Carr's Colubrids

07/25/2023

Motley Baby

06/07/2023

Wye aren’t snakes slimy?🐍

There’s a misconception that snakes are slimy, but in reality they are quite dry and smooth! So where did this misconception come from, and why isn’t it true? Reptiles look wet and shiny but are actually dry. The shine in snakes is from the way that their scales are keeled. The smooth scales reflect the light to look very wet, but this is just an optical illusion.

Reptiles are covered in scales which don’t produce oil, and they also don’t have sweat glands. This means there are no natural processes to produce ‘slime’. Snakes’ scales are heavily keratinized making them tough. Keratin is the same protein that makes up your fingernails and hair. Due to the fact that snakes are so dry, their skin isn’t able to support very much germ life. This means that snakes are very clean as well, even relative to humans.

We hope you learned ssssssssssomething cool! 🐍🐍

06/04/2023

Eggies!

02/25/2023

🙌 Only 1️⃣ sleep to go until the very first Toronto Reptile & Plant Expo! So excited to combine these two incredible passions under one roof!

See you tomorrow!

🗓 Sunday, February 26
📍 International Centre Hall 1
⏰ 10 am to 4 pm

🎫 BUY TICKETS ON👉
https://reptileexpo.ca/

10/29/2022

Still have some corns for sale!
They're cute and awesome!

We have multiple corn snakes available for purchase, including albino (amel) and wild-types. These snakes are docile and well-handled for a calm temperament. While supplies last! Price varies by morph, but $100-150 depending on the snake.

10/24/2022

Today is Day! 🐢🐍🦎

On this day, we take extra time to celebrate our cold-blooded friends, discuss the importance of their role in our local ecosystems and raise awareness of threats to their habitats.

10/23/2022

🖤

08/07/2022

Anyone order a cup snek?

07/16/2022

Third meal for hatchling number 1! This little lady is definitely ready to go. 😊

07/16/2022

This dude is on his third meal since hatching on June 20. He ready for his forever home!

07/11/2022

Ruby s'plorin.

07/09/2022

Approximately 10 sweet boops ready for forever homes! Please DM if you want pictures!

07/03/2022

Surprise clutch! Courtesy of Rowena and Crowley.

04/18/2022

Easter eggs! Abby x Crowley.

03/25/2022

Yay!

03/08/2022

First lock of the season. Ms. Abbadon and Mr. Crowley 😎

02/09/2022

Current feels...

02/08/2022

Finally out of brumation!

01/27/2022

So mad after his foot bath and assisted deshedding!

11/05/2021

Well, all of our snakes 🐍 are cozy in their brumation room. Now we wait! Looking to pull them back into the world of the living around mid-to-late February. 😀

10/26/2021

Today is Day, and we think that's sssssss-uper! 🐍🐢

What better way to celebrate than with this cute Common Garter Snake!

Did you know there are actually 21 different types of Garter Snake? Or that snakes are important in our local ecosystems as both prey and predators in food webs? 🐍

10/25/2021

Wye Marsh National Wildlife Area established in 1978 and is home to native birds, bees, flora, reptiles, and amphibians, many of which are threatened

10/25/2021

10/25/2021

Corn snakes! Three of these lovelies will be breeding for us in the spring time. Excited to see what we get! 🤞