the sky on laugher-silvered wings...
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence"

awesome pics. big red looks great.
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Extensive Snakes

Hey Carole,
You look great and so does the Blood. I can commiserate with your sentiment of feeling at peace after handling your snake. I often times will just go through cages and change out water bowls and clean others and the feeling is quite comforting.
-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

Thanks Angel

Isn't it nice to have found something with the ability to soothe a bad mood?? My critters have certainly aided me in getting through a few bad times. Just one more thing to love about this hobby! Cage cleaning also makes for great 'alone' time...chance to get away from everyone for a little bit. Take care Angel!

Carole
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"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the sky on laugher-silvered wings...
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence"

Carole......very nice healthy looking blood. It shows that you baby that one. You both look very happy together. I just cleaned a bunch of cages, and I am now shutting down for the night. I find peace in working my animals. Great to see others enjoy them to that level as well. Thanks for sharing. nite.......jody

I've been debating if Big Red was getting a little too big. He's only fed a large rat every week or two, and I had actually been wondering if I should be feeding him more. It just amazed me how much he's grown in a year, especially with him coming up on his fourth year. I weighed him about 2-3 months ago and he was tipping the scale at a little over 14 pounds.

This boy is defintely my baby Its difficult to explain to the 'non-keeper' crowd how snakes can help you through difficulties in life...but we blood keepers know whats goin' on

Take care!

Carole
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"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the sky on laugher-silvered wings...
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence"

I totally agree with everything said. There is definately some therapy that comes out of the hobby. I tend to be fairly busy these days so cages are usually cleaned fairly quickly. But when I have some time to take them out and just watch and handle some of these beatiful critters it really sooths me. Big Red is lookin good Carole!

J
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior

Big Red looks FAB! Glad to know he's such a comfort - hope you're having a better day today!

Now go make spring break plans!

K

>>umm...yeah....sorry, I couldn't keep a straight face
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>>yep, these pictures show off how truly horrible these creatures are....
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>>Somebody's grown!
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>>Ya'll will have to excuse how I look....I was halfway through changing out of my flight uniform when I recieved an unpleasant phone call. Once I was off the phone I said 'screw changing clothes' and made a bee-line for the snakes. Big Red here came to the rescue and helped cheer me up. Gotta love snake therapy
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>>Carole
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>>"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
>>And danced the sky on laugher-silvered wings...
>>Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
>>Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
>>Wheeled and soared and swung
>>High in the sunlit silence"
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Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean

Big red looks great, snake therapy is always a good thing when you need it..