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Corn Snakes 4
Description
I've been interested in herps (reptiles & amphibians, collectively) since early childhood. I grew up absorbed with all wildlife, including early fascinations with horses, cats & dogs. Being a veterinarian was the first career I ever dreamed of obtaining. I learned about herps through TV, visiting the local Milwaukee Zoo and Museum of Natural History, and through books.
My first wildlife experiences were with local garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis that neighborhood kids found in wooded lots near my home and used to try to scare me. That sure backfired on them! My initial fears quickly subsided and were replaced by curiosity as snakes soon became pets, and later a part-time pet business (called "Jungle Hut") in my hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
I met Bill in late 1976 while I was operating a mobile educational herp display called `The Living Jungle' with my business partner of the time, Tom Vermersch of San Antonio, Texas. The exhibit toured the U.S.A., setting up inside large indoor shopping malls. It spread a positive image of herps, and supported itself solely through voluntary donations. Bill became a business partner after meeting us when we showed it in South Florida and needed help. Running that display was a great chance to travel the country hunting for 'exotic' herps previously only read about. Even more importantly, we got an early glimpse at how various herpers, in zoos and privately, were progressing with the newly emerging art of herpetoculture nationwide. It was truly a "Roads" scholarship, unsurpassed, we feel, by any that could have been obtained in a school or living in one place at that time.
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- Walburg Texas
- United States 78673-0104
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