Keeping & Breeding Amazon Tree Boas:
Amazon Tree Boas...I have a snakeroom full of them!...including Paradoxes, Tiger morph, Leopard morph, and a wide array of natural colors/patterns.I've bred many snake species over the years, but Amazon Tree Boas were always my passion. In '07 I decided to work exclusively with ATBs from now on.
Non-reptile pets: I have a Siberian Husky, a Collie, a female Sugar Glider, 1 bird (Red Bishop Weaver), and who knows what else I may bring home on any given day :)
Ruby Throated Hummingbird photographed in my garden
Albino Squirrel photographed out in my yard at the feeder.
Nature/wildlife photography, bird watching, nature hikes with my dog, art/painting, & music, I LOVE MUSIC (mainly blues, southern rock, and metal)
Simple Man a great statement about lifestyles & values, I like to call this song the anthem of red-blooded working class America!
End of the Line a song about the "old wild & crazy" younger days...
Love, Life, and Money a Blues duet by two legends; Johnny Winter & Dr. John
Music
Blues: Johnny Winter, SRV, Glenn Kaiser, Darrell Mansfield, Larry Howard
Metal & Rock: Ozzy, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, DIO, Skid Row, the list goes on...
Movies
I can't sit still long enough to watch a movie!
Television
Andy Griffith Show, Mr. Ed, Leave it ti Beaver, All in the Family, and a lot of other old stuff...
I work for a living & love my job (area supervisor at Jernberg Forging), but my real passion in life is snakes, snake breeding,& snake photography; for more info check out my website http://www.amazontreeboa.org
I've been a nature/wildlife lover since about the age of 5. As an adult, I've been keeping/breeding snakes for almost 20 years with my main focus being tree boas.
I work for a living, the snake breeding is just a hobby. I'm a lead supervisor in a large forging facility in Chicago. They recently added a 5 minute video to their home page showing all the facsinating things we do...check it out! http://www.jernberg.com
Keep a fresh cup of coffee in my hands, and I'm HAPPY!
At the Chicago Botanical Gardens...I'm just an all-round nature lover!
Hanging out with my best friend Mike Stefani of "Mike's Monitors"
My best Bro, Mike Stefani...
Who I'd like to meet: Well, my answer would have been Dr. Robert Henderson, the WORLD AUTHORITY on neotropical tree boas, he's studied them in the wild and at the museum for almost 3 decades...but I already met him. He's a wonderful guy and always makes time for me!
A couple of Henderson's works
