The Snake Pit

While in Tampa my husband and I drove over to check out The Snake Pit. spam_We were surprised to find Neil STANDING at his counter greeting us with a smile. spam_We walked around the store and checked out all the animals. spam_Yes, I will admit not all the tanks were spotless...but if you keep colubrids you know that as soon as you clean the cage and put them back they laugh at you and take a spam_dump as soon as they hit the floor. spam_I've experienced that many times. spam_Never found any dead animals rotting away anywhere but did find some very beautiful and photogenic creatures. spam_With camera in hand I clicked off a few pics, was even able to capture the love and loyalty of his dog Tinker. spam_She was a sweetie but a bit confused after the operation. spam_Sorry Neil, you knew I would post that one. spam_<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> spam_ We watched many a happy customer walk in and out of the store while there. spam_Here is the link to the pictures if you are interested in taking a look.

BTW Neil, the jokes are going over very well here in Indiana. spam_Thanks for the laughs.

Tammy Pinkston

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hey neil ... sorry but if &nbsp;the gentics prove out on the dog .. lol i want a pair ok

Alan....Would you believe Tinker s a FIXED FEMALE??? If WE ever do have offspring...I'll let you know!! <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

Hey Tammy...I think you might have missed an animal or two! Slacker!! <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> They came out pretty good, though! I just HOPE that this will show ALL OF YOU how I keep my store! And YES!!! I crack jokes ALL DAY LONG! My customers LOVE IT!! But...I guess you can't please everyone?? But, you can TRY!! ....Neil

Please forgive me Neil but remember the battery on the camera died on me. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> &nbsp; If that hadn't happened I probably would have taken pics of the crickets as well. &nbsp;LOL

Tammy Pinkston

Well I have fianlly seen it for myself ....... Today I drove 317 miles to do business with Neil and buy an emerald tree boa he had for sale...... Well unfortunately we did not do any business because the animal in question was simply not big enough ..... oh well, schmidt happens. &nbsp;But I have to comment on Neil his staff and his store. &nbsp;When I arrived I did not introduce myself I said I was just looking around so no one would try to beef up the place or impress me. &nbsp;No one had to try to impress me, that happened all on its own. &nbsp;Neil you were very cordial and your sense of humor is soon to become infamous ! &nbsp;The store was clean, cages were decorated and set up very well, all done by Angie who does one hell of a job !!!!! &nbsp;Neil pay her more !!!, animals were fat and healthy and in good shape and now that I was there and saw for myself that mystical place known as the snake pit .... I can finally truly believe all the posts I have read here. &nbsp;Neil I hope this post helps clear up some opinions expressed by some fools with a keyboard prior to this ..... and I will send you my bill for the endorsement.



Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles

Neil, I will be down sometime this summer...don't know when...but I'll have a hidden camera doing an undercover report for Herps Undercover...The Real Story! You don't know when or where...ok maybe you know where we'll show up...lol...but you still don't know when. Or who we are. Ok...you know my name. But you still don't know when. Ok...so you know it will be this summer sometime. But that is all the info I will give you. Don't ask for anymore for we are undercover! Herps Undercover is on the loose! If we dare see one piece of S**T in that place, not including you of course, you're busted! By the way, we went out to the forest today and found a water snake that musked all over us! And guess where that snake is now? Well...it was left where we found it. The point is we did not like it one bit so be careful. If you musk on us we might just do the same to you as we did to that water snake. You have been warned! LOL

Gary...for a ringing endorsement like that...I will GLADLY pay your bill!! <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> But...Just for the record....I knew EXACTLY who you were AS SOON AS YOU WALKED IN!! Remember, I WAS expecting you?? I let you walk around the store to your heart's content, and when you finally came up to the front counter...what did I say?? "Is your name Gary"??
So everyone else knows....I felt SO BAD that gary took that log drive for nothing...I would NEVER have asked him to take the ride and see the Emmy for himself HAD I KNOWN that...INSTEAD of living in the Hollywood, Florida that's about one half hour from me...which is where I THOUGHT he lived!! He ACTUALLY LIVES in the Hollywood, Florida about 4 HOURS from me!! OUCH!! I felt so bad, I took him to lunch at Denny's!! (Big spender, huh?) hahaha

Now, here's the kicker....Gary is being VERY KIND TO ME!! The TRUTH of the matter is the Male Emmy in question, wasn't just too small...he is STILL not up to perfect health yet, either! He's STILL a little dehydrated, and has a SLIGHT case of mouthrot....which, with the GREATLY APPRECIATED HELP from Gary, I NOW KNOW how to help my baby!! I will ALWAYS thank him for that!! Obviously....he could have ripped me a new one o this site for "making" him drive 4 hours to see a snake that he wouldn't touch in a month of Sundays! Instead....what does he do?? EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE! All he was interested in was the well-being of the Emmy! The man is a GENUINE humanitarian!! That shows SO MUCH CLASS on his part!! It makes me, once again, like the human race!! Gary...seriously...thank you very much, you have no idea what that meant to me! ....Neil
You've DEFINITELY made a friend in Tampa!!

Thanks Neil,


Jeeez with all this kissing each others butts here people will think we are an item.



Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles

Gary...Let's just try NOT to let Tinker find out about us! She gets kinda jealous!! <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> ....Neil

Well if you think Tinker would be jealous , how do you think Angie will feel ?



Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles