I went to a reptile expo today. I got to hold a 9 ft reticulated python, a 3 ft python of the variety's name I did not catch. The pattern suggests a variety of reticulated, but honestly, I'm not sure. I also held baby alligators, spiny-tailed lizards, and an emperor scorpion! I pet bearded dragons, tegus, pygmy chameleons, and a snapping turtle.
Me beside the 9 ft reticulated python (figures the camera goes on the blink when I was holding the snake).
Me with the smaller python. The pics were taken by my dad who was doing a story about the expo for the Philedelphia Enquirer.
Not the greatest image, but there's a bunch of pygmy chameleons.
Two Parson's Chameleons (I think).
The baby alligators I got to hold. Quite tame at that age, they don't mind being handled.
The larger baby alligator I did not hold. Wasn't sure about his temperament.
Didn't catch the common name, but it looks to be an African Spurred Tortoise.
Emerald tree boa.
Baby alligator snappers.
Emperor scorpion as seen under a black light. Adult scorpions will glow a blue-green under a black light. That was the scorpion I held.
Overall, pretty cool day. I mean, how often do you get to hold scorpions? They also sold varieties of tarantulas (pink toe, red leg, cobalt blue), varieties of scorpions (Emperor, flat rock, deathstalker), roaches (hissing cockroaches, giant winged cockroaches), Asian giant centipedes, varieties of geckos, anoles, iguanas, dragons, skinks, monitors, tegus, boas, pythons, corn snakes, frogs, toads, salamanders, and food for them. So, there were cages of mice, rats, rabbits, and frozen rodents.