Cold-blooded Contributions, Nature 4 You

In episode 25 Scott and Tie chat with Jake Meney. Jake chats to us about life as a zookeeper, his love of herping both here in Australia and abroad, photography and his business Crete - which makes backgrounds for both zoos and private keepers.     Jake can be found on Instagram: Business: https://www.instagram.com/cretehabitats/ Personal: https://www.instagram.com/jakemeney/ The links recommended...

Michael and Dom from The Reptile Reject Podcast very kindly sent across Episode 22 when Scott and Tie sat down with them. We chat about herping in Canada and Australia, Shinglebacks, Blue-Tongue lizards, how we all manage our collections, what it's like to work with your spouse with your collection and much, much more. The Reptile Rejects Podcast can be found on:  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@...

In episode  23  Scott and Tie chat with Nick Mutton from Inland Reptile.  Nick chats to us about life at Inland Reptile, the stunning Stonewash Bredli, Pygmy carpets, breeding ALOT of carpets, herping trips, living life to the full, writing, belting out a tune, and much much more.  Nick can be found on: Website: https://www.inlandreptile.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InlandReptile Scott...

In episode 4 Scott and Tie chat with two of Australia's most well known reptile society presidents - Adam Sapiano from the Victorian Herptetological Society (VHS) and Joanne Payne from Illawarra Retpile Society. Adam and Jo sit down with us and we talk about reptile societies, what's involved in putting on two of Australia's best reptile expos and we manage to give Scott a bit of stick. Anyone thi...

Episode 24 of the Cold-blooded Contributions Podcast with Brian Barnett & Adam Sapiano from the VHS In episode 24 Scott and Tie chat with two legends from the Victorian Herpetological Society - Brian Barnett and Adam Sapiano. Brian was the president of the VHS before Adam took over. The Victorian Herpetological Society is one of the oldest and most prestigous reptile societies in Australia. Th...

In episode 22 of the Cold Blooded Contributions podcast with speak with Matt W of the not another reptile podcast. Matt is an enthusiastic guest who specialises with Salamanders, Geckos and Snakes. We discuss herping, podcasts, IHS and much more. Again this was a live episode with lots of pics! Matt can be found here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.wayne.944 Instagram: https://www.instagr...

In Episode 21, we chat with tree monitor specialist and incredible photographer/monitor breeder and all-around nice guy Chris Applin. This was another live episode with lots of images. We discuss Varanid taxonomy, husbandry, herping and all things tree monitor! Chris Applin can be found here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/chris.applin2 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/rarereptiles_and_p...

Episode 20 of the Cold-blooded Contributions Podcast with Dan Mangano and Sarah Bright In Episode 20, Scott & Tie chat with Dan Mangano and Sarah Bright of the Lizard Shed - this was our first live episode. We talk touring with herps, touring with a rockband, lizard husbandry and a strange obsession with a dog statue in Gundagai!   Dan Mangano  can be found here: Facebook: https://www.facebook...

In episode 18 Scott and Tie chat with Amber Harrison and Jesse Campbell. Amber is a reptile keeper at Symbio and Jesse works in ecology and has a well-known YouTube channel. In this episode we discover what conservation programs Amber's working on at Symbio, how good she is with insects, herping Thailand and her goals for the next ten years. Jesse talks about earless dragons, how good he isn't wit...

In episode 17 Scott and Tie discover what all the guests have been up to since they came on the podcast. There's a lot of laughs, some great news and wonderful accomplishments.   We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who made this possible: Adeline & Chris Bihlmaier from Adeline Robinson Art, Josh Fastuca, Adam Sapiano on behalf of the Victorian Herpetological Society, Jo Payne...

In episode 16 Scott and Tie chat with Nipper Read and Phil Wolf from Venom Exchange Radio. This is a cross over episode that will also be airing on Venom Exchange Radio. We chat about our year, where we herped, what we saw and what we want to see. We talk about the species that alludes us and Phil gives us insight on how he met Nipper. There's a lot of laughs in this episode as four good mates cat...

