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Diamond reptiles

I just got home from the Cartier exhibit at the San Francisco Palace of the Legion of Honor, where I discovered that Queen Elizabeth I wasn’t the only little-known herp-lover in history.

Mexican movie star María Félix apparently had a thing for…

Herp Report: I saw it on the news

Who knew the first Queen Elizabeth was a herper? From BBC news:
A mysterious image of a coiled snake has appeared in a 16th century painting of Queen Elizabeth I, the National Portrait Gallery has said.

The Tudor queen was depicted with the snak…

Chat Month 2010 @ Kingsnake! The recordings

Wow… even with the shortened schedule because of the Tinley Park Summit, our 12th Annual Chat Month was jam packed with lots of talking goodness. Thanks to all who came and helped us kick off our streaming audio chats.

For those who couldn’t…

Sunday: Russ Gurley of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group

On Sunday, Feb. 28 at 9 PM Eastern Time in the kingsnake.com chat room, we’ll be talking in live streaming audio with Russ Gurley, founder of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group.

The TTPG was created in 1996 to help spread the horrible new…

Saturday: Julie Bergman of Gecko Ranch

On Saturday, Feb. 27, at 9 PM Eastern Time in the kingsnake.com chat room, Julie Bergmen of Gecko Ranch will be joining us to talk… what else? “Geckos!”

Julie is a noted breeder, keeper and author of and about geckos, Global Gecko Association …

Friday: John Binns of the International Reptile Conservation Foundation

Join us on Friday, Feb. 26 at 10 PM Eastern Time in the kingsnake.com chat room for an evening with John Binns, president of the International Reptile Conservation Foundation.

The IRCF was founded to support conservation and research programs th…

Sunday: Chad Brown

On Sunday, Feb. 21, at 9 PM Eastern Time, kingsnake.com welcomes Chad Brown to a special guest chat in the kingsnake.com chat room.

Having retired from the real world job of playing linebacker in the NFL, Chad is getting back into the swing of th…

Saturday: Women in Herps with Tracy Barker and Cindy Steinle

Tracy Barker and her husband Dave have run Vida Preciosa International out of Texas for longer than Tracy would like to admit. Her first snake was a reticulated python at the age of 15, from Trooper Walsh. She never turned back. Tracy has been …

Tonight! Let’s talk Pythons with Terry Phillip

Terry Phillip, curator of reptiles at South Dakota’s Reptile Gardens, has been infatuated with reptiles since childhood.

Best known for his work in venomous reptiles, Terry has a passion for all things Australian, working very closely with the M…

NARBC Tinley, the recap!

Another NARBC under our belts at kingsnake… I tell you this one may have been smaller than most, but it did seem fairly successful. It was my first show where there were more vendors than booths actually. I was really great to see the bigger …