Check out our complete schedule for all species -- herps, dogs, cats, exotics, birds, and more!

Herp Chats

Sunday, February 1

John Binns
International Reptile Conservation Foundation
Sunday, February 1, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
John Binns, one half of the driving force behind the International Reptile Conservation Foundation, will be joining us to talk on past and current projects, ways you can get involved, ways you can help endangered species and more.

Friday, February 6

Dr Bryan Grieg Fry
All Things Venomous
Friday, February 6, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Venom researcher Dr Bryan Grieg Fry will be joining Kingsnake to discuss all things venomous. His experience in the field with a wide variety of animals is second to none -- and he's one of our most popular repeat guests!

Saturday, February 7

Michael Shrom
Amphibians
Saturday, February 7, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Michael Shrom has been keeping amphibians for 30 years. He is currently dealing specifically with newts and salamanders, but has worked with various species of frogs in the past as well. He has also supplied c.b. ribbed newts to NASA for some work they are doing on research the Russian space program started.

Sunday, February 8

Yasser Moustafa
Pythons, Morelia and Beyond
Sunday, February 8, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Yasser Moustafa of Spitfire Reptiles has great experience with a variety of carpet species, GTP, scrubs, and barneck, as well as having worked with morelia hybrids. Get in on the ground floor and learn more about these stunning snakes.

Jeff Clark
Rainbow Boas
Sunday, February 8, at 10 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Jeff Clark of Savannah, Georgia has been hunting and keeping and breeding snakes much of the time since his first pet snake had babies in 1964. He has kept many different species and has captive-bred dozens of different ones. He has specialized in Rainbow Boas since 1989.

Friday, February 13

Jeff Ronne
Boa Constrictors
Friday, February 13, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Jeff Ronne is an expert in the breeding of Boa Constrictors, and his writings have detailed nearly every aspect of the entire boa breeding process. His "tunnel vision" efforts enabled him to observe the many previously undocumented little nuances that are unique to boa constrictors -- the "pre-ovulation swell," the "post-ovulation shed," the "heat conservation position," "slow motion ovulation," "yolk solidification syndrome" -- Jeff reveals all!

Ron Tremper
Geckos
Friday, February 13, at 10 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Ron Tremper brings to our chatroom his 50 years of experience as private hobbyist, zoo professional and commercial breeder having pioneered the establishment of bearded dragons, Argentine horned frogs, veiled and panther chameleons for the hobbyist community and pet trade. He is recognized worldwide as the leading authority on leopard gecko genetics and creation of new morphs.

Saturday, February 14

Bill Love
Field Herping in your own backyard, and beyond
Saturday, February 14, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Bill Love, one of our most popular return guests, has always enjoyed seeking herps in nature, and recording them on film in their natural haunts is one of his true passions, whether he's in Madagascar, Baja, or just near home in Florida's Everglades. Bill and his wife Kathy have traveled the world and can help you plan your next Eco-Venture.

Sunday, February 15

Don Soderberg
Keeping and Breeding Corn Snakes
Sunday, February 15, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Don Soderberg of South Mountain Reptiles studied biology and herpetology at Austin State University, and is the producer of over 100 different corn and other colubrid snake morphs. Don will be answering questions about all aspects of keeping and breeding corn snakes.

Friday, February 20

Panel Discussion:
Blood Pythons
Friday, February 20, 9-11 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Kara Glasgow (www.bloodpythons.com) Rich Crowley (www.richcrowleyreptiles.com) and Ryan Norris (The Blood Cell) will delve into the three species of snakes that are referred to as Blood Pythons. Care, husbandry, reproduction and all things surrounding sharing your life with these wonderful snakes will be discussed.

Saturday, February 21

Robyn Markland
Monitors
Saturday, February 21, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Robyn Markland started with Pro Exotics in 1993, and will be joining us to talk about the business and monitors.

Sunday, February 22

Doug Mader, DVM
Reptile Medicine
Sunday, February 22, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Best known as the vet from Reptiles Magazine, Dr. Mader is considered by experienced keepers as the person who wrote the book on reptile medicine. He'll join us to discuss topics in herp health as well as his work with the sea turtle hospital.

Bobby Hill
Topic
Sunday, February 22, at 10 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Bobby has over 30 years in the keeping and breeding of reptiles. Currently focusing on Tegus, he has over 80 adults and a bunch of holdback babies, including his Extreme Giant program. Upcoming projects for Bobby included the Jewelled Lacertas. He lives in the great state of Florida, where he runs his business Varnyard Herps Inc.

Friday, February 27

Kevin Mc Curley
The ethics of breeding and selling large constrictors
Friday, February 27, from 9-11 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Kevin Mc Curley, the mastermind behind the morphs that NERD creates, is going to join us for a 2 hour chat discussing judging your clientele, sale responsibility to areas where you may not know the laws, possible environmental impact of released animals, support post-sale, and what your rights are a breeder/seller to deny sale if you see fit -- topics that hit home for many owners and keepers as we face possible federal restrictions on our ownership.

Saturday, February 28

Ralph Davis
Ball Pythons
Saturday, February 28, at 9 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Kicking off our final night will be none other than Ralph Davis, one of the leading ball python breeders. He deals in high-end morphs and is known for his playful personality both behind the table and keyboard. Ralph loves to play in the "mutations" available in the land of the ball pythons. Join us for our final night of guests chats! Lets do it "Ralphie Style"!

Chris Allen
Bearded Dragons
Saturday, February 28, at 10 PM Eastern, in the kingsnake.com chat room
Chris Allen is an acknowledged expert in the care of bearded dragons, and the Chris Allen Reds remain popular even though he took a short break from breeding beardeds. He'll talk to us tonight about everything from basic care to breeding to color morphs.

Date and Time TBA

Adam Britton
TBA
Date and time TBA in the kingsnake.com chat room
Topic TBA.

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