Look what I got to hold today! (creepy crawley warning)

[ChrisH]

It's a rose back spider and it is beautiful!


Dannielle (my grandaughter) and I went to the Scientriffic event which was one of the Wrexham Science Festivals, these creatures were part of 'Snakes Alive' in the Animal Zone.

Here are some more creatures.
I fell in love with this guy, really, a Burmese Python, he is gorgeous and very big!!




Not sure about this one I think it is a King Python


A few more creatures in the next post.

[green_chameleon_girl]

AWW the spider is GORGEOUS!

[Dogz]

Before I look!


Oooh, I love the Burmese Python, look at those gorgeous colors! You are so lucky, what beautiful animals!

[ChrisH]

A couple of other spiders and two scorpions


A Carpet Python


A Water Dragon


A Bearded Dragon (Dannielle got to hold him later )


That all folks!

[slleipnir]

Can't say I feel to much toward that spider

but the snakes are beautiful I want one so bad :X

[ChrisH]

I like spiders but even so I was a bit wary of it actually being on me, but it was great! I went back for seconds but it got so busy, everyone wanted a turn!

The big python, until today I liked snakes, but now I love them. He was so .... oh, I can't explain, guess you snake keepers and lovers know what I mean.

[ChiRen]

Yuck...lol.
Great pictures, but those animals without fur and four legs really creep me out!!

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

To each his own - but give me some cats or kittens to cuddle any day.

[K9soul]

They are all beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures. The Burmese Python is magnificent!

[ChrisH]

Originally posted by Ally Cat's Mommy
To each his own - but give me some cats or kittens to cuddle any day.

Oh, I couldn't be without my Ebby's purr and Bobby's waggly tail, I love them to bits.

Even though I know I couldn't, nor wouldn't, keep Mr Burmese Python as a pet, anymore than I could, or would, a big cat, I felt honoured to get so close to him, and the other creatures. I love them and respect for them for what they are, facinating and, to me, beautiful.

[DoggieLover27]

Well, the spiders are totally FREAKING me out (lol) But the snakes are so cool!

[ramanth]

Lucky!

The spider and snakes are so pretty! Recently they had a science fair at one of the local Malls. Andy and I happened to be shopping that day and Potter Park Zoo had some animals there, including an owl, python, and a bunny.

The python was curled up in a cat bed and the bunny was not very happy about having to share the table.

But everyone played nice.

[ChrisH]

Glad you liked them Kimmy!

There was a bunny, guinea pig and a chinchilla too, but quite a ways from the python!

In a different part of the zone we learned something about how snakes and lizards are different. This guy explained the difference between snakes and lizards by first showing us a the markings on small cornsnake, (it spent the rest of the time around his neck ) then an indigenous lizard without legs, and one with itty bitty tiny legs, then a sand lizard (which the cornsnake was very interested in) and finally a gecko.

Chris

[Edwina's Secretary]

One summer when I was in school in Tucson Arizona a friend and I rented an apartment for the summer. It was a dump, a dive, a hovel.....ghastly. One night I had washed my hair. I saw the biggest, hairiest spider EVER! I was then (as I am now) in charge of dispatching insects. I couldn't do it. It would have been like smashing a mouse!

I stuffed a towel under the door and off we went to get my boyfriend to come and deal with it (we had no phone.) On the way I kept saying..."The biggest, hairiest spider I've EVER seen."

Finally it hit me...big hairly spider = tarantula!

Sure enough. My bf, who had had them as pets ( ) knew what to do. He captured it and released it outside.

Trust me Chris...it is different when they are in your bathroom.

[QueenScoopalot]

Some spiders I get a bit errr let's say jumpy around. But most crawly things don't faze me! I'll never forget the sight I saw as a child, of a nest of freshly born garter snakes. Or are they snakelets? There were so many, I was fascinated all coming out of an old pasture wall!