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Published: 2013-07-28 00:25:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 293; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 2
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This is the most adorable creature you can find here.Seriously though.
It's so cute 8D
I kept him in my hands for a while and he's almost totally cool with that.
Anyway, this creature has a place in our mythology, which is pretty cool. There's a long article on wiki in my language, but I'm just gonna quote the shorter english version-
"Žaltys (literally: grass snake) is a household spirit in the Lithuanian mythology. As sacred animal of the sun goddess Saulė, it is a guardian of the home and a symbol of fertility. People used to keep it as a pet by the stove or other special area of the house, believing that it would bring good harvest and wealth. Killing žaltys was said to bring great misfortunes upon the household. If žaltys was found in the field, people gave it milk attempting to befriend the creature and make it a sacred household pet."
We also have a popular tale which involves it, you can read about it here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egl%C4%9…
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Ooh, i know these. Really simple yet bautiful snakes. We have them here aswell, seeing as we are a neighbour country. But i have never had a chance to handle one, i wish i could. But this is a great shot! Easy to see all the little details! Beautiful!
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This is the only one I held so far. But yeah, they're quite pretty, and since they're completely harmless to humans, I consider them to be extremely adorable creatures c:
Also, thank you! ^^
(Also, it's pretty cool that you're from Latvia! I haven't met anyone from there yet I think 
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Yeah, they are really nice reptiles!
I think you would be the first one i've met from Lithuania. Really nice meeting you!
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I know I already saw this pic, but this guy is awesome. ;A; I wish I could just pick up snakes like this, haha. Did he snap at all?
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Well why can't you just pick them up like this? xD
Anyway, no, all these guys do is hiss, but calm down pretty quickly. I wish I had any milk to give it, since I heard they like that.
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OOOH so cute ;u; i love snakes! ^^
Where did you get it? Or is it your pet? :3
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Our friend bought this land with an old house and now she's building a new house there and making it like a summer home or something. I don't really now how to explain it. Apparently there are a lot of them around the place, though I found only this one that day.
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