Our hosts & parents have been incredibly generous in giving permission to post photos, and I am SO thankful! I hope these wonderful memories demonstrate the joy these amazing animals can bring as well as the rewards of overcoming anxiety! 
We had a great time this afternoon celebrating the birthday of our new pal, Gus! The kids were amazing and so gentle with the snakes. Our baby boa, Alice, even made a rare appearance! She’s still quite small & delicate, but the kids were so fantastic with handling that she…
Another fun outing, celebrating the birthday of my good buddy, Alex! This one was a special treat… in addition to our regular slithery crew, we also got to hang out with two amazing red-footed tortoises! Thanks again to Ben MacNeil for the loan of Bell & Cleo! They were absolute…
We had an AMAZING time today in Bedford with a group of incredible kids as we celebrated a twin-birthday! I’m so happy we were able to make their birthday special, and I think we made some new lifelong snake-lovers! Even the most fearful ones stretched their boundaries and had a…
I was invited to share our “longbabies” with a small group of friends and it was fantastic! One dude really pushed himself to overcome his anxieties about snakes and eventually asked for the full neck-wrap experience! That’s AMAZING! So proud of all these guys! They were very gentle with the…
When my wife’s adult-learning class started discussing stretching personal limits and overcoming fears, one classmate (first 2 pics) asked if my wife could help her overcome her ophidiophobia. Almost everyone in the class wanted in on the action, so they invited me to bring the snakes in for a class-visit. …
