Hi, I'm Shannon!

Hey everyone,

The name is Shannon, I'll be 21 in May. I currently own about 80 snakes, give or take. I specialize very heavily in the husbandry of small semi-aquatic snakes, especially garter snakes! My collection consists largely of garter and water snakes, and the remainder consists of ball pythons, a jungle carpet/diamond python, a couple corns, milks, rats, kings, hognoses, and a w/c albino florida dekay's brown snake, of which as of now is the only known, as well as some other obscure species.] such as a sunbeam and mud snakes.

Let me say that I love my garters but i also love my ball pythons. I find great joy in the simplicity that is keeping ball pythons... at times boredom as well, but I still love them (im used to my fast metabolism active-all-day poop-everywhere snakes!) A year ago, I didn't have any BP's, then I bought a rack system and purchased some cherry picks and realized that I succeed too well in keeping BP's not to have them around!!

I do a lot of herp photography and spend most of my summer outside, flipping random objects over. I make at least one herping trip each year to the western side of PA... on my grandparents farm. I have been very lucky to uncover some really awesome and unique specimens, including a flame eastern garter snake and a new type of Hypo!

I'm working very hard to acquire species of the rhabdophis and xenochrophis genus' (keelbacks), to establish healthy individuals and provide quality captive bred specimens. I've had pretty crappy luck thus far but I know that this is not an easy task and will keep trying. This will take years of finding the right animals and working with them but in the end it will pay off!

If you attend the hamburg, PA show, you have probably seen me, I'm about 45 minutes from it, I haven't missed one in almost 2 years!

A few quick pictures:

This is me and my King Rat Snake, Ra, I basically love him.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/17504412.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...abe/175046.jpg

Here's a part of my snakeroom (it's changed a bit since this)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...ur/3752006.jpg



Here's a double setup
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/P1060426.jpg

Here's the new middle shelf
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...be/4684021.jpg


Stay tuned for more threads loaded with pictures!!!

Welcome aboard Shannon! Yeah, I think i've seen some pics of you and Ra before;) Nice to see you here, and i'm looking forward to more pics.

That there is a sweet herp room! Welcome! :salute:

:welcome: Shannon

Love the snake room!

Welcome! :D

Welcome! And bring on the pictures!!

Yes a fellow Garter lover.
People really miss understand those kinds of snakes.
Welcome...

Cant wait to see some pics of the collection. Looks like you have alot of variety:gj:
Welcome:)

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Cant wait to see some pics of the collection. Looks like you have alot of variety:gj:
Welcome:)

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Check the colubrids section....killer garter pics!

Awesome pictures...

...the snake pics are kinda neat too.

Welcome. Nice looking snakes and a PYT to boot.