This life long fascination with snakes has continually evolved over the years. As it became apparent that I needed to establish myself in the reptile marketplace, so came the addition of a website. With 30 years of experience in keeping reptiles, I have bred quite a few different types of boas, pythons, colubrids and even lizards. It is unbelievable how exciting it is for me to see babies being born or hatching from eggs right in front of face. The more unique or difficult species are the most rewarding and I find my collection reflecting that challenge more and more throughout the years. I try to use experience and a trained eye as fundamentals for being successful, but many times it just seems like fate or luck controls my success.

In 2008 I became a licensed importer. I figured with all of the world-traveling I had done, I had made quite a few contacts over the years and this could be a viable way to get my hands on some really unique specimens. Of course, with just about everything I do, I wanted to be different. I did not want to be one of the handful of regular importers that simply got in the same stock as everyone else at the exact same time and brought it all to market. This forced me to not deal with the regular exporters that everyone else went to. Obviously, the new guy would get even less priority with stock. I jumped over everyone and went directly to the sources. From jungle collectors to some pretty serious players, I was where I could get animals before they were sold to the exporters. There were good deals and bad, but honestly, I grew tired of the loss of life. The delays, the games and eventually considering my own safety, I decided to back off. It is still there if I need it, but right now I don’t need it.

My current collection is comprised mostly of various locality and morph boas, morph Burmese Pythons, morph Reticulated Pythons, a limited amount of Ball Pythons and a few other odds and ends. Breeding stock is all hand selected, most raised by me from babies. Some are “one of a kind”, while others rival the best of the best. Here, attention to detail is key, ensuring that you receive healthy, mite free animals that will thrive for you as they have done for me.

I feel I have finally grown up into the adult I had always dreamed of being, still able to stare into the eyes of a serpent and be as captivated as I was when I was a child.