Ball Python
Tips
Tools of the Trade
By Phil Wolf
We’ve all heard the classic phrase, “A person is only as good as their tools.” This phrase can be applied to almost anything in our modern lives. And for this author, it...
Op-Ed
NRBE In the Time of COVID
By Justin Smith
The weekend couldn’t get here soon enough. After months of waiting, counting down the days, the weekend of NRBE 2020 was here and I couldn’t get on the road fast enough. With...
Herping
The Hunt for the Walser’s Viper & Herping in Italy
Article and photos by Kai Kolodziej
During ten days in April 2017, I decided to visit north-western Italy with my girlfriend and some other herp-loving friends. Together we wanted to see as many reptiles and...
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight: Brent Schulze of Venom Life Gear
How did the Venom Life brand come about?
Chris (Woodcock) and I started together with Get Hooked snake hooks in 2014, we started vending expos and conferences in 2015, and grew it from one hook...
Chelonians
So You Want to Keep a Dinosaur?: A Guide to Keeping Snapping Turtles
By Bill Bradley
Snapping Turtles are the largest turtles in the United States and some of the heaviest freshwater turtles in the world. They are ancient-looking ambush predators with powerful jaws and claws. They are...
Morelia Spotlight
Morelia Spotlight: The “Tiger” Carpet Python
The “Tiger” morph of the Coastal Carpet Python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) was established in California by Neville James back in the late 90’s from animals he acquired from Richard Quick in Alaska. This morph...
Snakes
Bioactive Enclosures for Spilotes pullatus
This article is about changing an existing enclosure for Tiger Rat Snakes (Spilotes pullatus) into a themed bio active enclosure and the practical experience with maintaining it.
The original setup of the enclosure
I got my...
Product Reviews
Product Review: Python Portals from Specialty Enclosure Designs
As hobbyists in herpetoculture, we have ever expanding collections which means we have ever expanding cage needs as well as usually limited space and budgets. Some like to stick to racks, some swear by...
