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Hello all, I'm Michael, currently in the crummy-butt state of Washington, missing being able to go road-cruising for herps in Oklahoma (especially WDB rattlers, which we'd rescue from TOGSDS* folk who liked to run 'em over on purpose - I swear if I had ever actually caught one of those low-lifes red-handed my butt would be on death row right now :blowup:).

*The Only Good Snake is a Dead Snake

My herp collection is pathetic and run-of-the-mill at the moment with an Okeetee corn, a Western hognose snake and a Russian tortoise. That should soon change :dgrin:

These forums are entertaining to read and look pretty darn useful, so what the heck. Here I am!

:wavey:
 
Very interesting intro' you have, welcome aboard. There's lots to read & learn here & with the classifieds, your collection will definitely grow. I speak from experience (bought a few from here since joining)! Oh, and have fun while browsing.
 
In your first post, you deem cornsnakes (the owner of this board had cornsnakes as a biz for decades) hognoses and Russian tortoises as a pathetic collection, others might be happy and proud to have these guys. And you hit the state of Washington, which I hear is beautiful in places.

Welcome. I predict you are in for a ride here. :rofl:
 
Welcome Michael.
Russian torts are awesome! One of my favs! Do you have a male or fem? I have never been to washington state but I am looking at it for vetschool. Is it really that bad there? :)
 
Thanks guys!

To clarify, I merely meant that the size of my collection was pathetic, not my animals. My herps are my babies! Kellysballs, my Russian tort is a female named Miss Honey. She's a sweetheart!

Re: Washington, it's crummy to me merely because I'm used to the sunshine and wider variety of wild herps to be found in Oklahoma. The scenery is actually quite beautiful here, and I did find an alligator lizard so things aren't really that bad :D
 
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