ABOUT US
My passion for reptiles began when I was quite young in life. I've always enjoyed exploring the woods around home looking for different wild life as a child. Mainly finding Garter Snakes, Frogs, Tadpoles ,and Salamanders. I'd also see a variety of insects, spiders, birds and other mammals. But as I got older, the forest around where I grew up became developed and then unfortunately went the wild life. Even now it becomes the highlight of my day when I see any type of wild creature.
I got my first non native pet reptile when I was 16. An Iguana to be precise. But when I got my first job at a local pet store at 17 is when my interest really took off. That is when I met Mike Harris, a local breeder who was working with Burmese Pythons at the time. Little did I know then what this chance encounter would lead to or how big of an influence Mike would be. That encounter led me to get my first pet snake, a Burm about a year later. To this day, I still keep in contact with Mike.
Over the years, I'd worked for several different pet stores and whole sellers, worked with lots of different herps, and met many people who share my hobby.
When I was about 20 is when I decided that I wanted to breed reptiles. But it would be a few years before I was successful . Then in March of 1999, success my first litter of Red-Tail Boas. Since then my collection has grown quite larger and I've breed several different reptiles with great success. Today I am always looking to get into new challenges, meet new hobbyist, and share my knowledge with others.
Sincerely
Chris Swanson
Cascade Herpetological
