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EDIT: I know I shouldn’t mess around with snakes I don’t know, I was using the extra fabric of my long dress all layered up like how I would usually use a thick towel to keep some distance from him and my skin (because that’s all I had on hand and there were cars coming). I assumed he was a fat garden snake, but I haven’t seen one with the stripes he has.

This beautiful idiot was in the road last night, obviously they’re unharmed. But they did manage to bite me through my dress when I went to grab em. Didn’t draw blood but I’m really curious what snake was the first to land a bite on me at my ripe old age of 25. 😂 Thanks in advance for any info!

Tank info: 10g tall, heater, 20g filter, had the tank running for 2-ish years, had Tony for a year, his tank mates are 4 mystery snails and 1 ghost shrimp, only silk or silicone plants, multiple resting leaves, (will add water parameters later, not able to right now)

My boy Tony got stuck in a shrimp decor piece 2 days ago and I helped him get out by pushing him forward as gentle as I could. But he lost scales while he was stuck and struggling, I’m sure having to be pushed didn’t help but I had no choice…. He has a white patch on his back but it’s not like a deep laceration. Today it looks a little like he has a tiny cotton ball on his back? I don’t know how else to describe it and I’m not sure what to do. He comes up for air and is able to swim, I can’t tell how well he’s able to get food, he just keeps resting in his log. He does move positions in the log regularly, after this photo he “sat up” and looked at me for a minute then went to sit in a different part of the log. I put Indian almond leaves in the tank the same night, I’ve been keeping it dim in the tank, extra feedings, and keeping the tank as quiet/calm as possible. These aren’t great pictures but I am afraid I will stress him out if I try to get a better picture. Please help me help my Tony

I saw this and needed to share it more than just on TikTok. Ride prepared, ride safe. ❤️