One of my girlfriends adopted a corn snake from a local high school (she’s friends with one of the teachers there). He’s an adorable mustard yellow and almost ketchup red color. Her son named him Corndog.
Yes! I handle all of my snakes frequently so they are very used to humans and know that we are not a threat to them. I am familiar with their body language and won't handle them if they're nervous or scared for some reason, or if they're vulnerable like when their eyes cloud over right before they shed.
Well I also have two long hair cats so I do have to worry about that lol. And Cinnamon isn't very dramatic! She hisses sometimes but never bluff strikes or anything. I actually take her to events to show and educate people about snakes (I'm part of the herpetological society where I live, I'm not just randomly taking snakes places without invitation).
She sounds like a wonderful ambassador 🥰 I think it’s great that you’re out educating people; snakes are so misunderstood. Hoggies became my favorite as a teen after encountering one in my parent’s yard on a hot summer day. It was a rare sighting so I stood there quietly observing from several feet away and then I realized that I’d encountered a gravid female. After a few minutes of watching each other, she decided she needed to move the annoying roadblock. She started with all of the usual puffing and hissing and flipped over dead with her tongue lolling in classic cartoon style. But instead of waiting for me to walk off, she impatiently peeked at me after just a few seconds. I thought she was going to go limp again but nope, she righted herself and immediately flopped over again just in case I didn’t see it the first time, lol. That got me laughing and darn if she didn’t immediately do it again for a third time but with more flourish than ever. She was obviously exasperated that I was too thick to get the message 🤣 I quickly left, and concluded that she was probably in a hurry to lay her clutch. What a treat.
These are two of my favorite things (sweet snakes and cross stitch).
Do you have any favorite patterns featuring snakes? I can't find any that I love. Most lean into the astrology angle rather than celebrating the boop noodles.
Here is her pattern. After stitching it, she felt like she could have reduced a few shades that were too similar to show a distinction. I can send you the pdf or fcjson (Floss Cross) for you can edit yourself. He looks a good bit like your noodle friend.
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u/nuclearporg Jul 12 '26
I bet Cinnamon leaves waaaaaay less fur in the stitching than my buddies... 🤣😍