Slither Profile List By: Robyn Lingafelter & George Knaack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rob & Aimee Brown Age: Both 25 Location: Mission Viejo, California Quote: "Someone just smiled for no reason, looks like the smiles come back into season" Career: (Rob) - Information Systems Manager and Web Designer for Cable Markers Co., Inc. - http://www.cablemarkers.com. (Aimee) - Office Manager for Sea World of southern California. Other Areas of Interest: Computers, mountain biking, music, dancing and camping. Years Keeping Herps: 4 E-mail Me at: python@iswd.com Visit my Web site at: http//:www.iswd.com/snakes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aston Reynolds Age: 14 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Quote: "Skateboarding doesn't build character, it reveals it" Career: Fulltime skateboarder Other Areas of Interest: Pool, skateboarding Years Keeping Herps: 6/1997, and I hope I can keep them for many years to come.. E-mail Me at: Devilguy13@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Billie Welch Age: 45 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Quote: "It's simple! Just do the next "right" thing!" Career: Zoology major - herpetology Other Areas of Interest: Work with horses (dressge), scuba diving. Years Keeping Herps: 2.5 E-mail Me at: Diapsid44@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brad Minson Age: 24 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Quote: "There is no behavioral problem that Ace Prozamine can't fix!" Career: Veterinary Medical Student (Reptilian Medicine) Other Areas of Interest: Paleontology, hunting, Osteology, Minerology and reading. Years Keeping Herps: 18 E-mail Me at: minson@fs2.cvm.okstate.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brett Jackson Age: 23 Location: Canada Career: Student Other Areas of Interest: Most anything on a computer. Years Keeping Herps: 2 E-mail Me at: brett@hamilton.ocol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Odgers Age: 23 Location: Goose Creek, South Carolina Herp Clubs/Societies: NRAAC, Coastal Carolina Herp Society Career: Still working on it Other Areas of Interest: Computers and Culinary Arts Years Keeping Herps: 13 E-mail Me at: bodgers749@aol.com Visit my Web site at: http://members.aol.com/bodgers749 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bristen C. Bourque (aka Bryce) Age: 24 (born in Feb, 1974) Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Career: Software Design/Programming (BSc. Computer Science, Universite de Moncton, Moncton, NB) at ROMulin Group Inc. http://www.romlin.com Other Areas of Interest: Christiannity and music. Years Keeping Herps: Since I was about 9 years old, so approximately 15 years (first 8-10 years were unfortunately without being educated enough...) E-mail Me at: bristen@hotmail.com Visit my Web site at: http://eve.info.umoncton.ca:8080/~bryce/herp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce Geiger Age: 53 Location: New York Herp Clubs/Societies: New York Herp Society, SNEHA - Education Committee Quote: "Celebrate our differences" Career: Teacher K-6 Other Areas of Interest: Volunteer work with children, tennis, photography and Vietnam Veterans Groups. Years Keeping Herps: 5 E-mail Me at: BMGeiger@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cathie Haynes Age: 30 Location: Southern California Herp Clubs/Societies: Souther CA. Herpetology Association - Board Member/Historian Career: 7th grade science teacher Other Areas of Interest: Snake hunting in CA. deserts, 4 wheeling in my Jeep Wrangler, camping, Mexico, and the beach. Years Keeping Herps: 6 E-mail Me at: snakelady@earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles Mosher Age: July 1935 Location: Menlo Park, California Herp Clubs/Societies: Bay Area Amphibian & Reptile Society - Membership Secretary & Show Director Quote: "It's never too late to have a happy second childhood" & "Charlie was strange even before he got the snakes" Career: Retired Ph.D. Electrical Engineer, specializing in weird stuff Other Areas of Interest: Wood working, computers, plus some others that make large snakes seem tame. Years Keeping Herps: Since 1987 E-mail Me at: ratranch@svpal.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charlie (rascal) Redmon Age: born 3/8/70 Location: Tennessee, USA Quote: "HAPPY HERPING" Other Areas of Interest: Racing Years Keeping Herps: 20 E-mail Me at: rascal@cafes.net Visit my Web site at: http://www.tbcnet.com/~gknaack/slither/rascal/rascal.