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Member Profiles

What got you started keeping herps in your home? We bought one snake for my son James. Then not knowing much about reptiles we got another one to keep it company. And of course you can't have just one or two. I don't know what happened after that. We now have two rooms for reptiles.

What have been your favorite reptiles to keep? My favorite reptiles are Iguanas. We have two Blue Rhino Iguanas and I just love to sit around and talk to them. They don't talk back!!

If you could have any Herp you would want, what would it be? I would most like to have an Albino Iguana. They are beautiful but very expensive.

What famous Herp person would you like to meet? I have already met my hero and that would be Jeff Ronne. He treated us very well on a deal we did with him and he is a very honest man.

If you could go herping anywhere, where would you go? I would most love to be able to go to Madagascar. So much to see there.

What is your most memorable moment spent with herps?  My most memorable moment was the first clutch of boas that we had. I came home from work and there they were. I called Bob at work and told him he was a Grandpa. He bought candy cigars at work and passed them out.

What has been the favorite show that you have done? My favorite show was the Daytona Expo when Jeff Ronne walked up to our table and said he wanted one of our boas.

Do you have other pets? We have a dog named Arley. He is a very large boxer. We went to animal control to pick up an iguana and came home with a dog too.

Do you have time to do anything else? With all the things we do, work, reptiles, reptile shows, and The Herp Society. I still find time to go to yard sales on Saturday morning and for Bob and I to go out on Thursday night and go days.