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Reptile Room Podcast

Andy Rea, Riley Jimison

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Welcome to Reptile Room Podcast! We seriously appreciate you coming along with us on this new podcast adventure. Your host, Riley Jimison is a zookeeper, reptile nerd, and podcasting junkie! Your co-host, Andy Rea is your basic 'ole boring family man that loves reptiles and is a podcasting newbie. Together we will be adding some new flavor to the reptile podcast scene by incorporating friendship, different life experiences, reptile education, and opposing opinions! Together we sincerely hope ...
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Welcome to Colubrid Corner, the podcast that explores the diverse array of snakes we know as Colubrids. Together, Owen McIntyre and Riley Jimison dive into these reptiles one species at a time to shine a light on the largest group of snakes according to human classification. With global distribution, this group consists of obscure, common, large, small, colorful, bland, harmless, and venomous species of snakes. Each episode unpacks a particular species to bring the listener deeper into the b ...
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In this episode, we discuss the Mexican Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) or MBK's as they are known in the hobby. They are native to Mexico’s Sonoran Desert. Its range borders that of the California King Snake and the Desert King Snake. They are found in rocky and semi-arid brushland and grassland regions. They will burrow into loose s…
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We discuss the Vietnamese Blue Beauty Rat Snake (Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous). They are some of the longest rat snakes at typical lengths of 7 to 8 feet and weighing a little more than 3 pounds on average, with rare occurrences of up to 11 feet. They are native to the Vietnam-Thailand-Myanmar areas of Southeast Asia, from heavy forests to cu…
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This episode talks about Hydrodynastes gigas, The False Water Cobra. The False water cobra is a rear-fanged venomous colubrid snake native to South America. The background color of a mature snake is olive green or brown, with dark spots and bands covering much of its body. The background coloring and banding generally become darker towards the end …
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In this episode, we are discussing the Euprepiophis perlaceus, also known as Sichuan rat snake or pearl-banded rat snake. It is endemic to western Sichuan Province in China. Website: https://www.moreliapythonradio.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrEaKcyN8KvC3pqaiYc0RQ @MPR Network on FB and IG. Email: Info@moreliapythonradio.com Foll…
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In this episode, we are discussing the Giant Madagascar Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) Website: https://www.moreliapythonradio.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrEaKcyN8KvC3pqaiYc0RQ @MPR Network on FB and IG. Email: Info@moreliapythonradio.com Follow Eric: @ EB_Morelia on FB and IG Follow Riley: @ Riley's_Reptiles on …
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In this episode, we discuss The Rhombic egg-eating snake (Dasypeltis scabra). Website: https://www.moreliapythonradio.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrEaKcyN8KvC3pqaiYc0RQ @MPR Network on FB and IG. Email: Info@moreliapythonradio.com Follow Eric: @ EB_Morelia on FB and IG Follow Riley: @ Riley's_Reptiles on FB and IG Follow Lucas:@ …
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This week we explore a Colubrid species coveted by enthusiasts with a taste for the unique and large species of Rat Snakes, the 100 Flower Rat Snake (Elaphe moellendorffi). From the redhead contrasted upon a typically green body dotted with flower reminiscent patches of pattern, this long and unique species of Rat Snake is considered to be among th…
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Can you give us an overview of your collection to begin with (5:25, 6:00, What got you into Brazilian Rainbow Boas and when did you decide that was the avenue to pursue for you? (11:30, Have you ever worked with imported Brazilian Rainbow Boas? (15:20, What’s it like finding morphs? (21, 38, 40, How many mutations exist in rainbows and have those c…
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Rainbow Tree Snake (Gonyosoma margaritatum) Our first dive into the colorful world of Colubrids begins with arguably one of the most colorful, yet unheard of species of snake, the Rainbow Tree Snake (Gonyosoma margaritatum). This beautiful species of arboreal nocturnal snake is similar to Rhino Rat Snakes (Rhynchophis boulengeri) and many of the mo…
