The last pet snake we had was a Ball Python (my son's pet), but it was a hand-me-down and very agressive, we ended up finding another home for it, with a local pet shop owner. I had a hognose when I was a youngstrer but my parents wouldn't let me keep a snake. We have many of the local varieties on the property and I see them when the weather is warm (which is a lot here), I tell them to stick around and eat all the vermin they desire, and don't leave, the neighbors don't like snakes!!

The last pet snake we had was a Ball Python (my son's pet), but it was a hand-me-down and very agressive, we ended up finding another home for it, with a local pet shop owner. I had a hognose when I was a youngstrer but my parents wouldn't let me keep a snake. We have many of the local varieties on the property and I see them when the weather is warm (which is a lot here), I tell them to stick around and eat all the vermin they desire, and don't leave, the neighbors don't like snakes!!

Didn't mean it as a challenge, just an opinion. I think it looks really well fed for a year!!


Just kidding about the challenge, but to continue our discussion, if the snake was on the same plane as the ball, it would be about 20 balls long or about 35 in. However our photographer probably wasn't carrying more than a 200 to 300mm lens with him golfing. Also, he wasn't going too close to the snake and he didn't spook the snake (It wasn't looking at him and it didn't run.) (and the ball is out of the focal plane) I figure about 10-12 ft. away and the ball another 2 ft further so the actual size of the snake would be about 3/4 the apparent size or a little over 2 ft. long. (The snake could be 1 ft. at birth) This corresponds nicely with the 4 sheds or rattles and would put this western diamondback at around 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 years old. Check me out if you wish.