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snake it til you make it
@pituophis.bsky.social
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30. Queer. Snake and spider keeper.
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it’s normal for her to want to be held in the bathroom after i brush my teeth, but climbing on my shoulder to force me into a head bath is a new one
Bathroom mirror selfie of a person in black with a very fluffy cat in their arms Bathroom mirror selfie in which the cat is now standing on the person’s shoulder and licking their shaved head
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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(actual footage of me trying to determine whether we're close enough sicko mutuals to gamble on a joke or be considerate)

i hope you feel better soon!
"Death grip" reaction image of someone sweating nervously while digging their fingers into their thighs
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
pituophis.bsky.social
It was nice of the Nhandu to make viewing windows but I sure wish I could get decent pictures of them. They’re easily spooked by the flashlight if I catch them out at night
Nhandu coloratovillosus, a black and brown tarantula with yellow striped legs, resting in a burrow at the bottom of a labeled acrylic enclosure. Nhandu tripepii, an orange tarantula, sitting in a burrow at the bottom of a labeled acrylic enclosure.
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
You know what that is? Growth.
A tiny spiderling, largely translucent, in a mossy vial against a finger for size reference. The same spider in a catch vial, D. pentaloris, still young but significantly larger with black and orange coloration.
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
The littlest baby’s in shed
Young Taiwanese beauty snake, a yellow colubrid with dark markings, loosely coiled on coco chip substrate and fallen leaves.
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
A handful of Sorrel
Young Pituophis deppei jani, an orange colubrid with a gradient of red to black markings, held in a gloved hand. The background is a green wall and houseplants. Young Pituophis deppei jani, an orange colubrid with a gradient of red to black markings, held in a gloved hand. The background is a green wall and houseplants.
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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As it stands I just have an old pic of the P. atrichomatus in its pink phase
A juvenile Phormictopus atrichomatus, a tarantula in a temporary pinkish-orange color phase, standing on substrate.
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
pituophis.bsky.social
cat tax
A tabby cat sprawled on a carpeted floor, holding a rainbow kick toy and looking at the camera.
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
Someone tried to invite themselves into my animal room
A black jumping spider in a plastic catch cup, looking at the camera.
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
pituophis.bsky.social
I wanted the NYCC cover 😌
Legacy of Vader #8 with the exclusive Tava Ren cover from New York Comic Con
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
Man staring into the camera with the original meme text pretty much completely blacked out to instead say the lyrics of Blasphemous Rumours by Depeche Mode.
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
Anyway, have a pair of ‘em 🪶
The head and neck of a cassowary in profile against a rocky background. The head and neck of a cassowary in profile with bushes in the background.
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
pituophis.bsky.social
Last picture of the day 🍂🍂
A normal ball python resting her head on a branch, surrounded by fallen leaves.
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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There she is… thinkin about it
A Gulf Hammock rat snake, a grey-brown colubrid with dark markings, side eyeing the camera. Her head and neck are sticking out of a hide box, surrounded by wood and dead leaves.
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Her baby picture for comparison
A baby Peruvian long-tailed boa constrictor sitting in a dish of white pebbles.
November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
Shar’s gorgeous as always
A young Peruvian long-tailed boa constrictor held in a hand wearing a black glove, in front of a green wall and houseplants. Close up on the head and neck of a young Peruvian long-tailed boa constrictor.
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
the artist …… the art
Grammostola pulchra, a solid black tarantula standing on dirt substrate and a fake plant. A fake plant whose leaves are very ragged from being chewed by a tarantula.
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
get cupped, idiots
Brachypelma hamorii, a black tarantula with orange knees, partially inside a plastic cup. Grammostola pulchra, a solid black tarantula, inside a plastic cup.
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
Since I posted some other older equine photos... 🦊
The head and neck of a Hartmann's mountain zebra standing in foliage. A Hartmann's mountain zebra with trees in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
pituophis.bsky.social
It's been 10 years since I dabbled in combined driving, but I still like revisiting the tournament photos I took back then 🐎
A pair of stocky palomino horses with very long manes hitched side by side in black harnesses. A pair of solid black horses hitched side by side in black harnesses, pulling a light competition carriage through the edge of a field with very long grass. A single piebald horse in a black harness, pulling a light competition carriage through short grass with trees in the background.
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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teaching her about her history
A fluffy tabby dutifully watching the Rammstein - Mein Teil music video on an iPad in which her namesake, a man in drag, walks five men on leashes like dogs.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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an orb
A tabby cat in a grey bed, curled up so tight with her forehead on her tail that she almost makes a perfect circle.
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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I was already stressed tonight and then I got a long email from my parents about how they’re sad I’m low contact
Ben Affleck smoking and looking miserable
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
pituophis.bsky.social
I think my new light filtering window shades help with the photo lighting problem a bit 🤔
A young bairds rat snake, a grey and orange colubrid, held in a hand wearing a black glove. The background is a green wall, houseplants, and taxidermy. A young bairds rat snake, a grey and orange colubrid, held in a hand wearing a black glove. The background is a green wall, houseplants, and taxidermy.
November 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I almost never see the T. albo out but it had opinions about its fake leaves today
Tliltocatl albopilosus, a brown tarantula covered in long light hairs, standing on dirt. Tliltocatl albopilosus, a brown tarantula covered in long light hairs, standing on dirt and fake leaves.
November 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM