Snakes And The Fat Man

I can honestly not thank these ladies enough for coming on and discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly within the hobby.  These are without a doubt some of my favorite people and I consider myself lucky that I can call all of them friends.  Hopefully this episode proved again that these women are not being objectified, but literally know their sh#t inside and out.  As a matter of fact… I would go to these women for advice on husbandry and the business end of things before I would go to a lot of these bloviating males in the hobby that feel the need to constantly remind me how smart they are. Here are all of the girls’ contact information.  Please go like, follow, and subscribe to all of them. Thank you again ladies… Meghan Petty – Wonder Woman Exotics                 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghan.petty.501                 Instagram: @wonderwomanexotics Maria Dominique Matticola – Endbringer Exotics                 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maria.matticola                 Instagram:

Episode 60 is up and running where Dr. Travis Wyman takes us to school on genetic testing, US Ark memberships, and the aggravation of attention seeking hot keepers on the ol’ YouTube.  Plus, Til Valhalla/15 Minutes of Lame winner James Lewis of Simply Serpents and The Reptile Gumbo Podcast!

Absolutely motivational talk with Ball Python Royalty, Amad Osman of Ozzie Boids! Talking the snake business without really talking about snakes... Brilliant. As if that's not enough... We start off with one of the Til Valhalla Project/Snakes and the Fatman winners Eileen Jarp of Bravo Zulu Ball Pythons!

Tom Barnhart is a f#cking hidden gem in this hobby.  This guy has been around for years and came up with all the big dogs and has the stories to prove it.  Loved getting to sit down with this David Letterman looking f#ck and shoot the shit with him!  15 Minutes of Lame 2020 Winner Shane Kelley approved up and coming breeder Ryan Hayes of Three One South Exotics sits down for 15 Minutes… plus… aggravated Chris.  I woke up with sand in my vagina this week so I’m a lil more a$$holish than usual.

Continuing the SATFM trend of having consistent, incredble people on the show.... Episode 57 is now in the books where we get to spend 15 Minutes with a Texas Legend, Mr. Chris McDougal of Snaekenstein Reptiles as well as the Return of Vudoo - Bob F#ckin' Vu of Bob's Balls in the main interview spot.

Easily this was the most fun I've had at a show in YEARS. It took 2 years for me to get out to a HERPS show and Shawn and Lori did not disappoint! Such a great time meeting and interviewing amazing people who are some of the nicest on the planet. Also, it's been one year since the ReptiChip guy, JT Tomlinson had his life changing house fire. Learn about what he's been up to and how he's rebuilding bigger and better than ever. I can't thank everyone in Texas enough for all of your hospitality. Can't wait til next time!

Chris Cubed… Usually the three Chris’ on this podcast would be labeled as round… but in this case…  Bad joke… didn’t land.  I apologize.  Anyway, Episode 55 is in the books where I actually get to talk to and hang with Chris Salemi from the Bronx Zoo.  Let me repeat that…  A wild animal keeper from the Bronx F#ckin’ Zoo said yes to being on this dumb podcast.  Chris works with Lions, Tigers and Bears Oh My but then adds some Godd#mn Gorillas to the mix too.  This dude is a legit bad ass from the Bronx which surprises me cause I didn’t think there were any left.  And he keeps all types of Australian Pythons as well! You wanna talk sexy… Chris Sexton from Heliguy Serpents is on 15 Minutes of Lame this week. Hope you guys seriously love this one cause we had a great time recording it. Upcoming Shows June 9 - Leveling Up - Episode 4 - Morph Market w/ John Lehman on the YouTube Channel June 13 – NO OPEN ZOOM CALL… I’ll be in TX! June 15 – New Episode of the Podcast June 27 – The Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers

