This years last baby snakes

[Catherine]

My last clutch of eggs just hatched. It was a small group, but the are pretty.


Yes they really are pink! All of them are pink. They have some white on them, but mostly they are sugar frosting pink. I think they may grow up to be pink. Dad is fairly pink.

Dad is the one not in the water dish. He was thought to be a she and there has been a bit of name confusion. The name Iceman seems to have stuck. He is a male, I couldn't call him Pink Frost or Cherry Parfait.
The snake in the water dish turned out to be a male as well. So there have been some name issues there. Desert Lily just doesn't work for a nice looking male. I think Desert Sand might work. I need to start using gender neutral names.

[Cibach]

Beautiful snakes. I do like to see them and hear about them, but am happy to do so at a distance!!

[Tobi]

Aren't they nice? I like snakes so long as I know they are not venomous! Well -to be fair I like the venomous ones....about 30ft away! LOL!
But snakes I have met have had a very peaceful atmosphere about them.
Gender-neutral names might be a good idea Catherine! haha (It must be hard to tell what sex a snake is....I can't imagine how it's done....)

[Catherine]

Quote:Beautiful snakes. I do like to see them and hear about them, but am happy to do so at a distance!!

If you could touch their soft skin you would be beautifully surprized. These are gentle corn snakes and they did the street festival for two days and loved it.

Quote:Aren't they nice? I like snakes so long as I know they are not venomous! Well -to be fair I like the venomous ones....about 30ft away! LOL!
But snakes I have met have had a very peaceful atmosphere about them.
Gender-neutral names might be a good idea Catherine! haha (It must be hard to tell what sex a snake is....I can't imagine how it's done....)

I do like to see venomous snakes from a distance. We have so few in Canada that I never need to think about it. I only have domesticated snakes(as you can tell from the colours).

It is very hard to tell gender. The females have shorter tails. So if I have a whole clutch to choose from, I choose the one with the shortest tail and it should be a female. Both boys were adults and so it was not easy to tell.

I use the Sam method. Sam is my best breeding male. He may be small, but he knows what is what. No one has fathered as many babies as Sam. I put Sam in a container with the snake of unknown gender and Sam knows right away. Snakes don't fight aggressively so no one gets hurt. If Sam is interested, it's a girl. If Sam tries to push the other one down, its a boy.
When I wanted a snow corn female, I took Sam to the store to meet her and yes she was a girl all right. Sam very much approved. They are very happy together, along with Sam's other ladies. He lives with three girls. I told you he was my best male.

[Tobi]

What a lovely story about Sam! And how helpful he is.

[Catherine]

Sam is my special boy. He likes me to hold him while he eats. He likes to take his time and have a choice and eat very gently. He is a well mannered gentleman and his three girls love him.

This is Sam, full name Sonoran Sam


He matches my décor. I repainted to match my snakes.

[Tobi]

Sam is a lovely-looking snake.
Is he originally from the Sonoran desert?

It's so interesting hearing about their different characters, and their preferences, Catherine.
I like the idea of re-painting to match the snakes! I must admit -a rug made in his colours, with a woven pattern like his pattern, would be lovely on a wood floor!

[Catherine]

Sam was hatched in Toronto and I raised him, but corn snakes are more from the Florida area. His colour is like a sunset over the desert or cactus flowers or some of the rocks. Sam made me think of the Sonoran desert.

The name Sam comes from a Dr. Suess book. Are you familiar with the book, Green Eggs and Ham. Sam wants someone to eat a plate of green eggs and ham. It is all in rhymes and I loved it as a kid.

Sam is special. He is a gentle creature. I can hold him while he eats and I can hold his food. Even the best of snakes can accidentally nip at feeding time, if I am careless, but not Sam. He is a quiet one, but the girls love him and he has the most offspring of all my snakes. He and Earl are both grandfathers for the first time. I love both my boys. Earl is a big slow moving old man. All my snakes are sweet and they all have their own personalities.

My walls are the same as Sam's lighter background colour. I love the colour. I chose paint that makes me feel good and I chose snakes in colours that I like.