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I started typing this while he was hanging out in my hand, which meant I was typing very slowly. Then I set him on my lap and he just sat there (pictured below).
Milkshake was my first non-corn snake. When I got him, we had the 4 corn snakes for the 4 kids, though all of the snakes were in my room in the snake rack my husband built for me. It had room for 4 snakes and their bins. Not too long after Milkshake joined the snake family, my husband built another rack so he would fit, too.
Last April, I was talking with my friend online, doing research on a reptile pet for their family, when I came across a Craigslist ad for a Pueblan milk snake. I sent the link to my friend, and she replied with, "Ooooooooooh! Beautiful! Milkshake!" and then we had a good laugh about Swyping and it correcting what she meant to type. She asked if I would name it Milkshake, and I said, if I get it, I will! And in the end, she did end up getting a reptile pet for their family (a bearded dragon), and I got Milkshake the Pueblan milk snake from a local breeder, Kevin Collison. I bet if I had not seen this ad, I would not have known about this breeder, and I also would not have Sherlock or Loki.
He hatched in August 2012. When I first met him, he was very laid back and did not musk. Since that time, he has earned the nickname of poop slinger and other assorted names of that ilk. I am happy to say that he hasn't musked very badly in the last few times I have taken him out, so I think he is outgrowing it. He seems to have 2 speeds: lightening fast or completely still. The second time we had him out, my daughter was holding him and he took off and went into our couch! Thankfully he didn't escape down a hole, and I was able to get him out. He doesn't do that so much anymore, generally just assuming the ball python pose and hiding from you as you hold him, though last night he did seem to be watching me as I watched TV and tried to type one-handed.
I started typing this while he was hanging out in my hand, which meant I was typing very slowly. Then I set him on my lap and he just sat there (pictured below).
Milkshake was my first non-corn snake. When I got him, we had the 4 corn snakes for the 4 kids, though all of the snakes were in my room in the snake rack my husband built for me. It had room for 4 snakes and their bins. Not too long after Milkshake joined the snake family, my husband built another rack so he would fit, too.
Last April, I was talking with my friend online, doing research on a reptile pet for their family, when I came across a Craigslist ad for a Pueblan milk snake. I sent the link to my friend, and she replied with, "Ooooooooooh! Beautiful! Milkshake!" and then we had a good laugh about Swyping and it correcting what she meant to type. She asked if I would name it Milkshake, and I said, if I get it, I will! And in the end, she did end up getting a reptile pet for their family (a bearded dragon), and I got Milkshake the Pueblan milk snake from a local breeder, Kevin Collison. I bet if I had not seen this ad, I would not have known about this breeder, and I also would not have Sherlock or Loki.
He hatched in August 2012. When I first met him, he was very laid back and did not musk. Since that time, he has earned the nickname of poop slinger and other assorted names of that ilk. I am happy to say that he hasn't musked very badly in the last few times I have taken him out, so I think he is outgrowing it. He seems to have 2 speeds: lightening fast or completely still. The second time we had him out, my daughter was holding him and he took off and went into our couch! Thankfully he didn't escape down a hole, and I was able to get him out. He doesn't do that so much anymore, generally just assuming the ball python pose and hiding from you as you hold him, though last night he did seem to be watching me as I watched TV and tried to type one-handed.