Stanley

Sssebastian is ssslithering back into the ssstudio with a sssuper ssspecial, sssurprise sssojourner. 

Meet Stanley, a ball python snake. 

My initial reaction to Stanley was to bark, spin in a circle, run out of the room, and then to quickly run back in to have another look. Suffice to say, I was a little surprised to see a snake at the studio. 

Once I settled down though, I slowly inched my way closer to say hello to Stanley. Lucky for me, I had just finished reading the entire Harry Potter series (…..for the fourth time) and so I was completely refreshed and up-to-date on the habits and communication methods of snakes. When I say lucky, I mean really lucky because Stanley (who is actually a girl) turned out to be quite charming, sweet and gentle, and absolutely lovely to chat with. She was so sweet I felt the need to apologize for my reaction after first seeing her, but with a flick of her tail she hissed “It’s okay…..sss….” and all was forgiven. Turns out, it’s the hard knock life for a snake. Everyone’s always scared of them, no matter how sweet or friendly they are. Indiana Jones put it best when he said, “Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?”. Well I say, “Why not spiders instead? “. We can all agree that spiders are terrifying, so let’s be afraid of them instead, and leave the snakes alone.

Enjoy some photos of Stanley below, and don’t forget to check out the Jason KB Photo facebook page!

-Sebastian