Event Report 20131103
At Kathleen's insistence we went to the San
Diego Reptile Show at the Community Concourse. I have
to admit, there were some interesting reptiles there, but
the concept of having Boa Constrictors and Anacondas as pets
creeps me out.
Some of the snakes were brightly colored, but the cages
and dim lighting made taking photos a challenge.
The photos below are what we saw.
Reflections in the mirrored windows of one
of the downtown high-rise buildings.
Some of the buildings
downtown are quite tall. Not tall in a "Manhattan sense", but tall in a SoCal
sense.
Looking east from the Community Concourse.
In the foyer, we passed
this fellow taking his Monitor Lizard for a walk.
Look at the size of this turtle.
There were many bins full
of brightly colored pythons. Some were albino, others
pink.
This lizard was attempting
a jail break but to no avail.
My question to the gal with the snake was "do
you ever get worried he may squeeze your head off?". She said no, but I
wonder.
This chameleon was loose
and climbing on fake branches.
Another lizard with a
harness out for a hike.
This one seemed to like
the attention and
was not constrained at all.
This chameleon was riding around on this
fellow's hand. Note the odd color scheme.
As we were walking past,
the handler pulled
this albino python
out for some lovin'.
Shooting through glass
cage walls is difficult, thus the reflection. This boa is snoozing
on a branch.
Some kind of horned
lizard.
Another horned lizard, but
this one is colored.
I can't make heads-nor-tails from this mess.
These blue lizards were
quite interesting.
The photo above was shot
through a tight
mesh screen cage wall with a huge light at the top. Note his
feet.
There were all manner of
lizards for sale, but the subtleties were lost on me.
This pair were watching
the people carefully. Note the ear hole and the claws on his buddy.
These "horneys" had orange highlights.
There were some
"interesting" people at the reptile show. Some of the gals were tatted and pierced and
dyed in ways that defy
logic (as well as the normal parameters of good
taste). I will be having (bad) dreams about them for
some time to come.
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