I'm what i like to call a reptile enthuisist. I'm still new to the hobby. It got started three summers ago when my wifes sister bought two ball pythons. My wife fell in love. We went to our first reptile show and got hooked. One more ball and a pretty little white snake{snow corn} who escaped never to be seen again. Of course he had to be replaced by four new corns. My daughter decided she had to have a leopard gecko. Who am I to say no. Then a student at the school where I work couldn't take his ball and iguanas to college, so they got added to the collection. More shows, more friends with snakes, a little field herping, and the collection has grown. currently stands at 6 ball pythons, one red tail boa, four corn snake with eggs in the incubator, two Texas rat snakes, two green iguanas,{close to four feet now} one gecko, and a colony of mice and rats. Now i spend any extra time I have tromping through the woods. I've learned to identify many of the local lizards and snake. I ve developed a weird fasanation with the texas rat which is common here. I like the challange of handling a snake that tries to eat you alive but is totally harmless. Needless to say I'm addicted. I can't walk by a rock without seeing what might be under it. Thanks for your post. Its nice to tell my story to someone who might actually care.

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