Episode 54 is in the books with one of the coolest cats in the reptile world… Mr. Brent Schulze of Venom Life.  This guy runs a bad-ass clothing company, makes some of the best hooks in the hobby, and oh yeah… he helps build snake bite facilities a world away to save people who have been bitten by venomous snakes. You may ask yourself… isn’t that enough… but we say…No!  We also have the absolutely stunning and brilliant rockstar Miri Sydney Burnish on 15 Minutes of Lame! Boom. Mic Drop. Upcoming Shows May 16 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers May 23 - Leveling Up - Episode 3 - Branding w/ Blake Stewart of Stewart Design on the YouTube Channel May 30 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers June 1 - New Episode of the Podcast June 9 - Leveling Up - Episode 4 - Morph Market w/ John Lehman on the YouTube Channel Oh, by the way… please drop on by and subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on Instagram… Snakes and the Fatman on both! Also, if you’re in a position to help the Podcast and Channel grow, please b

Spendin' some time with a legend this week... Bob Clark has been a staple in this industry for almost 40 years and had a major active hand in the development of this hobby. Bob gives us a history lesson on the hobby and it was an absolute pleasure to hang out with him... Also... the mouth, Zak Nava on Nava Reptiles on 15 Minutes of Lame! The Til Valhala Contest is in full swing and we're just getting started! Upcoming Shows May 2 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers May 9 – Leveling Up – Social Media Secrets w/ Miguel Garcia of Always Evolving Pythons on the YouTube Channel May 15 – New Podcast Episode May 17 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers And there might even be some surprises in between! Oh, by the way… please drop on by and subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on Instagram… Snakes and the Fatman on both! Also, if you’re in a position to help the Podcast and Channel grow, please become a member on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/snakesandthefatman) where there will be a bunch of exclusive c

One of the best things about doing this show is every now and then… you get to meet a guy like Warren Booth.  PhD… Geneticist… Rare reptile keeper… US Ark Board Member… F#ckin’ Rockstar. This was probably my favorite non-ball python interview that I’ve ever done and is easily in my top 3 of all time. With John Wilder of Wilder Ball Pythons on 15 Minutes of Lame, this show unexpectedly turned into a nice guy episode… so of course I had to be a bit of a douche to offset the 2 nice guys on the show and I probably complain more than usual.  But only to offset!   

Episode 51 is in the books with Mike Wilbanks of Wilbanks Captive Bred Reptiles. Had a great time with my old friend talking about the nosedive that the scaleless project took, the Stranger vs. Mahogany debate and what's its like to hatch an insane amounts of clutches every year. Also, on 15 Minutes of Lame, we have Christopher Ward of the Reptile Ward up in Canada! Upcoming Shows: April 4, 2021 - The Easter Open Zoom Call for Reptile Breeders April 10, 2021 - Part 1 of a 5 part series on YouTube concentrating on the business of Reptile Breeding - Part 1: Brittney Gobble - Photography Secrets April 15, 2021 - Dr. Warren Booth of the University of Tulsa on the podcast April 18, 2021 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers Please Like, Subscribe, and Follow us on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram and if you're in a postion to help the podcast grow, please join us on Patreon under Snakes and the Fatman, where we'll be posting exlusive content every month!

Who would've ever thought that this guy would be on the show... With all the dickhead infighting in this hobby, THIS is the guy that's fighting the real issues like government legislation against our hobby! Phil Goss joins me for EPISODE 50 of Snakes and the Fatman! Also Brian Carter of BC's Balls joins us for 15 Minutes of Lame. Upcoming Shows March 21 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers April 1 - Mike Wilbanks of Wilbanks Captive Bred Reptiles April 4 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Keepers And there even be some YouTube surprises inbetween!

