#herpetoculture

[markscherz]

for awhile now ive considered getting a toad as a pet, so what kind would you consider to be kind overall to get?

I can't honestly recommend having toads as pets. Frogs in general are look-but-don't-touch animals, and don't make the world's best pets. Also bear in mind that toads can live for a very long time; captive cane toads can reach 35 years old. If you do decide to get a toad, make sure it is one that cannot survive in the wild in your local area. We have too many invasive toads as it is, and you do not want to be responsible for that. You have to check your local legislation to know what is or is not legal to keep. Because I don't know that, I can't make any real recommendations, sorry.

#herpetoculture #toads #bufonidae #not what you wanted to hear sorry #answers by Mark #shower-man

[blackmudpuppy]

A public service announcement from my upcoming book MOISTLY HARMLESS: How to Appreciate Newts and Salamanders

#salamanders #herps #herpetology #herpetoculture #newts #exoticpet #animals #amphibians #reptiles #keeping #pets #aquariums

[sciquatic]

Reptile charms are officially up for grabs!!!

I have Ball Pythons, Corn Snakes, King Snakes, Tree Pythons, and Leopard Geckos all in a variety of morphs! Pre-Orders for all of these keychains will be open until Feb 15th 🥰 And, if you’re in NY.. come check me out at Rexpo this April!

✨Likes & Reblogs appreciated! Thanks!✨

Shop link:

#herpetoculture #leopard geckos #ball python #corn snake #tree Python #kingsnakes #ball Python morphs #pied ball python #spider ball python #jungle

[teratigerstudio]

Chonky Leachianus gecko loves you

#herpetoculture #herpetology #leachie #leachianus gecko

[lycantherous]

Florida wildlife conservation raided a facility and killed over 30 snakes. Even went out of the way to kill the legally owned boa, incorrectly, causing it to suffer for at least 20 mins before passing. This is after being told repeatedly not too by the caretaker that was presnt. Made a bloodbath of the floor.

The officers were having so much fun.

This is animal rights

#guy had permit for burms and retics #law changed #was told to rehome animals but had only made it through 70% by the year #and the fwc arrests him and requires he doesnt rehome the animals due to the law restricting transport #and thats why the officers came in on a random day to kill his remaining pets #ara #animal rights #and no im not exagerating #just google florida python killing #theres both video of the happy officers and photos of the aftermath #dead pet #dead animal #animal death #fwc #herpetoculture #aras want ur pets dead #because they think its better than being owned

[jomadis]

STICKERS EVERYWHERE!!!!

All of these are stickers, which can be found on my ETSY!!

#jomadis #herp #herpetoculture #herpetology #frog #african pygmy bullfrog #surinam toad #surinam frog #waxy monkey frog #dairy cow isopod #dubia roach #panda isopod #invertebrates #inverts #amphibian #cat #cute #sticker #etsy #art #ghostface

[folkpunkfishercat]

hey other herp ppl: suggestions for a 16x16x24 (I believe that’s around 26 gal) mostly glass with a screen top and side panel, front opening

experienced keeper, nothing very aggressive or flighty, historically I’m mostly a gecko person but willing to consider any reptile or amphibian

#not trying to brag on my exp it’s just that I know ppl assume ur a beginner on the internet #‘beginner species’ welcome tho I love a basic bitch of a reptile #won’t be looking for this animal for months and months I’m just thinking about it in advance #herpblr #herps #amphibian #amphibians #reptile #reptiles #reptile keeper #herpetoculture

[gilded-ashes]

Harmony IV: Chilobothris striatus

The Dominican or Hispaniolan red mountain boa is a semiarboreal snake that can reach 4-6 ft as adults. While usually a rich rust brown, some individuals can be a remarkable bright orange or blood red! 

And with that, the series is finally done! It took way longer than I hoped, and was extremely trying at times, but I am incredibly proud of the results and I learned a lot about my watercolor technique. 

 5x5 watercolor on Aquabord. 2022. 

Prints available here, and original available soon (currently waiting to be varnished)!

#wildlife art #wildlife #dominican red mountain boa #reptile #reptiles #reptile art #herpetology #herpetoculture #ash draws #personal work #color #watercolor #mixed media #animals

[f-i-n-l-e-y]

The most perfect little cinnamon roll 🌀

IG ✨: @cbsreptiles

#reptiles #snakes #ballpythons #herpetoculture #herpetology

[remesrobotics]

Slag Woman 

DHN.006 - スラグウーマン “Trying to start something? Good. I lava good fight.”

Good Point - Endurance Bad Point - Blunt Like - Alcohol Dislike - Sleep

5’9” (175.26 cm)

A robot built for construction and repair by Dr. Harp. Unlike the others, they were also directly modified for combat, and acts as an unassuming bodyguard for the others. Like Nail Woman, they do not have a specific species in mind, but is modeled after a slug.

Slag Woman’s large and barely mobile lower body (a flattened naga or gorgon-esque tail instead of legs) limits their mobility, but houses an impressive furnace for the intake, smelting, and excreting of molten metal. Most of the time it is siphoned up into their upper torso area to be injected into casts, or loaded into their weapons, but can also be vented out of their arms and ‘slug’ torso from the waist-down like protective slime, though doing so also anchors them in place. They can control their own molten metal like extra limbs using Future Technology sophisticated magnetism.

