She has the blood of reptile underneath her skin

Thought I'd share with you some of the highlights from the London Zoo's Reptile House. They do a fantastic job with their displays. And no, before you ask, I did not get a picture of the Harry Potter snake vivarium. There's a plaque there, but there's not a boa constrictor in there. In fact, they don't have a boa constrictor. They have a reticulated python, which is what they used in the movie, but she's in another tank that is both larger and more suitable for a serpent of her nature. In the tank from the movie, they have a black mamba. Had Harry talked to that and set it free, it would have been a real problem. Black mambas are some of the most deadly snakes in the world. Anyways, lizards and such!

A lovely Parson's chameleon!

Sleepy basilisk. He had a nice big pool of water to play in.

The three Galapagos tortoises had a huge pool and a nice big yard. This is Dirk, who's about as old as the zoo itself.

And this is one of the two ladies, Dolly, I think. She looks so very annoyed.

This is Raja, one of their Komodo dragons. They have two, him and his girlfriend. He was chilling by one of his ponds. These guys have a nice large yard, too, as well as private living quarters.

See how bright the scales on his head are? That means he's relaxed and happy and, uh... enjoying the scent of the female in the other part of the enclosure. These aren't things that most zoo-based Komodo dragons are.

This is the female. For an eight-foot-long lizard, she looks pretty dainty, no? I love her face.

The king cobra was intensely interested in Anna. It followed her with its head.

So I told her to go stand on the other side so I could get a better picture of it. I love how much hiding space they give their venomous snakes. We tend to forget how shy they are, but they really don't like hanging out where they can be seen most of the time.

Their big beardie, a full-grown lady, watching everybody.

The other one, a subadult female, hanging out on top of a huge rock and watching life happen. They shared their enclosure with two skinks and it was HUGE.

Emerald tree boa near the top of its tank. I'm trying to show off the really nice lightbox in the background.

Super-pretty black tree monitor. Nearly the entire tank was vertical climbing space.

This is not a full-size crocodile. This is a Filipino crocodile, which is tiny. It's in an enclosure you could easily keep a full-size crocodile in.

Exceptional emerald tree monitor in a really nice vivarium. I think I'd like one of these for my next reptile.