After a great 2010, 2011 is getting off to a somewhat later start. We've talked to quite a few people in the northeast that are also having later starts, so we suppose it's no surprise. That being said, we've got 13 clutches on the ground and expect many more. The following table summarizes what what we have on the ground so far, read on if interested!

We don't have a "Birthing Record" on this website, but it's not because we don't want one. In many respects this website is as much a way for us to explore our interest in reptiles and organize and display our collection as it is a vehicle for displaying inventory, so a birthing record is a natural extension for the site. Time is the problem. We just haven't had time to get it built. Until we do, we're going to use the blog to let people know what we're producing this season, so keep an eye out for updates if you're interested in knowing what types of projects we're working on.

We are fortunate to have in our possession the Summer/Fall 2003 issue of Wild Earth: The Journal of the Wildlands Project. This issue, “Facing the Serpent, “is devoted to the subject of snakes, and includes essays by E. O. Wilson, Eileen Crist, Harry Greene, Reed Noss, Charles Bowden, and others. This wonderful journal unfortunately ceased publication after a 10-year run. An anthology of articles from the journal was subsequently published, but none of the essays on the “serpent” were included. We particularly want to talk about E. O. Wilson’s essay “The Serpent,” which can be found in a slightly different form in his book Biophilia.