Steve Markevich/ Serpent's Den

I just wanted to add something about steve and his shop. I grew up in PA and visited steve's shop many times. Ive also purchased from him a few times. Every animal ive purchased from him was in excellent condition and so were the conditions they were kept in. It was always very clean in store and behind the scenes. Im not posting this for sake of an argument. Im just posting my experience and first hand dealings.

The final outcome.

After almost 6 years I finally went to court yesterday Jan 28th. 2014 and pleaded guilty to 2 counts of ordinance violations that I was grandfathered in to legally keep and 3 counts of bogus animal cruelty charges. All were summary offenses "tickets" and my fine was $50.00 for each offense totaling 250.00 in fines.

I was also ordered to pay 4640.00 in restitution and there was also a stipulation that I cannot sue.

It was so very hard for me to plead but I have zero trust in our legal system and I was told a Jury Trial may not be in my best interest with the way the average person portrays reptiles and I’m in agreement with that.

On February 10, 2015 I made a purchase from Steve for a pair of albino ball pythons. Due to cold weather it was decided best to wait for proper weather for shipment. On March 25, 2015 I received the pair of healthy flawless albinos. At all times he was very quick to respond to emails and answered all my questions. Had and did what he said. Very stand up guy in my opinion. Won't hesitate to buy from him again and will recommend him highly.