I’ve known Crazy Ray Tabano for 25 years and even after 25 years I still love just sitting down with this guy and listening to stories about the early days of Aerosmith and the legends that he had the chance to share the stage with. Ray is an amazing storyteller and someone I’m proud to say is my friend. This episode is a little different… not much snake talk but plenty of Rock N’ Roll history talk.
Not only that but I get to sit down with another Texas legend… Mr. James Durling of Yellow Rose Exotics hocks his wares on 15 Minutes of Lame.
Two f#ckin’ great people on one amazing show. Snakes and the Fatman Episode 61 is now up and running on Spotify, iTunes, and wherever incredible podcasts are found. Or you could just listen to it on www.snakesandthefatman.com
Don’t forget that this month only, you could get 10% purchases or RediChip at www.reptichip.com! Support the people that support you!
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: @riadominique
Instagram: @endbringer.exotics
Liz Schmuck – Royal Reptiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LizSchmuck
Instagram: @ke_royal_reptiles
Marita De La Pena – Deadly Tarantula Girl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marita.delapena.7
Instagram: @deadlytarantulagirl
Marita De La Pena – Deadly Tarantula Girl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marita.delapena.7
Instagram: @deadlytarantulagirl
Emily Krug – Brizzee Reptiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emily.d.krug
Instagram: @em.krug
Instagram: @mike_brizzee_reptiles
Rachel Allen – Lone Star Reptile Racks/Powerful Exotics
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelAllenPowers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lsreptileracks
Instagram: @lonestarreptileracks
Kym Jobborn – Snakes N’ Barbells
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kymberlee.jobborn
Instagram: @kymber_leexo
Alexandra Peacock – Chroma Flux Reptiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexandra.peacock90
Instagram: @chromafluxreptiles
Velina Beasley Meeks – Heathen Herps
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/velina.clements
Instagram: @heathen_herps
Heidi Dunlap – Southern Star Reptiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southernstarreptiles
Instagram: @southernstarrep
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 Returns!
July 1 – New Episode of the Podcast
July 10 – Leveling Up – Episode 5 – Expansion w/ Justin Kobylka on the YouTube Channel
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 become a member on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/snakesandthefatman) where there will be a bunch of exclusive content and benefits.
Thanks guys…finally… pick up a god#mn shirt on the new website www.snakesandthefatman.com
Hey… I’m just a squirrel tryin’ to get a nut!
Finally, don't forget to check out the Til Valhalla Project/SATFM Contest. Check out the rules on the Snakes and the Fatman website home page!
#tilvalhallaproject
#snakesandthefatman
#fatmannation
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 content and benefits.
Thanks guys…finally… pick up a god#mn shirt on the new website www.snakesandthefatman.com
Hey… I’m just a squirrel tryin’ to get a nut!
Finally, don't forget to check out the Til Valhalla Project/SATFM Contest. Check out the rules on the Snakes and the Fatman website home page!
#tilvalhallaproject
#snakesandthefatman
#fatmannation
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
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.
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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.
Man… it is hard to this amazing and this pretty all at once… Snakes and the Fatman: Home of the Pretty Reptile People… Great guests this week who are also good looking… too bad we’re an audio podcast and you can’t tell… however you do have permission to rub one out to our voices… The gorgeous Jamie Cadile of RC Reptiles joins us for “15 Minutes of MILF… I mean Lame.” The stunning Keri Huber Schaale and the “right out of a page of GQ” Brooklyn Hipster, Bairos Almeida of KB Reptiles join us for the main interview. These people are so good looking that my average goes up just talking to them! Hope you guys enjoy the show. Yes, I know, I’m late but that just means there will be 2 shows this month.
The wife of the Big Dawg... Tina Chavez from Always Evolving Pythons talks her role in the Ball Python and Influencer scenes all while keeping up with Miguel. Also... 15 Minutes of Lame with Baud's Exotic Reptiles.
Episode 39 is finally in the books… Biggest Snakes and the Fatman episode EVER…11 guests, 3 countries, 2 continents… 1 killer episode! Learn how all the big players are dealing with Covid, Quarantine and Racism… with Mark Mandic, Brittney Gobble, Donato Signore, Gavin Atkins, JT Tomlinson, Amad “Ozzy” Osman, Brian Kusko, Deadly Tarantula Girl, Miguel Garcia, and Justin Kobylka. This is a long one with a special intro where I’m joined by My 1 Black Friend and My 1 White Friend co-host Dakim Duncan… Hope you guys enjoy it!
Conversation in Quarantine with Billy D. Rows of Mutation Creations… Didn’t know this guy at all but it turns out he’s not a bad guy… High Energy Canadian meets Low Energy American leads to some interesting talks… Also Kevin Finke from KDF Reptiles… Texarkana Redneck meets New York Asshole… and again… I ended up likin’ this guy too! I might have to change my mind about these Ball Python people soon… but not yet… Hope ya like it guys!