Crochet animals - turtle and snake!!

My eldest son has a thing for turtles, after being kindly given a handmade turtle whilst undergoing radiotherapy at the UFPTI in Florida.  Shortly after I learned to crochet, he asked me if I could make a companion turtle for his existing friend.  I was completely bowled over - there was nothing better than actually being able to create something by request from one of my children!  We sat down and he chose the yarn he wanted me to use and everything!  I still get fuzzy feelings every time one of them asks me to make them something specific........so, here is my boys' turtle!

 

  

 

Of course, as soon as I'd made the turtle for my eldest, my other son decided he wanted a snake from the same yarn....

Being owned by a (then) 3 year old made the poor snake subject to an awful lot of pulling around, tying up and other general snake cruelty, and as such he's looking a little uneven in the pics below.  His poor innards....!!

These were the first, but they haven't been the last things I've made for the children :)