i hope you celebrate #tolkienreadingday with a good book, a warm meal, & simple comforts 💚

Pituophis are so wonderfully weird and cranky. This guy ate two adult mice today (old pic, he's a lot bigger now), then struck at the glass when I walked in to check on another snake. He likes to hiss at his frozen-thawed "prey" after grabbing it.

Why did you transition - wrong answers only My coworkers nicknamed me "Princess," and I wanted to look the part.

Really sad to see a "respectable" university like Northwestern working with these transphobic hacks (Zucker, Bailey, and Littman).

"Overnight Sensation" is my favorite Motorhead deep track, mostly because of these lyrics and delivery:

Found a new feeder rodent supplier, Big Cheese Rodent Factory. I'm pretty impressed with the quality and packaging - far better than a certain competitor who sent me already freezer-burned rats covered in poop. Perfect Prey does a better job with vacuum-sealing, but they're just so expensive.

Weather has been crappy here lately and I haven't been going on nature walks. Here's another photo of one of the three garter snakes I saw the other day when it was 60F. 🐍

Happy to help. I've never seen a birther put forth a good argument for why Earth needs more humans. It's always some capitalist bullshit, and I say that as a supporter of well-regulated capitalism.

— Your favorite 🐉 •Tree: The giant redwood, the larch, the fir, the mighty Scots pine •Flower: Lily of the valley, bleeding heart, orchid •Season: Fall •Tea: Earl Grey •Coffee: Mocha latte •Genre: Metal •Dessert: Ice cream

Another garter pic, with a proper mlem 🐍

Smol 🐍

Happy St. Patrick's Day www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiOR...

Ultramega OK is such an underrated album www.youtube.com/watch?v=brOP...

if you see this, post a vampire that isn't dracula

As expected...

It's Friday the 13th, I've seen a black cat (and he's adorable), and there's a high wind warning here. So yeah, I'll be losing power today, guaranteed. Guess I should stock up on propane for the emergency reptile room heater.

The cutest "hot" snake there is IMO. That face looks like an adorable pupper 🥹. Absolutely un-boopable though 😢

It is never about protecting kids. It’s just easier to go after trans kids first, and then cross the word “kids” out of any rules you make. They fucking hate that we exist. They want to prevent us from existing. And people keep fucking falling for their bullshit head fakes. Stay fucking dangerous.

Your pet is chosen to be immortalized on a bank note. Which picture are you submitting?

First outdoor slither of the year on this springlike day in the midwest - winter returns tomorrow 🐍🥶

Hans Wermhat, cantankerous colubrid 🐍

Had my first wild snake sighting of the year today! 🐍

He chilled out eventually and did some slithers 🐍

Typical ball python. 🐍🫣

I have to be in a certain kind of mood to listen to this album, it reminds me a lot of Screaming Life-era Soundgarden and makes me wonder how much influence Hiro Yamamoto had on their early sound. youtu.be/X3whlaXo3Og?...

I'm honored to be in the presence of such a royal python. Brave Sir Robin says "Hey, I've got a great idea! Why doesn't Lancelot go?" 🐍🐔

#promosky Hey, I'm Shannon. Some things I like: 🎮 PC gaming, mostly 4X & crafting games lately 🎸 Metal 🎸 Grunge 🎸 Classic rock 🐈 Animals - esp. cats, dogs, and snakes 📷 Nature photography 🏕️ Hiking & camping 🔥 Welding 🎯 Target shooting 🔬Science ✝️ Jesus 🧝‍♀️ LOTR 🧽 Spongebob 🐇 Monty Python

Anticistamines injected 🧗‍♀️🦈

I never expected these two to learn to tolerate one another, much less snuggle together!🐈❤️🐈‍⬛

As I expected, getting Loretta off this perch was a pain in the butt. 🐍

Share a metal album cover that has a a skull or skulls on it!

The cuteness is hard to handle sometimes!

Watching Olympic ski cross and the course seems really tame and slow compared to past Olympics. Also, there's a section this white announcer woman keeps calling "The Wu Tang section." Silly.

Jo Bench ❤️

FACE TO FACE WITH COLD DEAD EYES I love Jo's bass on this one youtu.be/vA55DqbGa0A?...

I'm not a fan of "zombie bands" in general, and definitely won't be listening to the new MAGA-adjacent Nevermore. Instead I'm going all the way back to 1990 now for one of my favorite albums with Warrel Dane on vocals: Into The Mirror Black www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XJ...

Not sure what she's doing here, maybe she expects a rodent to scurry across the floor or something 🐍

Quoting because replying to multi-part comments never seems to work right. This is great advice and reminds me of a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh ➡️

You see this, do it! ☽ pronouns: She/they ☽ height: 5'11" ☽ zodiac: Fuck off fed ☽ smoke: Not cigarettes ☽ tattoos: None yet ☽ piercings: None yet, probably just ears soon ☽ fav color: Sky blue, purple ☽ fav drink: Stout beer

I actually didn't realize this song was released two years before Doug Pinnick (singer and bassist) came out as gay in 1998. Apparently, King's X albums were pulled from the shelves at Christian bookstores after he made that announcement. (Organized) religion really did "burn him at the stake."

My least favorite thing about midwestern winters is having to remove stuck shed because I can't keep the humidity high enough (it's around 50% right now in the heated snake room). She doesn't make that process easy, but at least she's not a biter.

I don't know much about Esther Ghey and therefore hesitate to label her a transphobe, but it's clear from her political advocacy that she was an overprotective mother. She seems like she'd say "If only I could have shielded my daughter from everything until she turned 18, I could have saved her!"

Crow T. Robot

"Thanks for the fake tree, but your arm is warmer." -🐍 She looks "puffy" because she's about to shed, probably either today or tomorrow.

If you get a kiss from this kitty, you're a very lucky hoomin. If you get a hiss instead, don't take it personally (especially if you're a man). That's just her standard cattitude. 😾

"No Excuses" by Alice in Chains www.youtube.com/watch?v=r80H...

"Why would I hide? This is my own private domicile and I will not be harassed!"

A couple thoughts from this transfem gun owner: - If there's an "epidemic," it's the ongoing epidemic of cis male shooters, not trans people. - Hold parents accountable. This is another case where parental negligence enabled a seriously mentally ill teen to access firearms. They're accomplices IMO.

Tag yourself Sassy/Frigid type