98.3 The Snake Christmas Pet Photo Contest: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the 98.3 The Snake Christmas Pet Photo Contest, and who runs it?

The 98.3 The Snake Christmas Pet Photo Contest is a public photo vote run by KSNQ through its 98.3 The Snake radio brand in Idaho. Readers look through pet photos submitted for the contest and vote for the one they want to support. The voting takes place on the station's own website, so the station, not an outside platform, hosts the ballot.

Most people who search the contest name want to know who runs it, where the vote happens, and whether it is open now. The facts table below covers the first two. The timing questions get their own section because the page gives only a month.

The 2025 winners page also names Valley View Veterinary Clinic, which shows that a local business is tied to the contest's own materials. The page does not describe that business as the contest's organizer.

Which editions are confirmed, and when does voting take place?

Two editions are confirmed, in 2020 and 2025. The 2025 contest ran its public vote in December, and the station later published winners for that year. The 2020 contest is confirmed through its ballot address, which carries the 2020 year, but the page text does not give its month.

Editions at a glance

The organizer has not printed day-level opening and closing dates for either year in the page text. December is the only confirmed timing pattern, so the exact window should be checked on the contest page each year; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

The station has kept its contest on the same site across the years, so the 2025 page is the one a visitor will reach first from a search. Older links still lead to the 2020 ballot address, which helps anyone comparing the two rounds side by side.

Anyone comparing the two editions should note that the 2020 page address and the 2025 page address are different pages, so older links may not lead to the current vote.

How does a supporter vote on the ballot today?

The mechanic is simple. A supporter opens the contest page, reviews the pet photos, and casts a vote for one entry. The 2025 winners page describes the finished voting week as "The week of voting is over," which tells readers that the ballot closes at the end of its window.

From entry page to winners

Read the year on the contest page before you vote, because older ballots remain online. The winners page for 2025 is the best reference for how the most recent round ended.

A first-time visitor can use the winners page to see the finished format before entering a vote. It lists the year's results after the window closes, which gives a clearer picture of the program than the entry page alone.

To understand how voting momentum works for any public poll, the general guide on getting more votes online covers the basics that apply to a photo contest like this one.

How does this contest sit beside other Idaho pet ballots?

Six sibling ballots in Idaho share the pet grouping on this site. Two are All About the Animals Coalition calendar contests, one of them for 2027. Two are Christmas pet photo contests run through other Idaho stations, one tied to kezj and one to kool965. The In Our Christmas Pet Holiday Photo Contest and the Valley View Veterinary Clinic Halloween Pet Photo Contest round out the set.

This contest differs because it is the one run by a radio brand that carries its own winners page. Readers who want a wider Idaho view can open the Idaho contest hub and compare the kezj Christmas pet photo contest with the kool965 version.

What can a supporter do beyond sharing the contest link?

The page does not describe any outside promotion, so the station's own rules set the boundaries. The most direct step is sharing the contest link with pet owners, neighbors and friends who already follow the station. A shared link reaches people who might not otherwise find the entry page, and it does not require anyone to change how the vote works.

Entry photos can be judged on the picture itself, so a supporter who wants to help an entry should start by checking the contest page for the rules that apply to that year. Reading the full entry list before voting also helps a supporter compare the photos on their own terms rather than relying on a single shared image.

Some readers search for paid vote services before a contest closes. Whether any purchased vote would count depends on the station's rules, which the page does not print. Any plan to back an entry should stay within what the contest allows. For a neutral overview of paid vote services, read the buy votes online overview before deciding.