Man... this one was a long time coming... Sean Bradley returns to shoot the Ball Sh!t with Snakes and the Fatman and as always, he does not disappoint. We talk about the early days of the reptile hobby, breeders nowardays and how and why Exotics by Nature morphed into Aquatics by Nature. Also Jack and Heidi Dunlap of Southern Star Reptiles join us for 15 Minutes of Lame. Remember there's 3 organizations that need your help right now... US Ark -usark.org The Reptile Relief Fund - reptilerelief101@gmail.com Herps Family Strong - herpsfamilystrong@gmail.com You already know WHY you should donate to these causes, now go out and do it. Upcoming Shows March 7 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Breeders

I'm 100% fanboying over having Savannah Boan from Gatorland on Episode 48. On top of that, we get 15 minutes with the MMA-MMA Maniac Antoine Hood of High Desert Pythons. We also talk about the NY animal shipping ban, the Morph Market controversy of the last week and we get some music from one of the best southern/blues bands that I've heard in the past 10 years.   And remember the upcoming Fatman shows: Sunday, February 21 - Open Zoom Call for Reptile Breeders Saturday, February 27 - The All Hot Chick Episode on YouTube Monday, March 1 - Episode 49 with Sean Bradley of Aquatics By Nature

Episode 47 is up and running with Garrett Hartle!  Garrett’s tireless work on showing people the value of keeping and breeding Dwarf and Super Dwarf Reticulated Pythons is respected throughout the community and he’s just one of those guys that are just universally liked.  It’s so nice to talk to people who keep different species and learning their perspective on them.  I know you guys will love this one.  Also, Jason Bigler from Morph Mixology Reptiles joins me for 15 Minutes of Lame.  Great episode with some big announcements about the future of Snakes and the Fatman. Wear a f#ckin mask. #snakesandthefatman.com #reach_out_reptiles #morphmixology

Episode 46.  Two f#cking hot shots… one awesome episode.  Mike Brizzee of Brizzee Reptiles makes an appearance on 15 Minutes of Lame. Ryan McVeigh, head honcho at Zilla takes me to school on real world reptile keeping.  I talk some Stranger vs Mahogany sh#t.  This is honestly one of the better episodes lol… I guess putting out double the content might be making me a little better!  Hope you guys like the episode! Oh, by the way… please drop on by and subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on Instagram.  I’m finally close to 1000 members which would be a huge milestone for an old guy that doesn’t know how to use Instagram.  Snakes and the Fatman on both!  Thanks guys… also… pick up a god#mn shirt on the website.  I’m just a squirrel tryin’ to get a nut!

Happy F’n New Year… As promised…. I give you the first Snakes and the Fatman Episode of 2021 with 15 Minutes of Lame Winner… Shane Mother F#ckin’ Kelley of Small Town Xotics.  Shane and I go deep into his history with reptiles…. And many, many other things lol.   Not only that.. but we head all the way to the constantly ass smacked by hurricanes island of Puerto Rico and talk to  the Breaking Bad guy… Ron Heisenberg of BBM Reptiles… We’re so lookin’ forward to 2021 by bringing you twice the content, some travel content, some YouTube content and makin’ ya laugh a few times a month.  Oh… wear a g#ddamn mask.

Ending the season with a bang featuring the man, the myth, the legend… Dav Kaufman.  I shoot the sh#t with Rockstar Jesus of the Herping world for our end of the year episode!  John Fealy of Fealy’s Clutch brings the pain on his 15 Minutes of Lame and we talk about plans for the new year. The much anticipated “Best of 15 Minutes of Lame” contest will be starting on December 1st and will be open until December 21st.  More info to come over the next 2 weeks so spend the Holidays “getting yo Fatman on” and make sure you check in every couple of days for new info!

Hanging out live, in person with this f#cking lunatic was one of the best times I had in months.  Donato Signore slings some sh#t with me as we smack the record button and tell some stories.  Had a great time and hung out for 15 Minutes with Mr. Shane Kelley of Small Town Xotics.  Great bonus show and am excited for you guys to listen to it!­

I was tired of getting #metoo’d and slut shamed so I brought the PD himself on the show to set the record straight!  I had a great time with Justin Kobylka this episode and we got into some things that normally aren’t talked about and we get into the weeds on the biz, the pandemic, gene comparisons, and old school vs new school perceptions.  Josh Strange from Strange Kreations on 15 Minutes of Lame and new music from Fuzz Huzzi.