she was so relax befor the cage cleaning

[reverendsterlin]

snapped this before rudely interrupting her rest
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/272pict0010-med.jpg

[SilverTongue]

Great pic! Beauty of a snake!

[josefg]

what type of rattlesnake is that rev? It's very nice

[reverendsterlin]

She is a Crotalus m molossus or Blacktailed Rattler

[josefg]

tnx rev

[Linds]

Beauty!

[Nikki Gervais]

wow she is beautiful! :)

[Shane Tesser]

Wow Rev, thats a really good pic!

[naja]

i don't want to start **** here, but why don;t you keep the poor girl on a natural substrate at least, if you must keep her in captivity at all??? give her some sand and rocks, if you live in new mexico, you should be able too get your hands on some sand and rocks right outside yor door. i just feel awful seeing a beautiful animal like that being kept in a small tank on synthetic carpt living under a damn clay pot forever... do what you like, i suppose...

[Nightflight99]

@ naja:

i don't want to start **** here, but why don;t you keep the poor girl on a natural substrate at least, if you must keep her in captivity at all???

I don't really know reverendsterlin much, but I cannot quite follow your criticism here. It is by no means necessary to keep most species of snakes on what you are referring to as natural substrate. To the contrary, the spartanic approach of using newspaper, kitchen paper, indoor/outdoor carpet and others often works very well.

Keeping snakes in captivity is a personal choice that we make. By doing so, we commit ourselves to providing the animal with all the factors and conditions that are required to get it to thrive and reproduce in captivity. There are many factors that can keep a snake from being able to thrive in captivity as it would in the wild, but using a plain substrate is certainly not one of them.

i just feel awful seeing a beautiful animal like that being kept in a small tank on synthetic carpt living under a damn clay pot forever

Lets not jump to conclusions here. While keeping snakes in enclosures that are too small for the individual specimens should certainly be frowned upon, you have no way of telling the size of this enclosure just by looking at the picture. Simply assuming that the animal is being kept under unadequate conditions based on what you consider to be improper substratum is far from justified. If you are concerned about the well-being of the snake based on some factors that are evident in the photo, why not corteously request additional pictures of the setup before making an informed decision.

And while you're at it - believe it or not, clay pots make great hide spots for many medium to large species of snakes. They are sturdy, functional, and very easy to clean.

Regards,

---Nightflight99

[sophia]

Well said Nightflight99

Tay

[McPatch]

Rev you have some great looking reptiles.thx for the pics.Keep em coming

Darren

[casacrow]

shes purdy

[Kyle Walkinshaw]

Nightflight99 VERY nicely said!! :)