Wasatch Reptile Expo photos

[ssssnakeluvr]

I finally downloaded the expo photos....Nikki was hard at work...took over 100 photos!!!!! I'm not putting all ove them on here!!!
here's Nikki and an alvino burm....


me and the albino burm


hard at work........


me and Aaron, one of the other guys working for the rescue....


S & M Reptiles is Jim's little business that sells some captive bred stuff, mainly to pay for care and upkeep on all the critters he has.

crappy shot of Jim....owner of Utah's Reptile Rescue...with me on the other side...

[ssssnakeluvr]

we found some expensive snakes.......


they were a new morph of ball python.....he has 3 of them. he put the high price tag on, but they weren't for sale...although he did say that if someone offered the million, he would take it and send the snake home with them!!
here's Nikki with the million dollar snake

and me....

crap.....this photo was turned right in photobucket......

here's Nikki with Diablo....our 20 ft, 200 lb tiger retic....takes 3 of us to move her!!

and me with Diablo

[ssssnakeluvr]

I took a bunch of my garters and set them up at the end of our display....











lot's of people were surprised at the colors of garters....they loved the red spots.....

[ssssnakeluvr]

here's some of the rescue's critters, used for teaching classes to law enforcement and animal control officers.

great basin rattlesnake


Mojave sidewinder


and the only legally owned gila monster in Utah

[ssssnakeluvr]

and a couple random shots....

Nikki hard at work


nice beardie shot


and a Leachie gecko, Rhacodactylus leachianus, Leachie gecko, worlds largest gecko...huge beast!!!! over a foot long!!

[prattypus]

I was out there once when I was stationed at Hill. Was it teamed up with a bird expo too?

[ssssnakeluvr]

I was out there once when I was stationed at Hill. Was it teamed up with a bird expo too?

not this year...has been before...but not the last 2 years actually. next year they will have to open the 2nd floor, had to turn down about 10-15 vendors, place was packed!!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

and a couple more random shots....

close up of Diablo


jungle carpet python


ball pythons hatching


nice albino ball python


and a leucistic ball!!!!!!

[prattypus]

Isn't that how it always is? Once you leave, then the place starts hopping! Any critter shows in Feb? I'll be back for the tattoo convention.

[ssssnakeluvr]

nope.....just the one in september.....would love to go to the tattoo expo, but it costs too much.....