Cobra

Cobra came to us from a combination of want and fate. One of the animals I had long planned to get when moving out of home was a snake. But more than me, my husband wanted one.

Even though we both wanted a snake we hadn't decided to get one yet. That's when fate stepped in. I was still working at the corp petstore and they happened to get a python in that wasn't selling. Because he was at the store so long he was handled frequently by the employees and we all began to fall in love with him. He was very active for a ball python and very curious. 

Cobra, being held by my husband, when we first got him. He was 8" long.

My husband happened to come in one day while an employee was carrying him around. He held him and decided that Cobra is what he wanted for Christmas! 

The night we got Cobra we were attending church with my Mother. We wanted to bring him out to her house to meet the family. But since it was cold and we were heading straight to her church my husband decided to sneak him in. So during the entire service Cobra stayed snuggled in my husband's hoodie. After the service we took him out for a few friends to see. 

Cobra today at 30" in length

It's a bit hard to see in the photo but he has grown a lot since we first got him. Cobra introduced us to the wonderful world of ball pythons.  He's still very curious and likes to investigate things. But is a bit shy about having his head touched. He's been a fun snake that everyone has enjoyed seeing grow up.