Margain doodle from the sketchbook, ink and mixed coloured pencils.

Ensign Rex Valesti, transit security officer of the LK74656 "Fortunate Shrike" moonlighting in his other trade while his ship has a dry spell in the River Forge port.
At the last Varyag station he killed three armed ferrets and a serval with his bare paws when they made an attempt on his captain. His reputation from the fleet preceding him serves him well, making his clientele think twice about getting anymore touchy-feely than the rules of the establishment or their price range permit.

The snake isn't his but the property of his contractual employer, although this has nothing to do with finances and all to do with the impracticality of keeping a pet snake on a starship with comparatively small living quarters. Rainbow snakes are rather cheap throughout the Western half of Communion space; they are among the animals Savitari traders hand out like candy.

This is probably technically animal abuse.