Hello Sir,

I have been in Alaska for a bit over a year and am looking forward to returning to the "lower 48" sometime this year or next. I miss the Mojave Desert in California (but am originally from Seattle, WA

My hope is that you may consider a trip to Eastern Washington State and do a show on the Northern Pacific Rattler. I understand that this snake has a very potent venom. More toxic per unit than the Eastern Diamondback. But this is offset by it's lower yield.

I wish you the best. Stay safe.

Hi mr. stevens,
Long ago my uncle was bitten by an indian pit viper and was closed to death.Untill then i was freaked out by snakes.Venomous or not i just dreaded them.But after watching u'r shows i was fascinated.I learned that snakes are not so dreadful after all.I think i am starting to love the snakes.I was completely moved by wathching how much risk u take just to relocate the snakes.But sadly in my neighbourhood poisonous snakes are killed on sight.Also there are many snake bite victims in this area.Peoples here believe that after killing a venomous snake one must burn it, otherwise it will come alive.Do u think it can be true?
Anyway, i thank u from bottom of my heart for u'r efforts.And i can promise u that i will try to convince my people not to kill the snakes unnecessarily.

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Hello Austin

I see that you once worked at the Tvl Snake Park at Halfway House. From '75 through '77 or so my friend Hilton Bartlett and I were very active snake catchers on the East Rand where we caught significant numbers of Rinkhals (amongst others). We were around 14 to 16 at the time.
The larger ones were usually readily saleable to the Park where we earned R3 per metre. With all of the development happening then they were mostly destined to be killed in the veld in any case so we didn't feel too guilty putting them into captivity.
On one occasion we captured a particularly large one of 4 ft 2 ins. Long. It was exceptionally fat. We were told by the herpetologist we dealt with on selling it that it was the largest Rinkhals in the Park, and we were paid R5 for it!
A few days later on the front page of the Star newspaper there was a small article about a large Rinkhals that had given birth to 45 young!
We wondered if it was " ours" of course.
Also having read this website and learnt that you were employed there I wonder if our paths had crossed then? (When selling the snakes there).
Perhaps you recall the large Rinkhals even?
Love your TV programmes thanks!
Best regards
Alan Langley