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What’s new with you? 3:30, The Herpetoculture Podcast (53:00 How long has it been running? How has the evolution been and what have you enjoyed most? (53:30 What do you see for the future of your podcast and the future of reptile podcasting as a whole (1:03:05, Why do you think reptile podcasting has become so widespread these days? (1:03:45, Your …
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Intro: This week we have the O-Mac Special Mr. Owen McIntrye. Arguably the wittiest SOB in reptile podcast history so take that Reptile N Chill Guys! Owen has been involved in the reptile scene for long enough and been involved in the podcast side of things for so long that likely all of my listeners know who he is and require no introduction. Body…
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Intro: Welcome to the Reptile Room Podcast everyone, thank you for joining me yet again for Episode 12! Tonight we are going to waste no time and jump right into this much anticipated episode. Tonight’s guest is someone who I have looked up to in the reptile world for years, admired his youtube channel and travels, intrigued by the importation busi…
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Our Guest Tonight: Justin Smith Palmetto Coast Exotics The Herpetoculture Podcast The Chondrocast (4:25, Herpetoculture Magazine Snakes n stogies How did you get started in reptiles? (6:15, 9:30 When did you take it up a notch? (12:30, 14:00, 15:45 What is your direction and focus these days? (16:35, 20:00 What do you see long term for your traject…
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Timeline notes (all minus like 38 miunutes of an intro before we actually did the intro) Moose & Sheep @ 18 minutes Old ass Brian @34 minutes Remembering first meeting @36 @53 story of first keeping snakes , neighbor “Snake” keeping snakes next door at 4 yrs old got stoked Rough green snakes as first snakes @60 minutes or so first snake - rosy rat …
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Closing Questions: starting around Who do you look up to most in the reptile world? ( Eric Burke, Nick Mutton, Owen McIntyre, carpet guys, Ari Flagle, Dan Mulleary, Joe Abein?) What is your holy grail reptile to keep? (every croc) If you could devote an entire bedroom to one species to build a massive vivarium, what would you keep and design? (chin…
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Podcasting: 9 years of Morelia Python Radio 14:30 - 2012 - Blake Bower - Scrub show - left Owen on his own (LOL) 18:00 - CarpetFest - How it started from an idea! 22:00 - Owen & Travis - Long lost brothers Learning from others 26:00 - Speaking in absolutes - Trying to steer away from being like that 34:00 - Finding Owen as a co-host 40:00 - Focusin…
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Meat & Potatoes: Tell us about your connection to Bull Snakes The care for Bull snakes (40 min +) All other fascinating info about bulls etc How do you feel they are best kept? Average keeper vs. breeder (39:40 min) Pet style or breeder efficient style What climate do they prefer? (40:45) How do you achieve that in consideration with the various ot…
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Two opposing sides have emerged in this debate; pro racks and anti racks. However, could there be a middle ground? Andy and Riley brainstorm, discuss their experiences, visit some of the pervasive hypotheses, and conjecture about the future of reptile keeping techniques as a result of this ongoing debate. Scott Borden’s Blog Post About Racks & Cage…
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Maybe you are happy with low maintenance animals but have a large quantity of them. Suddenly you have a high maintenance collection! Low Maintenance vs High Maintenance and what that means Amount of work Daily vs. every few days Knowing your limits Cleaning, watering, lighting, feeding, etc Cage space and species considerations for future growth En…
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Florida Trip Morelia Breeding Season Timeline Clues to watch for Ovulatory swelling vs ovulation Interest between animals Missexed males and combat Spring breeders vs winter breeders Coming down the line: Guests soon! Continued topics Tools of the room Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: Website / Fac…
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It has been a couple of weeks since we last recorded. We caught up a little on what has been happening in our lives. This show is all about the Anaheim Reptile Super Show that happened back at the beginning of January and its impact on the west coast reptile shows. We also talk about all the great things reptile shows do for our hobby and what we c…
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