Daytona Beach, Florida - 2006 National Reptile Breeder's Expo
This was our third consecutive year as vendors at the Daytona, Florida National Reptile Breeder's Expo. This year, we were in a different location that allowed us to try a few new things with our display. We were in the main lobby and had an "L" type display that actually worked out very well. We were able to bring several of our larger Boas and Ball Pythons to put on display and were very happy with the outcome!
The Ball Python Symposium held this year was very interesting and entertaining. There were lots of new, exciting Ball Python morphs as well as a nice variety of Boa morphs. All in all, it was a fantastic show! As always, we had a great time meeting up with old friends and putting new faces with names. We definitely look forward to next year!
In the meantime, here are some photos of the Expo that we got the chance to take...
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Our Table
Here we are again! We weren't sure how our display would work out this year with the new layout but we loved it! We hope to be able to offer the same sort of setup display again next year! Thanks Wayne - we'll be in touch!
We also picked up some very nice animals and projects at the show including some Sable Ball Pythons, Lori Ball Pythons, Piebald Ball Pythons, Blackheaded Pythons, Leopard Boas, and a variety of cool Colubrids. I'll try to take some pictures of a few of them in the next couple of days.
   
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B.H.B. Enterprises
As always, BHB had several awesome new morphs and designer animals to show off. Their tables were packed with people the entire show which is definitely nothing new! However, it was well worth the wait (or pursh) to get in there and see what Brian and Lori graced us with this year!
Paradox Crystal Ball Python
   
Pastel Clown Ball Python
   
 
Paradox Black-Eyed Leucistic Ball Python
   
Champagne Ball Python
   
Woma Lesser Ball Python
   
Albino Pinstripe Ball Python
  
Albino Pinstripe Ball Python with normal Pinstripe Ball Python, Chocolate Pinstripe Ball Python and Lemon Blast (Pastel Pinstripe) Ball Python
   
Super Chocolate Ball Python
  
Super Chocolate Ball Python with Chocolate Pinstripe Ball Python and Chocolate Blast (Chocolate Pastel Pinstripe) Ball Python
   
Axanthic Pastel Ball Python
   
Caramel Glow (Hypomelanistic Caramel) Ball Python
   
  
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Boa Basement
Doug had some truly amazing colored Boas with him. The Pastel Dream Sharp strain Sunglow Boa was simply glowing and that's no exageration! He also had one of the NICEST Pewter Ball Pythons!
  
Pastel Dream Sharp strain Sunglow Boa
   
Pastel Dream Sharp strain Boa and Pewter Ball Python
   
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Burke Reptiles
The Burkes put together another fantastic display this year! Among the killer looking Boas they had for sale were also a few really nice Ball Python morphs. Those Lipstick Sunglows only seem to get nicer and nicer with age!
  
Lipstick Sunglow Boa
  
T+ Nicaraguan Boa, Hypomelanistic Arabesque Boa, and Leopard Boa
   
 
Bloody Salmon Boa and Albino Arabesque Boa
   
Pastel Hypomelanistic Ball Python
 
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Cutting Edge Herpetological
It was nice to meet Vin in person. He had some great animals at the show, including some very interesting Dutch Pastel Salmon Boas and a cool looking Hypomelanistic Nicaraguan Boa.
   
Dutch Pastel Salmon Boa
  
Hypomelanistic Nicaraguan Boa
  
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CV Exotics
Scott had one of my favorite Boas of the show! His Calico Boas are just awesome - they even have calico tongues! I can't wait to see what the future holds for these guys!
   
 
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Ectothermics
Kevin and Charlotte had a nice variety of different boids from locality specific boas to aweseome Green Tree Pythons.
   
 
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Graziani Reptiles
Greg and Jackie had a great display which unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to take any pictures of. However I did snap some photos of a couple of awesome Sterling Pastel Ball Pythons he produced.
   
 
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H.J. Winner
Hans and Felicitas had some fantastic looking Leopard Boas again as well as something new they are calling European Pastel Boas. These boas have a ton of orange and pink coloration and should make some nice combinations.
   
 
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John Piro Reptiles
It was great to catch up with John again. He's one of the nicest guys in the industry with some of the nicest looking animals! I especially like this little Pastel Lesser he produced.
 
Pastel Lesser Platinum Ball Python
 
Lavender Albino Ball Python and Blue-Eyed Leucistic Ball Python
  
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KRBS Herps
We finally got the chance to meet Bill Kirby and check out some of his animals in person.
   
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LeopardGecko.com
Ron had some gorgeous leopard geckos with him including some stunning Giants! There were a couple that were not even a year old yet but already weighed more than 110+ grams! Who wouldn't want a HUGE Leopard Gecko?! They're just too cool!
   
