Your view of the reptile hobby

[StudentoReptile]

I know everyone wants to go to far off places for field herping and such, and I'm not denying there are some awesome species in other countries. But I think we take our native species in the USA for granted, and they are disappearing just as rapidly if we don't take steps to protect them. And we have some VERY cool species in our proverbial backyards.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

I know everyone wants to go to far off places for field herping and such, and I'm not denying there are some awesome species in other countries. But I think we take our native species in the USA for granted, and they are disappearing just as rapidly if we don't take steps to protect them. And we have some VERY cool species in our proverbial backyards.

My favorite NA genus are the pantherophis ratsnakes hands down. Grey rats in particular.

But morelia spilota will always be number one in my heart. I first saw one on Steve Irwin's program about a decade ago, and became ecstatic to find out that you could actually keep one in captivity.