Snake Therapy with Shira Loa

Snake Therapy with Shira Loa Education about snakes and the therapeutic benefits they can offer to our mental/emotional health!

This beautiful girl fascinates and delights me every single day. She heals me. I was feeling so down and off my game tod...
04/24/2026

This beautiful girl fascinates and delights me every single day. She heals me. I was feeling so down and off my game today, and spending some time in the sunshine with her lifted my spirits. I also found out she’s got iridescent belly scales! I’m so grateful to have her in my life.
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Name: Rura
Species: W. Rufous Beaked Snake | Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
Hatched: February 2024
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PATIENCE IS MORE THAN A VIRTUE… ⬇️If You Are Someone Who Needs Immediate Tangible Results, Who Needs Equal Reciprocation...
04/20/2026

PATIENCE IS MORE THAN A VIRTUE… ⬇️
If You Are Someone Who Needs Immediate Tangible Results, Who Needs Equal Reciprocation Of Effort, Then Reptile Keeping Is Not For You. But If You Can Understand The Benefits Of Patience For Yourself And For The Animal, Then You’ve Found One Of The Most Powerful Elements Of What I Like To Call Snake (Reptile) Therapy. 

They May Never Lick Your Face In Gratitude, But If You Know What to Look For, You’ll See A Unique Form Of Appreciation Or Recognition That Is Just As- Or More- Rewarding.   

Comment Below If You Agree, And Let Me Know What Other Quiet Gifts You’ve Found In Reptile Keeping!
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This experience just healed something in my soul. **** Website Link in Bio ➡︎SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE⬅︎ (@ Snake_Therapy) fo...
04/18/2026

This experience just healed something in my soul.
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Name: Rura
Species: W. Rufous Beaked Snake | Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
Hatched: February 2024
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04/17/2026

🤷🏻‍♀️ I prefer weirdos.
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Name: Elora
Species: Japanese Rat Snake | Elaphe climacophora
Hatched: September 2023
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04/15/2026

Progress and Process: making a nearly 4’ tall, 6’ wide tree for my Japanese Rat Snake’s enclosure upgrade! We’re not done yet, but I thought I’d show how I got to this point.
The enclosure is a specialty design from - 6’x2’x4’ HDPE. This will be a bioactive environment with a water feature, rock shelves, lots of living plants, and will give her nearly double the space she has now. She is a very active snake and loves to climb, so I used reference images from observations on inaturalist.org to decide what to create for her. This is my biggest build yet, and involves lots of experimentation, but I’m so excited to see how it all turns out.
As I build things for my own animals, I learn how I might best do it for others, so if you’re interested in something like this for your own animals, you can use the commission form on my website to request it!
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Don’t Fall For This Stuff!!We’ve all heard it before… “(Insert species here) Doesn’t *Need* (x)”.UVB, Enrichment, Space ...
04/13/2026

Don’t Fall For This Stuff!!
We’ve all heard it before… “(Insert species here) Doesn’t *Need* (x)”.

UVB, Enrichment, Space To Move Freely, and Even Fresh Water and Heat- These Are All Things I’ve Heard People Say Are “Optional” Or Unnecessary For Captive Reptiles.

Reptiles are resilient, but that doesn’t mean they can’t SUFFER from depravation.

UVB, Photoperiods, Enrichment, Space to Move Freely, Thermal Gradients… None of these things are optional- They’re basic welfare.
Just because you can survive without something doesn’t mean it won’t benefit you. And if it’s beneficial for them, why wouldn’t we provide it? They rely on us for their well-being, and they deserve more than the minimum effort from us.
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Zenith Macro Photo dump just because LOOK AT HIM! He’s so incredible. 🥰****Website Link in Bio ➡︎SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE⬅︎ ...
04/11/2026

Zenith Macro Photo dump just because LOOK AT HIM! He’s so incredible. 🥰
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Name: Zenith
Species: Western Madagascar Tree Boa | Sanzinia volontany
Born: August 2023
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“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” -The Lady Galadriel ****Website Link in Bio ➡︎SUBSCRIBE ...
04/10/2026

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” -The Lady Galadriel
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Name: Galadriel
Species: Colombian Rainbow Boa | Epicrates maurus
Born: April 2023
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