A reptile hug ( lemmy.world )

thesporkeffect , 2 months ago

Why are they doing this? Looks like they are both ready to shed, maybe?

Im suspicious about the water droplets too, but it's a pretty picture.

I could be entirely wrong and they are doing the snake nasty.

Xanthrax , 2 months ago

They're sharing warmth.

Hexarei , 2 months ago

The droplets are from their owner misting them, they're an Amazonian species called emerald tree boas and they need high humidity. Their owner likely put them together as a mating pair, yes - but they appear to just be sharing warmth in the photo. They're not a very handleable species, so their owner likely opened up their enclosure to mist them and took this photo because of the cuddle.