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S373 aka ‘The Python Ban’ will receive a Hearing before the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee Chaired by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) on December 3, 2009. The bill sponsor is Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). If passed as written it would Ban all snakes in the family Pythonidae, placing them on the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act. That is ALL 40 species of pythons! This action would stop all import, export and interstate transport. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) ha… Continue

So yesterday I was cleaning the Tegu Cage, took him out no problem. When I put him back in, he goes right into feeding mode. I turn my head for 1 second to shut the glass and WHAM! He's clamped onto my hand like a toothed vice. So everyone learn from my mistake. DONT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE TEGU! Even if he was being nice 5 seconds prior. I got lucky and rather than breaking bones he only scrunched my hand together really hard. I can tell you, with that bite pressure he could have snapped a finge… Continue

One of my Honduran milks was in shed, and has been soaking a lot. That's as normal as normal gets. But when I checked on her today, there were about 50 mites in her water dish :( I felt so bad for her. I was glad to see that none of my other snakes had any yet after soaking all of them, but they are all in the same rack so it was a matter of time. Luckily we had some Provent-a-mite at the shop so I got to spend the last 3 hours soaking snakes and nuking mites. I'm kind of baffled as to where the… Continue

This is a program that I came across a while ago that is very helpful with determining the outcomes of snake breeding. It is built around Corns but can be used for anything with simple recessive traits. This thing was really helpful while I was still learning about genetics and crossing morphs so I thought I'd share it.

Corn Snake Calculator

How to use:

1. Click link and open the ZIP file. This requires winrar or a… Continue

So my friend and I decided to go on an overnight camping trip, just to unwind a bit. We had a great time, besides me promptly slicing my finger wide open upon arrival. But about 5 minutes after unpacking I found a little Baby Garter Snake (I think a checkered garter). I wasn't expecting to see any herps at all so that was really exciting. Then later on we were hiking down a creek and on a stick in the middle of the creek was a little Arizona Treefrog. I got some pics with my phone that are actua… Continue