Winston-Salem, NC. No public retail location. Every live animal requires vetting before purchase.
Care Guides
Husbandry for every species we work with, written from how we keep them here.
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Boas & Pythons
13- Argentine Boa, Boa constrictor occidentalisIntermediate6-10 ftNorthern Argentina and Bolivia
- Bismarck Ringed Python, Bothrochilus boaAdvanced~5 ft, max 8 ft 1 inBismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
- Blood Python, Python brongersmaiIntermediate4.5-6 ft. Heavy bodied.North and East Sumatra, Bangka Island
- Bredl's Python, Morelia bredliIntermediate6.5-8 ftCentral Australia, arid interior
- Burmese Python, Python bivittatusIntermediate10-16 ftMyanmar east through southern China and Indonesia
- Common Boa, Boa imperatorIntermediate5-8 ft, females larger. Dwarf localities 5-6 ft.Central & South America, some parts of Mexico
- Dumeril’s Boa, Acrantophis dumeriliIntermediate6-7 ft, to 8.5 ft. Females larger.Southern and southwestern Madagascar
- Jungle Carpet Python, Morelia spilota cheyneiIntermediate5-7 ftNorth Queensland rainforest, Australia
- Kenyan Sand Boa, Eryx colubrinusBeginnerMales 1-2 ft, females 2-3 ftEastern Africa
- Reticulated Python, Malayopython reticulatusAdvancedUp to 21 ft. Superdwarf 5-9 ft by locality (Karompa and Kalaotoa 5-7; Madu 6-9). Dwarf 8-13 ft, females larger. Mainland males 12-14 ft, females 16-18 ft.South and Southeast Asia
- Southern White-lipped Python, Leiopython fredparkeriIntermediateUp to 8 ftSouthern New Guinea
- Sumatran Short-Tailed Python, Python curtusIntermediate4.5-6 ft. Heavy bodied.West and South Sumatra
- Timor Python, Malayopython timoriensisIntermediate6-10 ft, ~8 typicalTimor and Wetar, Indonesia
Kingsnakes & Milk Snakes
6- Black Milk Snake, Lampropeltis gaigeaeIntermediateup to 7 ftCosta Rica, Panama
- Desert Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula splendidaBeginner~4 ftArizona, New Mexico, Texas
- Eastern Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula getulaBeginner3-5 ftEastern and Central United States
- Honduran Milk Snake, Lampropeltis hondurensisBeginner4-5 ft (occasionally 6+)Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
- Mexican Black Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula nigritaBeginner3-4 ftMexico, Southern Arizona
- Nuevo Leon/Variable Kingsnake, Lampropeltis leonisBeginner2-3 ftMexico, northern portions of the Sierra Madre Oriental, primarily in the states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas.
Asian Rat Snakes
10- Cave Racer, Orthriophis taeniurus ridleyiIntermediate4-8 ftThailand
- Chinese Beauty Snake, Orthriophis taeniurus taeniurusBeginner4-6 ftChina
- Chinese King Ratsnake, Elaphe carinataIntermediateUp to 7.9 ftChina, Taiwan and Vietnam
- Japanese Rat Snake, Elaphe climacophoraBeginner4-6 ftJapan and nearby islands
- Mandarin Rat Snake, Euprepiophis mandarinusIntermediate4-6 ftChina
- Rhinoceros Rat Snake, Rhynchophis boulengeriIntermediate4-5 ftNorthern Vietnam and southern China
- Thai Bamboo Rat Snake, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxiIntermediate32-36 in, females largerThailand
- Vietnamese Blue Beauty, Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanousIntermediate6-8+ ftVietnam
- Yunnan Bamboo Rat Snake, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus pulchraIntermediate32-36 in, females largerYunnan Province, China
- Yunnan Beauty Snake, Orthriophis taeniurus yunnanensisBeginner4-6 ftYunnan Province, China
North American Rat Snakes
5- Black Rat Snake, Pantherophis alleghaniensisBeginner4-6 ftEastern United States
- Corn Snake, Pantherophis guttatusBeginner2-6 ftUnited States
- Everglades Rat Snake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis “rossalleni”Beginner4-6 ftEverglades, South Florida
- Gray Rat Snake, Pantherophis spiloidesBeginner3-6 ftCentral US
- Texas Rat Snake, Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeriBeginner4-6 ftTexas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
Other Colubrids
4- Blacktail Cribo, Drymarchon melanurus melanurusAdvanced6-8 ftCentral America
- Mexican Indigo Snake, Drymarchon melanurus erebennusAdvanced6-8 ftSouthern Texas and adjacent Mexico
- Western Hognose, Heterodon nasicusBeginner1.5-2.5 ft, females much largerCentral North America, the Great Plains
- Yellowtail Cribo, Drymarchon corais coraisAdvanced7-8 ftNorthern South America