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Good Reputable Colubrid Dealers???????

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After my dealings with Joshua Myers and Frank Gillies and losing about $2500.00 total I am extremely skeptical about buying on the Internet at all anymore however I'm not going to let 2 thieves completely destroy my pleasure of dealing with Herps.  I would like to know if anyone can send me names or emails of people that are honest dealers with good quality animals looking to start a collection of Corn, Milk, and King Snakes.  Please if you can help me out please email directly to:

Ray and Joni Austin
[email protected]

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Don't let a few bad apple's ruin it for you. There are still a lot of good people in this business. You just need to be a little more careful with who you send money to. Here is a few top quality colubrid breeders that you will have no problems with.

Rich Z. (Serpenco)
Don Soderberg (South Mountain Reptiles)
Kathy Love
Shannon Brown (High Sierra Retiles)
and me in the near future!

Dennis Gulla
 
I can personally vouch for Don Soderberg and Kathy Love as being very helpful, professional, and courteous in their dealing.  The animals I have gotten from both of them are wonderful to the Nth degree!

Rich Z. has also been of great help to me for the access to these boards he has provided but also in the times when I needed his input on some of my own descisin making processes as I move my own operation toward breeder/shipper status.  I don't currently have any of his animals, but I am patiently awaiting a 1.1 pair of hypo-bloodreds this August or so (I may have to up that order a bit Rich, if I can talk my wife into more rack systems in the house&#33<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>.

You really can't go wrong with any of these!
 
in addition to the list (I'm getting more stuff from Rich myself), I would like to add Glades Herp and Mike's Motleys...I've gotten great corns from both. Terry Dunham is also great for hondurans.
 
Sean at VMSHerp.com.   Incomparable.  The others that have been mentioned are all reputable, as well.  

Keith Kiggins
 
I got a couple of albino nelsons from Bob Applegate. They rock! They are getting better and better with each shed.  I was able to conduct our whole transaction over e-mail, which is how I prefer it. He's a guy that knows how to run his business. I will gladly do business with him in the future.
Applegate, Applegate, rah rah rah (chearleaders dancing).
 
I would highly recommend John Meltzer from Big Lake, MN. Excelent person to deal with. I have visited his breeding facilities, he really takes good care of his animals and he is really trustworthy.

Best regards,

Daniel
 
My advice is to ask for somebody they've done business with that you know and trust.  I won't buy from anybody that either I don't know or hasn't done business with somebody I know.  As for good people to buy from.

Don S. at www.cornsnakes.net
Rich Z. at www.serpenco.com
Chad F. at www.cfsnakes.com
Me (cheap plug) at www.impactreptiles.com
Jim D. at www.jdtails.com
Sacha K. www.knology.net/~korell/

All are good guys and while I'm sure I've forgotten somebody just be sure to ask around and don't be scared to post in here before you do business with somebody..

Good luck and at least you can sleep good at night..

Adam Block
 
LLL Reptile

I recently acquired 2 beautiful corns from LLL Reptile and Supply...I just did a search on the google.com and was naive to all the scandelous dealers out there that give this hobby/industry a bad name (this was prior to recently learning of this site) ...BUT I really lucked out b/c the snakes I bought from LLL Reptile were in prime condition, shipped with care and quality and absolutely no problems whatsoever! I also purchased a brazilion rainboa and bismark ringed python from them....I would check with them if looking to order of the internet. Plus they are a pleasure to deal with and listened & answered any/all questions I had.
 
Jim of SouthWest Wisconsin has a tremendous collection of really nice colubrids as does his friend Dr. Shawn of Hawkeye Herp. Larry Keller of Prairieland Herpetoculture, Mark and Kim Bell, Ric Blair and Mark Bailey are all good to deal with and have some really nice colubrids. Evan Stahl
 
You can't go wrong with Steve Emerick of Napa Valley Snakes. I've purchased three pairs of snakes from Steve and I've received top notch service and animals each time. He's also one of the nicest guys you could hope to meet. He seems to be concentrating on Australian pythons now, but he has (or has had) black milksnakes, albino nelsons, tangerine hondos, a few corns, and some cool exotics (mandarin rats, indigos, tri-color hognose, and more).
Napa Valley Snakes
 
Napa Valley Snakes ( Simply The Best )

You can't go wrong with Steve @ Napa Valley Snakes! His animals are amazing, his prices are reasonable and his customer service is un-matched!!!!!!!!!!!

You can buy with confidence from Napa Valley Snakes.

Napa Valley Snakes

Take Care,
Jason & Lori Kuta
1-866-584-7570
 
colubrid breeders

Envy Reptiles produces outstanding colubrids.
John Ginter produces some of the best pituophis available.
good luck.. Ron Radloff
 
I may be predudice but my first and best experience was a gentleman from Florida who sold me some great corn snakes and two of my all time favorites.They were a pair of flourescent orange and they just got better looking with age.The breeders name was Rich Zuchowski of Serpenco.com.
Steven Woolverton
 
I would trust Serpenco and Kathy Love without hesitation...

...they are both giants in the field of corn husbandry.

I have a very nice corn from Home Grown Herps, he is a hypo corn and is quite beautiful.

JUDY RANELLI
:)
 
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