In episode 15 Scott and Tie chat with Cory Kerewaro, the owner of Reptile Relocation Sydney. We have some great belly laughs while chatting about life as a snake catcher. Reptile Relocation Sydney is one of the best snake catching services in Sydney and has been helping the public for about ten years (at the time of the episode), so there are some awesome stories in this podcast. Join us as Cory c...

In episode 14 Scott and Tie chat with Adam Elliott. Adam chats to us about his working life - from museums to zoos and fauna spotting, writing books and taking photos. His lifelong passion for reptiles has led him to share with us some funnies stories. Adam authored A Guide to Australian Turtles in Captivity and A Guide to Australian Pythons in Captivity and shares with us a teaser on a new upcomi...

In episode 5 Scott and Tie chat to Stuart Mckenzie and Dan Rumsey from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7. Stu and Dan are two of the most recognised and accomplished snake catchers in the country. Stu reminisces on the early days on what it was like to start a snake catching business and both Stu and Dan give us the run down on zoo life, snake catching, and what it's like to run one of the most s...

In episode 13 Scott and Tie chat with Brian Bush. Busho is one of Australian Herpetology's most lovable figures, a true-blue Aussie larrikin. Brian is an author of many field guides in Western Australia and many papers, accomplished photographer, he has taught thousands of people snake safety over the years, and one of few that actually got private reptile keeping legalised in Western Australia. J...

In episode 12 Scott and Tie chat with Matthijs Kuijpers.  Matthijs is a force to be reckoned with! From world renownd reptile photographer, accomplished author to an experienced Muay Thai fighter. Join us as he chats about the animals he's kept over the years, his herping trips around the world, the books he's written, what animals he's photographed, what camer gear he uses, how he got started wit...

In episode 11 of the Cold-blooded Contributions Podcast Scott and Tie chat with Pierre de Chabannes from ACEE. Pierre is a photojournalist and runs his own business ACEE whilst also working in conjunction with National Geographic's Photo Ark. Pierre talks to us about traveling abroad, photography in the field, the importance of the photo ark, French reptile keeping laws, breeding vipers and so muc...

In episode 10 Scott and Tie chat with Dillon Perron. Dillon chats to us about growing up in Canada, his successful swimming career and his extremely popular YouTube channel - Animals at Home. He walks us through the early days of starting out right up to now - going from a few listens a months to tens of thousands of listens a month. We talk about Canadian reptile laws and of course Canadian repti...

In episode 9 Scott and Tie chat with Peter Rowland. Peter chats to us about working in a museum alongside some greats of Australian herpetology, writing books and taking photos. His lifelong passion of animals has taken him abroad with some funny stories. Peter has written alongside Scott (and quite a few others) in the John Beaufoy Publications - A Naturalist's Guide to series, and has quite a fe...

In episode 8 of the Cold-blooded Contributions Podcast Tie and Scott sit down with Ash Horn from AK Reptiles and Custom Background Designs. Ash shares with us how he makes his custom backgrounds, the work he put into creating his superb substrates, and shares his indepth knowledge on bioactive enclosures.  You can find Ash on these social media platforms: Website: https://akreptilesandcustombackgr...

In episode 7, Scott and Tie chat with Riley Morris and Kim Michael about zookeeping, Pygmy blue tongues, holidaying in Bali and more. If you have ever wondered about Pygmy blue tongues and what it would be like to be a zookeeper, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Kim can be contacted here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/kimmichael_/ Email: mich0224@flinders.edu.au Riley can be found her...

Scott and Tie chat with Angus McNab. Angus is an ecologist, author and photographer. Angus talks about a career in ecology, (the good and the bad!), traveling and what life is like as a photographer and an author of Australian Field Guides.  You can find Angus on these social media platforms:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angus_gus_mcnab/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angus-mcnab-5...

Cold Blooded Contributions- Trailer! Welcome to the trailer for the Cold Blooded Contributions podcast. We're your hosts, the Eipper's. If you love reptiles, reptile podcasts, or anything at all reptile, you're going to want to add this podcast to your repertoire.  Cold-blooded Contributions Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095066316571 Website: www.wildlifedemonstratio...