Since the early years of my youth, I have been fascinated with finding and keeping snakes.  Over the years, my hobby grew into what my wife calls an “obsession” only to result in the founding of Black Pearl Reptiles.  I tend to gravitate towards all black animals, and once I started working with the black and white marbling of the piebald mussuranas, Black Pearl Reptiles was given its name.   

After working with dozens of different species of snakes, I discovered indigos and cribos and quickly became a Drymarchon fanatic.  I found the size, power, agility, and intelligence of these snakes to be truly awe-inspiring, and now nearly all my collection consists of Drymarchon.  I also quickly discovered my good friend and biologist, Chris Rodriguez, shares the same passion for indigos and cribos as I do and has an amazing collection of Mexican Redtail Indigos.  Soon thereafter, Black Pearl Reptiles became a joint venture as we joined collections.  We are constantly collaborating and discovering new, more effective husbandry techniques for these remarkable animals!