Snake date

At the Butterfly and Insect World, Edinburgh, Scotland, it was the Burmese Python (top left & bottom) that had me mesmerized the moment I walked into the reptile room. I stood gaping at the sheer size and beauty of it - the 14ft long giant was adorned with the most gorgeous of skins. Utterly terrified, I jumped everytime it moved! But as it slithered down the rocks to the glass partition, my fears vanished. Spell-bound, I squatted down and put my face right next to it in a beautiful shared moment. Shortly afterwards, out came Monty the Royal Python (top centre) with which we got to hold and play with...them mascular twitches..aarrgh! At the top right's a pair of anacondas chilling out in the pool.

Some more interesting pics: poisonous arrow frogs, glowing scorpions, pupa transforming into a butterfly, tarantula, Mexican redknee tarantula, etc..Enjoy!

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