"Yeah, they are pretty cool. My labmate works on them, and keeps a couple in his office. There's a pretty great story of them escaping and being discovered over the weekend by a guy who has a pretty irrational fear of snakes...even wee little snakes like this one."

"It's gorgeous!"

"Cool!"

"Yep, this picture was for Valine. I'd never heard this story prior to meeting her."

"Shovelnose snake. And this is a full grown adult. They live out in the desert and feed on scorpions."