Family man, firefighter, and master hookmaker Chris Woodcock shares with us his herpetocultural career that led to educating first responders about venomous snakebites, and making the finest of snake handling equipment!
HM: So Chris, what...
One of my goals when I decided to start breeding was to vend the NRBE Daytona Expo. I have gone to that show many times and have seen tons of different displays. I had...
By Paul Donovan
They say big is beautiful. And you can’t get much bigger than the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus. Distributed throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, this is the largest lizard found on the African...
By Tim Morris
Everyone has a story to tell about how they got started in something… for my journey into the world of green tree pythons (chondros), it was the book “The Reproductive Husbandry of...
By Andrew Paris
The German bloodline (GB, moving forward) of Jungle Carpet Pythons is relatively new to U.S. collections as importation from Germany didn't occur in earnest until recent years, and in relatively small numbers....
By Dr. Lenard M Hughes
I have been asked to write a series of articles about the research I am doing with a wide range of reptiles. I established a non-profit corporation, Reptile Kingdom Inc,...
An interview with Kyle Vargas
HM: So you were on The Herpetoculture Podcast not that long ago and talked about how you feed your rodents a varied diet? What is it that you give them,...
By Brandon J. Louth DVM Candidate 2021
The collared lizard, encompassing the genus Crotaphytus, is starting to rise in popularity in the pet trade. As captive breeding and husbandry knowledge has allowed for more availability...