The image above is updated every five minutes (unless I've turned off the quickcam so I can wander around naked, or my computer has crashed, or something). You should be able to reload the page to see the latest image.
The lighting is pretty bad right now. I'll fix it eventually. For now, cope.
Unless someone's in the way or has moved the camera, you should be looking at my snake, Lucy (female for Lucifer)... or at least her cage. She's a columbian red-tailed boa. If you think my snake looks like an arm, you're looking in the wrong place. My arm is sometimes visible when I'm sitting in front of the computer. If you think she looks like a tree branch, you're still looking in the wrong place. Get a clue! The tree branch is there for her to climb. The snake is the thing in the cage that looks like, of all things, a snake. If you don't see her, I'm either holding her, or she's hiding... but I assure you, there is usually a snake in this cage.
I have collected a few pictures of her in her more social moods, in case
she's being shy (which she usually is). Before you ask, I did not get
money for the Caffeine Free Diet Coke product placement, but if you're
from Coca Cola, you're welcome to pay me.
I've decided to start recording her when she eats. At least I'll have a record of when I've fed her, and maybe there will be some other side-benefits. Think of it as a web-based nature program of an animal in captivity.
Since eating is a slow process, these movies are time-lapse -- one frame every five seconds.
For this one, I left out the ugliest part of the whole boa dining experience -- death by strangulation (ow). I don't think it's gruesome, but some people might disagree. You can't really see much of the rat, except its back and tail. If you feel like watching Lucy swallow a rodent whole, you have two options:
