Introduction

**Thamnophis** · 08-04-2006, 08:57 AM

Hi everybody,

My name is Fons, I live in Holland, have a wife and three sons. Married with children, so to speak.

I am 50 yaers old and keep reptiles since I was a very little boy.
The first snakes I bought were Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis (in the early seventies).
After a number of years I did not keep any Thamnophis anymore. I was to busy starting up, together with two friends, a shelter (sanctuary) for reptiles.
This has become one of the largest reptilezoos in Europe. If you want to see more, visit Iguana.

Since a number of months I keep Thamnophis again (private) and I still think they are fantastic snakes.
In this moment I keep:

1.1 Thamnophis atratus atratus
1.1 Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia (2 females are ordered and will arrive soon)

Friendly greetings from the Netherlands

Fons

**Thamnophis** · 06-19-2007, 07:32 PM

An update...

I was interviewed for a Dutch newspaper and there also was a picture with it.
Thought I would share it with you.
In my hands I keep our juvenile Python reticulatus that was born in our zoo this year.

**Elliot** · 06-19-2007, 07:40 PM

You have some cool photos on your site, too bad I can't read Dutch!

**Thamnophis** · 06-19-2007, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Elliot

You have some cool photos on your site, too bad I can't read Dutch!

Don´t say it too loud, but I am busy with a translation. Will take a while, but every day I do a small part.

I will post it when it is ready.

**Elliot** · 06-19-2007, 07:55 PM

Cool, looking forward to it!

**GarterGuy** · 06-19-2007, 11:57 PM

Too late I heard it!!!!!!

That would be really great....I can honestly say you've got the best all around Thamnophis site around, present company excepted of course.

Roy

**chris87** · 06-20-2007, 12:45 AM

very nice snake mate

**drache** · 06-20-2007, 06:25 AM

that's so cool, Fons
it's nice to get some positive media coverage for our less-than-mainstream critters
I'm looking forward to your web-site translation
I can read about a quarter of the Dutch I encounter and that never seems quite enough to put together an entire sentence

**arborealboids** · 06-20-2007, 03:04 PM

Welcome, cool site.
~mark

**drache** · 06-20-2007, 04:01 PM

wow, I just found the German part
Mikhaila says: "when can we go there?"
oh, I wish . . .

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