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Photo stills done by Mark Diorio a professional photographer that has taken two trips here to do pictures of myself with my snakes outdoors he did some great shots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sh4i...
Contact For Mark: MarkDiorioPHOTO@gmail.com
Music in background from Youtube Audio Library song title is Acting_Up

Snake love is definitely in the air in my house LOL Corn Snakes have already bred, Sunny my Lemon Pastel Ball Python is with Tipr my normal and Chewy and Jade are together. I swore I wouldn't breed anymore snakes because I hate parting with the babies but there is something so magical about bringing baby snakes into the world and that's what they do in a wild environment so no reason to deprive them of doing what nature has equipped them to do in a captive environment as long as you are dedicated to caring for them and finding the babies good homes :) I apologize for not posting videos lately but as you can see I've been VERY busy here at home with all my awesome scaled friends :o)

http://www.tobealpha.com/alpha-male-c...
Confident
Alpha males know they are the shit. Whether they are or not to someone else doesn’t really matter. Alpha males believe in themselves and aren’t afraid to show it physically, vocally or through action and thoughts.
When’s the last time you saw an alpha male that was afraid or second guessing themselves? Usually they just go for it because they are that confident.
Have Intangibles (Mentally Tough)
When I say intangibles, I’m talking about the right mentality. Alphas always think they are a winner. Sure they might fail once in awhile, but they get over it really fast and just move on.
They know that they will eventually succeed if they keep trying. Alpha males do not give up just because they failed once
Competitive
Alpha males don’t like to lose. They want to win.
They don’t just want to win, they want to beat the hell out of you and make you remember they won.
Everything they do in life is a competition. They want to be the best. Competition drives them. But they don’t do it to show off. It’s because they truly believe they should be winning all the time.
Make competition your friend. It will make you better in all parts of your life.

Upon request some of my snake enclosures :)
We all do things different to care for and raise our snakes because each snake is just as much an individual as every person is and there is nobody that knows each of your snakes as well as you do, their handler and owner. Someone that really loves their snakes gives each snake the environment they can best thrive in to remain healthy content snakes. I've raised snakes for 55 years and have never had to seek a vet for any health related issues with any of my snakes except for two rescued snakes and a LOT can be avoided from going wrong if you spend a ton of time observing your snakes and watching their body mechanics because they can let you know what needs to be changed or what they want different so they are more comfortable in their enclosures. It's all up to you to learn to understand each individual snake and give each one a good environment to exist in.
People on the other end of a keyboard have no right to tell you what you need to be doing for each of your snakes because there is no way they could possibly know your snakes as the individuals that they are, without having a close personal relationship with them so use your own good judgment and do what you feel is in your snakes best interest !!
People that keep snakes should spend less time finding fault with each other and pointing their fingers at each other and work together as a group of people that are trying to educate others about snakes. If we can't agree on a common goal without insulting each other that only accomplishes one thing and that is it shows people that we can't function as a tight group of people working toward a common goal and in the long run it's the snakes that lose out :( This division within the reptile community makes everyone a target when it comes to the animal rights organizations pushing their agenda and fighting to ban us all from keeping our pets. (HSUS, PETA, ASPCA,etc.)

Mutual Trust, Respect And Understanding ! So looking forward to taking my scaled friends back outdoors soon this was filmed the end of this past summer with Mr. Chewy :) My intentions this spring and summer are dedicated to showing people that snakes do in fact have a close friendship relationship with people through my videos. The snake in this video was close to shedding so this also shows you that snakes that have learned to trust their handler don't get insecure or agitated with being handled while in pre-shed.
Music Credit: Youtube Audio Library
Song Title: Alternate

Observation is the key to working with your snakes and to improving their quality of life as well as your own !! Why take unnecessary risk when you don't need to and why create a stressful situation if it's not necessary?
The snake in this video is Jade my female and yes she still has a small piece of stuck shed under her bottom jaw that she refused to let me remove LOL
Dennis came in (My male friend/companion) and distracted Jade so she had to stop and make sure she knew who the guy was that was standing by her enclosure watching her eat ROFL

Mark the photographer that came to visit me for a special in a big local newspaper 2 years ago and (Now Attending Colgate College) called me yesterday and is coming in today or tomorrow for a photo shoot of myself and my snakes for the science department and for his own personal portfolio at Colgate College I am so stoked about this one !!!!! Mark holds a degree in fine arts and sciences :)
A great step forward for snake education and some big shoes to try to follow into Harry Greene (Field Biology And Snake Education) at Cornell University's Video !!A BIG name in snake education through the years and Rattlesnake Conservation !!! All together 2 hours of continious photo shooting for a total of at least 600 pictures and I will get copies in a few weeks of all the professional photos. There are no boundaries when it comes to doing snake education as long as you do it properly and with a positive attitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ycJ...
http://www.uticaod.com/article/201410...

Going to be such a bummer :( Chewy has spent 3 weeks priming for his shed and I was up til 3 in the morning watching him and filming his shed and unfortunately he has no idea that his friend Deffer, the cat is no longer with us. Chewy was her constant companion and they spent all their time hanging out together when he was out. After a couple of days rest I will take him out and he will realize his friend is gone and that's going to be sad for me :(

Many people don't realize that snakes just like people have good days and bad days and there are many things that influence the way they react to people. For snakes to display anger and aggression and to be able to change their moods and temperaments and personalities they must have a sense of feelings and emotions just as a humans emotions determine the mood they are in :)