My hobby!

Hatching baby speckled kingsnake. The pictures below are with the speckled kingsnakes as well.

A lot of people always ask me what I like to do in my free-time. Well, I actually have animals at home that I care for and breed (all reptiles). It is an interesting situation being a Conservation Biologist and keeping animals at home, but the animals I have are all from captive-born situations (so they are not collected from the wild) and most of them are acquired from less-than-great homes. I decided to try breeding a few of my snakes this year for a few different reasons. First, because breeding in captivity decreases the need to collect those animals from the wild. Second, it takes quite a bit of skill and persistence with breeding, incubating eggs and raising the young and I both have experience with, and wanted to practice that skill. It is almost a hobby with how much time and dedication goes into the process and I really do enjoy it! I know it is a little unconventional, but it really is a great experience. And, I don't only have snakes, I am also a crazy cat lady! Which I'm sure I will post about my cats at another time...