We welcome the beautiful and brilliant Amanda Rudolph of Drippin’ Dragons. We’ll talk about business growth, recognizing trends and going from breeder to show runner in record time! We will not stop until we get a shirt in the hands of everyone in the community! It’s seriously such an easy way to give back to the people that risked everything for us. Get your Operation: Deeds Not Words Shirt now at www.thefatmannation.com

Toight, 9PM EST LIVE on Snakes and the Fatman, four guys who absolutely love reptiles but have wildly different opinions on how the social media portion of the business should be handled get together to tell each other how the other one is wrong. Join me for a few insightful discussions with my good friends Shane Kelley, BashCoder and Bryan Rivera! All this PLUS Tim Harvey of Morphed Out Reltilez steps into the 15 Minutes of Lame Octagon!

Fatman: LIVE with Stephanie Marihugh

Snakes and the Fatman, Episode 132 goes down LIVE this Saturday night with Puerto Rico’s finest, Kenny Aponte of Royal Genetic Reptiles. Get the ins and outs of emerging markets with someone who is dealing in those markets every day. Also , on a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame, Clarence Smith of Morphorus LLC Quality Pairing!

Get the latest genetic testing news straight from the people who develop the tests. Charlie Williams of shedtesting.com and Dr. Patrick Macknight of Aura Reptiles host.

Tomorrow night, only on Fatman: LIVE, we’ll be talking all things monkey tailed skinks and monitors with the gorgeous and super intelligent Kathryn Brown of The Reptile Whisperer! Come start your week off the right way with a reptile show that makes ya laugh and introduces you to some of the best people in the hobby. I hope to see ya there! 

Episode 131 goes LIVE on February 1st at 9 PM EST! Join me as I welcome back my good friend from across the pond, Darren Fawthrop of D and Jo’s Pythons—England’s Ball Python Royalty! Darren drops by The Fat Cave to discuss the hottest new genetic projects, the state of the UK ball python market, and the next generation of breeders making waves in 2025.

PLUS, on a brand-new 15 Minutes of Lame, Richard and Sara Debevoise of HJS Serpents step up to compete for the title of Best New Breeder of 2025!

Get the latest genetic testing news straight from the people who develop the tests. Charlie Williams of shedtesting.com and Dr. Patrick Macknight of Aura Reptiles host. New episodes go live on the first of every month at 8PM EST leading into our flagship show, Snakes and the Fatman at 9PM!

Fatman: LIVE is back! This time, we're joined by the gorgeous and brilliant Kristen Hailey from Crestie Worx! 🦎✨ Get ready for an exciting deep dive into the fascinating world of Crested Geckos—from running a thriving gecko business to mastering sales and social media strategies. Plus, we’ll discuss the buzz around Palm Street, the new auction site that’s taking the reptile world by storm!

After knowing Nice Balz for over15 years, vending with them, and seeing them at shows all over the East Coast, we’re finally bringing them to Snakes and the Fatman. Find out the secrets of running a ball python business for nearly 20 years.

Not only that, but we have Audra & Will Washington of Flawless Exotic Creations on a brand new 15 Minutes of Lame!

January 5th, Fatman: LIVE returns with the brilliant and beautiful Amy Benzi of Happy Basins. Join us for a sit down with Amy fresh off her most recent trip to Brazil where she was searching for Corallus batesii in the wild! Join us LIVE on Sunday, January 5th at 9PM EST. Join The Fatman Patreon here:   / thefatmannation  

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The first show of 2025 goes down LIVE on Wednesday, January 1st at 9PM EST with the winner of last season’s 15 Minutes of Lame Contest, Charlie Ryan of Reagan Renee Royal Pythons. Find out what winning the competition means to him and all his plans going forward. Not only that, but we have Charlie’s personal pick for the first new 15 Minutes of Lame Contestant of 2025, Tyler Lindenmuth of Tyler’s Toxic Balls!