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I'm a total history buff and when I had the chance to get all this cool info on Rene Stiles from the 1930's and her efferts to educate the public on reptiles, I had to showcase her in an episode. This might not be the most flashy show, but it was one of the coolest shows that we produced from my stand point. This was the genesis of our hobby and it was a lady named Rene Stiles that helped us get where we are today. To watch the show just go to: www.youtube.com/snakebytestv please comment, 5 star rate and always subscribe! As always we thank you for the support. We are entering into an agreement with a huge interenet networking company to promote the show. We're super excited to get picked up and without all of your support we would have never had the chance to be seen. I hope it helps our hobby as we get seen by tons more non-reptile people and can win them over to our side! Thanks, Brian(BHB)

awesome dude i love your shows!!!

Thanks! I really appreciate you liking them. We really try to put on a show that will be fun to watch and hopefully something for everyone to learn. The biggest thing is to get non-reptile people to watch and realize how cool our hobby is. But we need the reptile communities support like you all give to be successful! Thanks, Brian(BHB)

Ok..I have to say this is one of my favorites so far. The idea that during WWII era there was a woman herper traveling the country laying the ground work for the hobby we enjoy today is fantastic..Props on the research, and all the info you had to gather

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Great Show! just as they always are! hope everything goes well to reach out to the non-reptile community!

Thanks for liking it, it was one of my favorite shows we have made too. I was just so blown away by what Mrs. Stiles did way back then. You have to think of the hurtles she must have gone through to do what she was doing. She is a true inspiration to me and should be to everyone who loves reptiles. I hope to find more cool stories like this in the future to spotlight in the show. Thanks again, Brian(BHB)

Brian .. nice work ... wish you could interview mrs. stiles .. I'm sure that would be an insane interview

One of my favorites as well.... But I still wonder where she got a Diamond Python :weirdface

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Originally Posted by Reediculous

Brian .. nice work ... wish you could interview mrs. stiles .. I'm sure that would be an insane interview

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Yeah wouldn't that be cool! could you imagine what she would say about our hobby now?? I wish I could! Brian(BHB)

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One of my favorites as well.... But I still wonder where she got a Diamond Python :weirdface

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yeah, even after all these years that's still a rare snake?? Have to wonder?? Thanks, Brian(BHB)

One of my favs as well, Brian. That was one cool (and possibly a bit crazy) lady! She laid lots of ground work for everything that we have today.

This was an AWESOME episode Brian!

I was so intrigued I immediately went to google to try to find out more about Rene Stiles. I found very little about her, but it was still worth the effort. One of the things I found was a newspaper article talking about her treating a snake with the brand new wonder drug sulfanilimide in 1939. Here is a quote from the article, in which Mrs. Stiles gives a few tips on how to tell if a snake is sick:

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Healthy snakes will stick out their tongues at you. No tongue sticking out - sick snake. Take a look at the gums. If white or pink, snake is in fine shape. If they're blue - sick snake. Also the weight. In Toby's case, she's lost 28 of her 50 pounds.

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http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=6597,161628
How far we've come! And yet, at least she was right, which is pretty amazing considering that so much of what was known even about human illness was wrong back then.

I also found a brief blurb about a woman named Grace Olive Wiley, and it mentions that Rene Stiles "had much the same interests", referring to both women's interest in snakes. So I went ahead and searched on Grace Olive Wiley; there is quite a lot of information about her! Here is the first sentence of the Wikipedia article on Wiley:

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Grace Olive Wiley (1883–July 20, 1948) was an American herpetologist best known for her work with venomous snakes.

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One of my favs as well, Brian. That was one cool (and possibly a bit crazy) lady! She laid lots of ground work for everything that we have today.

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Thanks! I have no doubt that she was looked at like a nut back then. That's what makes the story even more amazing to me. I just wish she was still around to see how far we have came. Thanks, Brian(BHB)

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This was an AWESOME episode Brian!

I was so intrigued I immediately went to google to try to find out more about Rene Stiles. I found very little about her, but it was still worth the effort. One of the things I found was a newspaper article talking about her treating a snake with the brand new wonder drug sulfanilimide in 1939. Here is a quote from the article, in which Mrs. Stiles gives a few tips on how to tell if a snake is sick:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=6597,161628
How far we've come! And yet, at least she was right, which is pretty amazing considering that so much of what was known even about human illness was wrong back then.

I also found a brief blurb about a woman named Grace Olive Wiley, and it mentions that Rene Stiles "had much the same interests", referring to both women's interest in snakes. So I went ahead and searched on Grace Olive Wiley; there is quite a lot of information about her! Here is the first sentence of the Wikipedia article on Wiley:

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Wow, awesome stuff! I'm going to spend some time looking up Grace too. Thanks for finding it! Brian(BHB)