Best bet for info is to volunteer at herp clubs that do rescues and placements. Even if you decide to open a zoo or a park it wont be much of an attraction with 100's of iguanas and not much else. At some point you will need to start finding homes. A place that I find works out well with everyone is the school system. Lots of classes will take in a pet to teach about responsibility, care for animals ect. This brings up another point however. You need to be pretty much a guru about all species because you recieve pretty much everything. Never stop researching, keep in touch with others in the herping community, and never be afraid to ask for help. The image you present will be seen by many who look to you for help. In our reptile society in Edmonton, Alberta there is a network of people who have their own "specialties" if the adoption crew needs to ask for help. Just be humble and work on that reptile library.
Does Wyoming need a zoo permit? Also going to zoo management school (There's one advert. in Reptiles magazine in the classifieds) or becomeing a vet tech. would greatly help in your endeavors. Good luck, the process will weed out all but the most dedicated, but if you succeed, the world needs more of ya

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