My boyfriend and I rescued a california king snake the other day and brought him home. My cat has been quite curious about him ever since.

We love Winchester. He loves to be held. Often you’ll find my boyfriend and I curled up on the couch with Winchester warming up on our necks.

Everyone talks about rescuing dogs and cats, but other pets get left behind, too. Snakes, rodents, turtles, birds and lizards among them.

These pets could be let lose, but more often then not they aren’t capable of surviving on their own. For my snake… he’s a warm weather snake, and we live in a very cold region. He’d die out there.

I’m a pretty strong believer in “spay and neuter your pets” to keep fewer of them in shelters. And not buying dogs and cats from puppy farms. There are enough lonely pets that need love in the world already, not to mention genetic problems due to over/in-breeding.

Anyway, I didn’t exactly mean to be preachy today, just wanted to share my wonderful new pet with everyone.