I was wondering what kind of places everybody gets their reptiles and equipment at..I am blessed that I live a couple of miles away from my hangout "Reptile Finders" it is a totally bizarre store - from the front it is a small squarish red building on the boulevard with a big American flag flying on top and a giant T-Rex dinosaur made out of fiberglass sitting on the sidewalk near the driveway that leads to the entrance to the store. I think the store used to be a automotive repair place at one time in the past.

Inside the store there is a big enclosure that you see first thing and it has two big full grown reticulated pythons in it. There is a sign that tells everybody entering the store that snakes eat live prey and if you cannot take it not to bother entering any further !!! the whole store is lined with tanks with every kind of herp you could imagine. Chuck, the owner is a 20 year old dude that is into surfing and herps...he is a good guy. Sort of young and crazy but I remember being that way myself a long time ago.


There is always a lot of people in the store looking at all the snakes and lizards and a lot of conversations going on about herps. There is a big backyard that used to have pigs and goats wandering around. It is a truly unique and one of a kind store...I have been a customer since it opened five years ago....the darn place has gotten a lot of my money over the years since it is way too easy for me to wander in to kill some time and end up leaving with another snake....Chuck knows I am an addict when it comes to new and unusual snakes so he is always waiting for me to drop in and cough up some $$$$$$$$ ha ha ha

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