Hello, my name is Darin Taylor. Keeping reptiles has been a hobby and passion of mine since I was very young. In grade school I can remember catching different garter snakes, bull snakes and rat snakes to take to the class for show and tell. When I got to high school my friend Brent and I started keeping a variety of pythons and boas.
In 1985 I got married to my wife Lisa. Unfortunately at that time Lisa didn't share the same passion as me about snakes. That is when I went on a 10 year dry spell and didn't have any snakes. In 1995 Lisa really surprised me by getting me a Ball Python for Christmas. My collection has grown over the years. Now I have two Ball Python racks, a Boa rack and a 72 slot hatchling rack. Lisa still wonders sometimes how one snake started all of this. Without her support and the support of my two children Mike and Chelsea, none of this would have been possible.
We have no intentions of being one of the largest breeders of Ball Pythons and Boas. Our goal is to be one of the best though. Were committed to providing more than just high quality animals. We take great pride in helping people, so if you ever have a question about proper care, genetics, breeding etc. Were here to provide an answer to the best of our ability.
Though I have been keeping snakes for several years, 2006 was my first year at trying to breed them. I would like to give special thanks to Bryan Kollwitz of Exotic Ball Pythons and all the guys and gals at the Indianapolis Reptile show for helping me when I was starting out. We are also very fortunate to live really close to Scott Howe of Snake Trail Exotics and Katrina & Janice of Full House Reptiles. This really benefits all of us for breeder loans and such. Thank you for visiting our page and let us know if we can help you with your future needs.
P.S. I am a proud new Grandpa of Arionna Marie Gaddis born on June 15, 2007. Check out her pics she is so beautiful.
Hey Darin! Finally picked up those 2 Het Clowns from Troy today. You were right. He is a very nice guy. We stood around & BS'd snake talk for a little while. I have all the paperwork from him & the paperwork from you. Im happy to have these 2 beauties & I will keep you both updated once I get the girl ready to breed
no problem. thank you! :D i totally want some kind of ball python morph when i get more money. hopefully you guys will still have some by the time i get enough money. lol.
S373 aka ‘The Python Ban’ will receive a Hearing before the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee Chaired by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) on December 3, 2009. The bill sponsor is Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). If passed as written it would Ban all snakes in the family Pythonidae, placing them on the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act. That is ALL 40 species of pythons! This action would stop all import, export and interstate transport. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has taken steps to lobby Senator Nelson to add Boa Constrictor to the bill as well. HSUS has publicly called for an end of reptile ownership nationwide for years.
This will NOT be a full and fair hearing on this issue. As we understand it right now there will be eight bills heard by the committee with only one witness to testify on all eight. USARK does not anticipate that there will be additional witnesses called. This seems to be an effort to ram through as many bills as possible in as short a time as possible.
USARK is opposed to legislating any animals on to the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act. This should be a science and policy driven debate. As it stands now the science is being “cherry picked” to support political expediency. An independent group of scientists called the USGS study being used by HSUS and others to justify a ban, “unscientific”.
USARK is providing the best information available on this issue. We realize that these are scary times and we ask that everyone in the community come together to fight this battle. There is Strength in Numbers... Protect Your Rights. Join the Reptile Nation!
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Imagine my surprise to hear from u. Been like forever. Seems like you are doing well. I don't get on here too often only when I come to library. Great hearing from u. Ttyl. J.
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