Last week while in Berkeley I came across a reptile store called East Bay Vivarium. I wanted to stay all day.
Here are two huge snakes they had:
[Credit: kittyfisher on Flickr]
[Credit: dotpolka on Flickr]
Coiled up like this, they were each about the size of an automobile tire.
There are more great photos on the store's web site and Facebook page.
There was something intimate about viewing these creatures this way that I liked better in some ways than any zoo or aquarium.
Thanks to Google Maps, you can look around inside the store without being there.