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🚧 under construction, pardon the dust🚧 she/her owner of snakes, lizards, and creepy crawlies, with a focus on Asian rat snakes, NW arboreal tarantulas, and funky roaches check out my "meet the critters" thread!

a sub-adult Theraphosa apophysis standing on a pile of moist dirt, holding a small chunk of it with her fangs and pedipalps. pieces of bark and fake green leaves are in the background
a glass exo-terra reptile enclosure filled with ripped up pieces of insulation foam. some pieces of cork bark, bright green moss, and dirt are attached to some pieces. a steak knife is placed on top of the pile
a melanistic jeweled lacerta (Timon lepidus) sitting on top of a stack of grey and purple slate rock. he's directly facing the camera
a very light green and pink leachie (Rhacodactylus leachianus)perched oh a shirt with a doberman framed by purple lightning printed on it
a melanistic jeweled lacerta (Timon lepidus) resting on a piece of driftwood and looking at the camera. his arms and the visible parts of his body are cloudy, indicating he's about to shed. a painted cactus is visible in the lower left, and more driftwood pieces are in the background
a diones rat snake (Elaphe dione) almost done swallowing a mouse, with just the tip of the tail and back feet visible.
an Elaphe urartica staring into the camera, facing right. his body is propped up by a branch and leading upward to a piece of slate. a greenish, plastic rock hide can be seen in the background.
an orange and red diones rat snake (Elaphe dione) is in a plastic tub. coconut chip substrate fills about half the bin and there are air holes visible. the snake is looking up and to the right with her tongue just barely sticking out
A Dione's rat snake (Elaphe dione) is sitting on a branch surrounded by fake vines. She's draped her body up past the camera and back down to in front of the branch
a few adult giant cave roaches (Blaberus giganteus) sitting on pieces of cork bark in a plastic bin
five plastic bins inside of a black wine refrigerator. the bins are clear and coconut husk can be seen inside all 5 bins, as well as a water dishes in a few. each bin is labeled with a name, and current weight in grams. a large thermometer display is in front of the tubs on the top shelf.
an Indian ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria regalis) sling sitting on a small piece of cork bark. the spider is facing downward and has stripes of light and dark brown on its legs, with two stripes of dark brown going down both segments of the body. the lighter brown spots between the dark stripes form a diamond pattern
an adult male leachieanous gecko perched on a hand. he's extremely large with light pink banding down the body, split up by dark green streaks on a yellowish green background. small spots of black are in the pink bands, and his mouth and snout are predominantly yellow. several acrylic displays with baby leachies are in the background
a leachieanous gecko in a clear deli cup labeled "Pair Y, 8/20/24". the gecko is a light pastel green, with light pink bars down the back and mottled darker green spots between the bars and scattered throughout the body.
a chahoua gecko (Mniarogekko chahoua) on the front of an acrylic enclosure. the door is open and her head is sticking out of the enclosure and looking down. branches and fake plants can be seen in the background
a freshly-molted adult giant cave roach (Blaberus giganteus) sitting on a small piece of cork bark being held by a hand. the roach is a light cream color with large wings covering it's body. there's a black patch near it's head with two small white dots in the center
an earwig (Euborellia cincticollis) sitting on the side of a deli cup. it's surrounded by paper towels and bits of substrate from it's original enclosure
a melanistic jeweled lacerta (Timon lepidus) standing on grey and purple slate rock
photo of a Northern Tenerife lizard (Gallotia galloti eisentrauti) sitting on a rock. it's a mostly black lizard with bright yellow and green mottled striping starting at the neck, and gradually fading towards the tail. bright blue eyespots are in two lines down it's side, and it's jowls are a light sky blue. it's front arms are spotted with the same green and yellow as the body striping. photo taken from iNaturalist.
a photo of a ball python for sale from Outback Reptiles; this one is imported directly from Africa, from field-collected eggs. note the proportion of the head before and after the eyes, and the slight rounding of the snout
a top-down view of the head, neck, and part of the body of a ball python (Python regius) sitting on paper towels. a small scab on the top of her nose can be seen
a hatchling Dione's rat snake (Elaphe dione) wrapped in a ball around a barely-visible pinky mouse. tongs are still holding the mouse up so the snake is also being held up by the tongs
an orange and red striped dione's rat snake (Elaphe dione) sitting on a branch, facing left. the upper part of his body is off the branch and curled into an S while he looks at the camera
a ball python (Python regius) laying in a clear plastic container filled with sphagnum moss. she has her head laying on part of her body in a coil
a ball python (Python regius) poking her head out of a black cloth bag. a hand is under her chin and sunlight is lighting her face. you can see cloudy eyes, a scarred snout, and iridescent scales
a baby anthill python wrapped around my fingers, facing right. it's covered in a dark, mottled pattern with a reddish-tan background. the head is patternless and a darker brown
tracking information for a FedEx package arriving on Thursday 9/18/25. the package is currently in Memphis, TN
a blood python (Python brongersmai) looking at the camera, lifting her head out of the tub she's sitting in to sniff the camera
an adult japanese king rat snake (Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis) sitting in a display box
a melanistic keeled rat snake (Ptyas carinata) sitting in an acrylic display box, curled around itself and looking at the camera.
an adult egg-eating snake (Dasypeltis scabra iirc but I don't quite remember) sitting in a display case
two small false water cobras (Hydrodynastes gigas) in an acrylic display case with a green background. they are flaring their necks out to make a "hood" similar to true cobras, but their body is flat to the ground
a baby bull snake (Pituophis sp., didn't get the exact species oops) hisses loudly and rattles his tail in a deli cup. his mouth is open and his body is puffing up and down in a defensive display Pituophis are famous for
a Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula (Psalmopoeus reduncus) sits on its webbing with cork bark and leaves seen in the background. the tarantula itself has a golden carapace and brown/orange hairs all over its legs and abdomen
a whip spider (Phrynus whitei) eating a dubia while perched on a piece of cork bark
a freshly hatched black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) sitting in its hatching bin, rearing up to strike at the camera. more eggs can be seen to it's left
a hatchling yellow-tail cribo (Drymarchon corias) being held in a hand. the snake is wrapped around the hand so that the face is almost upside-down while she looks up, chin showing
a chahoua gecko (Mniarogekko chahoua) stares directly at the camera, perched on a narrow branch. bright light is coming from above and bright green leaves can be seen in the background
a melanistic jeweled lacerta (Timon lepidus) sits on a piece of wood in a grey enclosure. a hand holding a small cup of food is held up to the lizard while he eats from it
a california kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) and black cat look at each other through glass doors of the snake's enclosure. the enclosure contains various fake plants, branches, a digital temperature/humidity gauge, ceramic water bowl, and a faux-rock hide the snake is sitting on top of.
a red diones rat snake (Elaphe dione) is draped around a hand in the sunlight. the diones is orange with darker red/brown stripes down the body. the snake's tongue is out, sniffing the thumb of the hand
A melanistic jeweled lacerta (Timon lepidus) sits basking on a purple and grey-striped slate rock
a giant cave cockroach (Blaberus giganteus) sitting in the center of an open hand. the roach is covered in dirt from burrowing in the soil