Since their body is filled with molten metal, Slag is the heaviest Harp Number (heavier than Heavy, ironically). However, as a testament to Heavy's strength, the python can lift them just fine if they need to get somewhere more quickly than their usual, painfully slow locomotion.

Their 'hair' appears molten, but is not heated, composed instead of a luminescent, ferrous, putty-like compound controlled by the same magnetism, and simply looks that way for aesthetics. They do, however, 'eat' solid food (and metals for smelting) through a hidden mouth-like intake in the back of their head, and thus appears to absorb it into their hair. This is because their 'mask' doesn't open up, instead being made of a spongy, speaker-like material that can only take in fluid.

Opposite to Nail Woman, Slag Woman hates sleeping, and as a result always seems sluggish and tired. This has the added benefit of having others let their guard down around them, especially considering how lethal their combat abilities can be. They have a cannon for launching powerful ballistic ammunition (Slag Shot), and their overall weight (and ability to anchor themself to the ground) gives them a Hell of a punch at close range. While they’re not nearly as strong in a lifting sense as Heavy Woman, they’re much more inclined to choose violence as a solution to problems.

Their predominantly graphite and ceramic construction can also take a significant beating, but their finer ceramic internals are a little more susceptible to fracture damage from massive trauma. They rely mostly on the element of surprise to get the upper hand.

Slag Woman drinks alcohol an awful lot, giving them the impression of a drunkard, especially with their seemingly slow and lazy outlook. That said, they actually have an incredible alcohol tolerance compared to other robots, and can drink almost anybody under the table. They argue that alcohol helps power their internal furnace for melting metal.

Slag Woman has a multi-layered pun name:

Slag references their primary function of dealing with molten metal and metal refuse

Slug (pronounced suraggu (スラッグ) vs slag’s suragu (スラグ))

Slug also meaning a strong punch/hit, or metal/lead bullets, for their combat abilities

Slug can also be used as a colloquial measure for gulping down liquor.

#oc slag woman #fancharacter #mega man #remes data cd #slag and nail skip out on the herpetoculture theme a bit #because they're both meant to complete the 'mushi-ken' trifecta started by snake and toad #very fun to draw but has a slightly lacklustre personality right now 😔

[grollow]

My friend Abby at Wallflower Herpetoculture took this photo of a little girl she produced, who is going to be mine, and I am SO. EXCITED. TO. MEET. HER.

I’m naming her Radiance because orange juice brainrot.

#snakes #kenyan sand boa #reptile #wallflower herpetoculture #paradox albino stripe #kenyan sand boa morphs

[markscherz]

Hi! A zoo near where I am has free roaming snakes in a big room you can visit, where a bunch of snakes (carpet pythons mostly) live. Is this ethical/ok for the snakes?

https://www.denlilledyrehage.no/opplevelser/slangejungelen

My opinion is that as long as the animals are being taken care of and carefully observed, then interactions with humans can be a source of enrichment for their day-to-day lives. The keepers will have to keep an eye on them to make sure they are not overly stressed, as overly stressed animals get defensive and irritable. But it can definitely be a good thing for the public to be able to interact with snakes, because it reduces fear of them, which in turn reduces human-wildlife conflict. Even though Norway only has three species, only one of which is venomous, and none of which gets particularly large, increasing people's awareness of, and sentiments towards, snakes is important. This kind of outreach is a net positive, in my view.

#animals #reptiles #snakes #herpetoculture #outreach #zoos #queerpunk #Answers by Mark

[blackmudpuppy]

Copper morph axolotl. A nice little guy.

#aquariums #aquaria #axolotls #ambystoma #salamanders #herps #herpetoculture #pets #my pets

[sciquatic]

Corn snake… CORN snake

🌽🌽🌽 C O R N 🌽🌽🌽

#puns #corn snake #snakes #herpetoculture #stupid art #sciquatic

[teratigerstudio]

1. My Eurydactylodes vieillardi, Hephaestus, next to the illustrated version to scale on this poster

2. Same gecko fired down; showing off his colors on the giant flag version of the poster

#herpetology #herpetoculture #new caledonia #geckos #eurydactylodes #to scale #illustration #digital art #zoology #zoological

[crispyfishsticks]

What do you suggest to Someone who wants to start designing creatures? What to do/study to create unique and believable creatures?

I'd say start learning about animals if you haven't already - behaviors, habitats, ecosystems, etc. How do they move? Look at anatomy, watch nature documentaries and study them moving around to get an idea of a sense of weight. Going to the zoo helps too.

How do they adapt to their physical limitations and how do they evolve to find their ecological niche? Look at phylogeny.

Real life is weirder than fiction, you just have to go find it. Fall down google rabbit holes. Join keeper forums or FB groups (animal photography is especially good). Ask a lot of animal questions. Read research papers coming out on your animal(s) of interest. Follow wildlife painters and animal sculptors.

Even better if you can work with animals in some capacity, see them face to face. Getting involved in herpetoculture was one the best things I did - it exposed me to a lot of people working with a ton of different kinds animals, which equals a lot more information from areas I never would've thought to seek out, which in the end equals more worldbuilding/creature design fodder.

There's a wealth of information outside of what's highlighted in the mainstream, you just have to dig it up or put yourself in the right info streams.

#inbox #bestial-liry