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>Loco Lizards
Mark had his Moonglow Boa with him as well as a killer Red Albino Boa produced by Matt Crabe. Both are simply gorgeous looking animals!
   
Red Albino Boa
  
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Marc Bailey Reptiles
Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to take any photos of Marc's amazing Honduran Milksnake morphs but I did snap a few photos of this little Yellow Belly Spider he produced.
Yellow Belly Spider Ball Python
   
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MonkeyFrog.com
Matt is an old friend that we always enjoy catching up with. He and his wife Claire just recently had their first son who was proudly shown on his table with a "Not for Sale" tag. Matt did have some awesome Borneo Ultra-Breit Blood Pythons for sale though!
   
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N.E.R.D.
NERD had quite a few new and interesting things on display as always. My new favorite from them this year is the Pastel Lesser Platnum Woma Ball Python! The Wall (Woma Python x Ball Python) was pretty neat too!
The Wall (Woma Python x Ball Python hybrid)
   
Killer Bee (Super Pastel Spider) Ball Python and Axanthic Killer Bee Ball Python
   
Coral Bee (Coral Glow Pastel Spider) Ball Python and Pewter Bee (Pastel Cinnamon Pastel Spider) Ball Python
   
Super Blast (Super Pastel Pinstripe) Ball Python
   
Motley Bee (Genetic Stripe Spider) Ball Python
   
Woma Lesser Platinum Lemon Pastel Ball Python
   
Woma Phantom Ball Python
 
Spinner Blast (Pastel Pinstripe Spider) Ball Python
   
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Peter Kahl Reptiles
Pete's table was slammed ALL weekend! He had a ton of killer looking boas available for sale and it was literally a sea of Jungles. Unfortunately, Pete was swamped so we didn't get a chance to take out any of the boas so I'll have to try and catch up with him at Tinley Park.
   
   
  
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PM Herps
It was a pleasure to see and talk with Paul again. The Sunset Boa he had on display definitely stole the show at his table!
 
Sunset Boa
  
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Reptiles by Mack
John and Amy had their impressive Argentine Boa morphs on display. The T+ Argentine and Motley Argentine Boas are just too cool!
   
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Roussis Reptiles
Steve's designer Piebald morphs were simply breathtaking! I don't know which one I liked most and I certainly can't wait to see what designer he pops out next!
Albino Piebald Ball Python and Pastel Piebald Ball Python
   
Spied (Spider Piebald) Ball Python
   
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Selective Origins
I found Lee Barrie working at Matt and Nicci's table. They had some very nice baby Blackheaded Pythons available that I snapped some pictures of.
   
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Silverback Serpents
The Albino Motley that Frank had was to die for! They are one of my favorite desinger boas for sure! His Orangegasm Hypos were also stunning! We were also looking forward to seeing his Jaguar Boas. Those guys were really interesting with their big blocky saddles and reverse striping on the tail!
 
Albino Motley Boa
   
Orangegasm Hypomelanistic Boa
 
Jaguar Boas
   
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The Snake Keeper
Dan and Colette had some great Ball Pythons AND Boas on display this year! Their Red Nicaraguan Motley is awesome and I can't wait to see what the Super version looks like!
   
Red Nicaraguan Motley Boa
  
Black Nicaraguan Motley Boa
  
Super Mojave and Hypomelanistic Super Mojave
 
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Sterling Reptiles
Skip had some nice Ball Python morphs on display including a very cool Calico Ball Python that with some ringer characteristics.
Calico Ball Python
   
Caramel Albino Ball Python, Bumblebee Ball Python, and Super Pastel Ball Python
   
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Thomas Keogan
Thomas was nice enough to pull these guys out for me to photograph. The Axanthic Blackheaded Pythons were one of my favorites of the entire show! These guys are simply stunning and I can't wait to see them combined with the Albinos to eventually produce some Snow Blackheaded Pythons!
   
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Upscale Reptiles - Flora & Fauna
Doug and Janie had a variety of Ball Pythons and some really cool turtles too!
Calico Ball Python and Caramel Ball Python
   
Albino Sideneck Turtle (I think) and a Mystery Turtle? (sorry I don't know much about turtles)
  
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Miscellaneous Photos
Last but not least are a few miscellaneous photos I took at the show.
   
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I couldn't figure out why it took me ALL day Sunday to take photos. After sorting through all these pictures, I now know why! That's a wrap on another Daytona Expo! Once again, we had a fantastic time and look forward to doing it all over again next year! SEE YOU ALL IN DAYTONA 2007!!
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