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daryl Sprout Age: 36 Location: Texas Herp Clubs/Societies: North Texas Herp Society Quote: "All that crawls is not creepy" Career: Owner: Snake Encounters, Herpetology/Alphbiotics Other Areas of Interest: Sailing, camping, chess. Years Keeping Herps: 28 E-mail Me at: drd@airmail.net Visit my Web site at: http://www.usba.net/snakeenc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Fulton Age: 45 Location: England Herp Clubs/Societies: Quote: "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Career: I'm an engineer (allegedly) Other Areas of Interest: Computers, climbing/hiking and music (Rock/metal) Years Keeping Herps: 4 E-mail Me at: davefulton@thenet.co.uk Visit my Web site at: http://www.thenet.co.uk/~davefulton/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Brooke Age: 37 Location: Bedforshire - UK Quote: "I can't think of one at present" Career: Electronics/Software design Other Areas of Interest: Music, sports and computers Years Keeping Herps: 3 E-mail Me at: dbrooke@arm.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David M. Ainkleman Age: 25 Location: Sacremento, California Herp Clubs/Societies: Northern California Herpetological Society Quote: "Life is a sexually transmitted disease, that is always fatal." & "Become an atheist an be your own 'god'" Career: Student/Highshool teacher Other Areas of Interest: Computer, games, women, happiness, RPG's and knowledge. Years Keeping Herps: Since '93 E-mail Me at: sac53586@saclink.csus.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doug Mauro Age: 17 Location: New York Quote: "if you play with fire, you probably won't get burned" Career: High school senior Other Areas of Interest: creative writing, poetry, traveling, fish, the Caribbean, and life. Years Keeping Herps: 6 E-mail Me at: venemous97@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eddie Elder Age: 34 Location: Boston area Herp Clubs/Societies: New England Herp. Society Quote: "Well done is better than well said" - Ben Franklin Career: HVAC Technician Other Areas of Interest: Fishing, racquetball and "off topic" herps. Years Keeping Herps: 2 E-mail Me at: ospreyclaw@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ George Knaack Age: 9/19/72 Location: Genoa, Illinois Herp Clubs/Societies: NRAAC Career: Computer Technician and Consultant Other Areas of Interest: Computers, cars, night clubs, hiking, camping and fishing. Years Keeping Herps: Around 1981 E-mail Me at: gknaack@tbcnet.com or glkherp@tbcnet.com Visit my Web site at: http://www.tbcnet.com/~gknaack/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jay Arnold Age: 32 Location: Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. Herp Clubs/Societies: Georgia Herpetological Society, NRAAC Quote: "There is plenty of time to sleep when you are dead." Career: Restaurant manager Other Areas of Interest: Automobile racing and baseball Years Keeping Herps: 10 E-mail Me at: jba28@avana.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Clark Age: 45 Location: Savannah, Georgia Herp Clubs/Societies: NRAAC, Georgia Herp Society, Jacksonville Herp Society, AFH Quote: "The decision to keep a snake requires the keeper to accept lifelong responsibility for proper care of the snake just as it does for any animal kept as a pet." Career: Hobbyist reptile breeder, registered nurse, retired army helicopter pilot. Other Areas of Interest: Family, muscle cars, NASCAR, Chinook helicopters, UF football, saltwater fishing, hiking and hunting. Years Keeping Herps: Since 1966 E-mail Me at: jclarksnakes@earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Morgan Age: 34 Location: Reno, Nevada Quote: "The Nicer the scale, the sweeter the music" Career: Computer Tech Other Areas of Interest: Camping Years Keeping Herps: 2 E-mail Me at: cowboy@portal.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Josh Garman Age: 16 Location: Port Orchard, Washington Other Areas of Interest: Arachnology, muscle cars and off road trucks Years Keeping Herps: Less that a year E-mail Me at: jmgraman@olympic.ctc.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julie Reel Age: younger than God, but older than dirt (38) Location: Juneau, Alaska Herp Clubs/Societies: NRAAC Quote: "If I don't know, I'll find out" Career: Nursing Assistant, snake owner/seller and future breeder Other Areas of Interest:Taking care of hubby, whale watching and avoiding hungry grizzlies when coming out of hibernation Years Keeping Herps: 6 E-mail Me at: mystique@ptialaska.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julie Taylor Age: 23 Location: Lake Jackson, Texas Quote: Sharpei diem - "Sieze the wrinkle dog" Career: Chemical Engineer Other Areas of Interest: Wildlife Rescue and Computers Years Keeping Herps: 7 E-mail Me at: jsieberg@place.org Visit my Web site at: http://www.place.org/~jsieberg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Karen M. Crassi Age: 31 Location: New Hampshire Herp Clubs/Societies: New Hampshire Herptile Society Quote: "I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian." Career: Research Asst. at Dartmouth Med. School (Immunology/Physiology) Other Areas of Interest: Birds, ferrets, gardening, nature, books, web sirre creation. Years Keeping Herps: 1 E-mail Me at:E-mail Me at: karen.crassi@dartmouth.edu or ricochet@sugar-river.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenny Flank Age: 37 Location: St. Petersburg, Florida Herp Clubs/Societies: American Federation of Herpetoculturalists and American Tarantula Society Publications:6 books out or in various stapes of production. Articles for "Reptiles Magazine" and "Reptile and Amphibian Magazine". Quote: "De omnibus dubitandum" - Doubt Everything Career: Writer/Political and environmental organizer Other Areas of Interest: Evolutionary biology, arachnology, quantum mechanics, ecology and drinking Guinness. Years Keeping Herps: 20 E-mail Me at: lflank@rocketmail.com Visit my Web site at: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/2421 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marcus L. Rowland Age: 45 Location: London, England Quote: "Happiness is a warm mouse" Career: Educational laboratory technician and part-time author Other Areas of Interest: Role playing games and science fiction Years Keeping Herps: 25 ish (with long intervals without them) E-mail Me at: Samsnake@ffutures.demon.co.uk Visit my Web site at: http://www.ffutures.demon.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marcel Poots Age: 28 Location: Holland Herp Clubs/Societies: Lacerta Career: Software Developer Other Areas of Interest: Fishing and the Internet Years Keeping Herps: First year E-mail Me at: rossie@cybercity-nl.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Baker & Katrina Baker Age: 43, 11 Location: Petal, Mississippi Career: BS from the University of Southern Mississippi in the field of fresh water biology. I am a shift foreman in a resin plant. Other Areas of Interest: Hiking , snorkeling , and riding bikes. Years Keeping Herps: 5 E-mail Me at: rekab@netdoor.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Morgan Kennedy Age: 32 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Herp Clubs/Societies: New England Herp Society - President Elect./Publicity Director Quote: "We apologize for the inconvienence" Career: Currently a geek, but planning to be a Veterinarian Other Areas of Interest: Web site design Years Keeping Herps: 2 E-mail Me at: morgana@mit.edu Visit my Web site at: http://web.mit.edu/morgana/www/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patricia Hage Age: 18 Location: Michigan Career: Student, wanting a career dealing with herps. Other Areas of Interest: Art and anything dealing with nature. Years Keeping Herps: 4 E-mail Me at: boidgirl@primenet.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul J. Hollander Age: 54 Location: Iowa Herp Society, Chicago Herp Society, Minnesota Herp Society, Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles , Herpetologist League, and American Society of Ichtheologists and Herpetologists. Quote: "Behold the tortoise: he makes no progress unless he sticks his neck out" Career: Technician, Chemistry Department, Iowa State University. Other Areas of Interest: Genetics, photography, science fiction, computers, and Renaissance fairs. Years Keeping Herps: 40 E-mail Me at: pholland@iastate.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Mozdziak Age: 31 Location: Madison, WIsconsin Career: To be determined or a scientist Other Areas of Interest: Muscle Biology Years Keeping Herps: 3.5 E-mail Me at: pemozdzi@facstaff.wisc.edu Visit my Web site at: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/5152/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Webster Age: 31 Location: Devon, England Herp Clubs/Societies: South Western Herpetological Society (UK) Quote: "Pint of export please bar steward" Career: Computing Other Areas of Interest: Motorcycling, kite flying and nature. Years Keeping Herps: 2 E-mail Me at: pwebster@env-comp.devon-cc.gov.uk Visit my Web site at: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/4099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Geissler Age: 40 Location: Rehau (Bavaria), Germany Publications: "The Keeping & Breeding of the Horseshoe Racer", "The Keeping & Breeding of the San Fransisco Garter Snake", "The Keeping & Breeding of the Eastern Indigo Snake" Other Areas of Interest: Rats, birds, flowers, photography and music. Years Keeping Herps: 20 E-mail Me at: rattau@hof.baynet.de Visit my Web site at: http://www.hof.baynet.de/~rattau ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robby Maxwell Age: 16 Location: Austin, Texas Career: Cashier at Boston Market Other Areas of Interest: Watching way too many movies Years Keeping Herps: 5-6 E-mail Me at: zardoc@swbell.net Visit my Web Site at: http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/4864 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Coral Age: 20 Location: San Jose, California Career: IBM Other Areas of Interest: Computers and Web desing. Years Keeping Herps: 1 E-mail Me at: mailto:robrtsreps@aol.com Visit my Web Site at: http://members.aol.com/robrtsrep/snakes.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert D. Gilbert Age: 32 Location: Seneca, South Carolina Quote: "We breed fine quality snakes for both the pet owner and serious collector" Career: Ph.D. student in genetics at Clemson University, researching molecular biology of fungal plant infection. Other Areas of Interest: Camping, hiking, ancient history and martial arts. Years Keeping Herps: 5 E-mail Me at: sylvicserpents@innova.net Visit my Web site at: http://www.innova.net/~rgilbert/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robyn Lingafelter Age: D.O.B. 8-14-78 Location: Mansfield, Ohio Herp Clubs/Societies: NOAH, NRAAC Quote: "Wastin' away again in margaritaville" Career: Currently a waitress, and aspiring Veterinary technician Other Areas of Interest: Power Tumbling, nature, endangered species, spending too much money, Cleveland Indians baseball, and Jimmy Buffett. Years Keeping Herps: Almost 3 E-mail Me at: mailto:aliciea@aol.com or robyn81478@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ronda T. Bergmann Age: 30 Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona Herp Clubs/Societies: Owner/Publisher of International Venomous Snake Society Arizona Herpetological Society - Past Secretary & President Publications: "Reptiles Magazine", "Reptile & Amphibian Magazine", "Vivarium", Many Herp Club Newsletters Quote: "Support Bacteria...It's The Only Culture Some People Have!!" Career: Retired Curator of Venomous Reptiles Other Areas of Interest: Toxinology, Hiking, Camping, Country Music, Bowling, Reading and Movies. Years Keeping Herps: 11 E-mail Me at: BergmanRon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Samantha W. Age: 19 Location: San Francisco, California Career: Student Other Areas of Interest: All animals, herps especially and art. Years Keeping Herps: 5 E-mail Me at: snakegrrl@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shawn Hayes Age: 28 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Herp Clubs/Societies: New England Herp Society - New Member Career: Registered associate in a brokerage firm Other Areas of Interest: Art, outdoors, reading, crafts, and other pets. Years Keeping Herps: 20 E-mail Me at: tialle@mindspring.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shirley Murray Age: 34 (Hey, rather describe it as indeterminate:)) Location: Durban, South Africa Herp Clubs/Societies: None available Quote: "It's not slimy, honest." Career: Computer network support. Other Areas of Interest: computers, working out and F1. Years Keeping Herps: +/- 15 E-mail Me at: shirley.murray@usa.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shy Feliciano Age: 37 Location: Pomona, California E-mail Me at: sfeliciano@earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Snyder Age: 20 Location: Hammondsport, New York Herp Clubs/Societies: Upstate Herp Society Career: Reptile guy at the pet shop Other Areas of Interest: Just herps Years Keeping Herps: 2 E-mail Me at: snydert@linkny.com Visit my Web site at: http://linkny.com/~snydert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windigo Swift Age: 24 Location: Sacramento, California Herp Clubs/Societies: Northern California Herp Society Quote: "Why memorize what you can look up?" - Einstein Career: Student, eventually Biologist Other Areas of Interest: Horses, wild birds, nature in general. Years Keeping Herps: 12/15/97 (First snake purchased) E-mail Me at: windigo.m.swift@csus.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ziggy Blum Age: 34 Location: Eugene, Oregon Quote: "I could be dreaming, but then maybe that's fatal" - Gary Numan Career: Starving artist, employed gainfully as a diner cashier. Other Areas of Interest: Celticharp, ceramic sculpture, creative writing, paganism, birds, bookbinding, bellydance and music. Years Keeping Herps: 3 E-mail Me at: zigi@teleport.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------