- Holy cow, take a look at this turtle right here.
Of course this is a seven pound Red Eared Slider.
This almost looks like something you'd wanna
put on a popsicle stick and eat it.
(downbeat music)
Hey, good morning everybody.
Welcome to the vlog from Canada.
I'm not sure exactly where I am,
but I think I'm around the Toronto area.
Today we are heading over
to the Canadian Reptile Breeders Expo
to see some amazing animals.
It's gonna be absolutely incredible
and I hope that you guys have an incredible day.
What do you say we push al our problems aside
and just enjoy the next 12 or 15 minutes of our life.
Let's go ahead and get over to the reptile show.
We are at the show, Forest is having a meltdown
because we're here late.
He says that I've messed his whole weekend up.
- I came all the way over here
to see these rare monitors and--
- And now they're all gonna be gone!
- Yeah, they're all gonna be gone.
I'm super excited, it's gonna be an awesome show.
- Yeah, and Forest is gonna get himself some cool monitors.
But don't worry, we're not taking 'em across the border.
We're exporting 'em, he's shipping 'em in.
- If there's any left. - If there's any left.
- I'm actually gonna get 'em first.
(laughing)
- To make a mends with Forest so that he doesn't hate me,
I'm bringing him over to Brandon's booth over here.
- Damn dude.
- Isn't it crazy or what? - Dude, this is so crazy.
I've waited for this, this whole trip.
- Oh my God.
- Look at all these little babies, man.
- Oh gosh.
I absolutely love this, take a look at this.
I love Lucy.
I smashed that like button.
I tell you what, I love Canada, this is absolutely amazing.
You guys are great.
- Thank you, proud to meet you finally.
- So I'm getting my first Ball Python today,
I'm getting a Lemon Blast.
- Oh my gosh.
So her very first Ball Python, how awesome is that?
- I'm so excited.
- Oh my gosh, look at how cute it is.
Oh my gosh, what's its name?
- Gizmo.
- Gizmo, oh my gosh.
So we're back here with Billy from Mutation Creation
and you got a new snake?
- I do! - I'm pretty excited,
I have no idea what this is gonna be so,
it's gotta be something amazing if Billy is getting it.
- Okay, where's Miguel?
It's another snake that I got that he's gonna want,
that he's gonna be bugging me for.
- Oh, okay, what do we have?
- Orange Dream Piebald, 50% Possible Leopard,
50% Het Clown.
- Well you know, just one more amazing animal
added to Billy's collection.
But I tell you, this guy is starting to get on my nerves.
- Invest in the best.
Quality in, quality out.
- Holy cow, look at this!
(beat music)
I just gotta to a real quick talk,
so I'll be back in about an hour.
(crowd applauding)
Epic time.
Well this one is certainly a treat to find for sure.
This is actually a Veranus Storri, or Storr's Monitor.
This is a smaller monitor species from Australia.
And you definitely don't see a lot of these.
Usually when you're seeing the Dwarf Monitors,
you're seeing stuff like the Accies and the Kingorum
and stuff like that.
So it's pretty awesome to see a species
that really you never see in America.
That's one of the things that's cool
about coming to Canadian shows,
is sometimes you come across things
that are very different than what you would see in America.
Then again it's just about seeing snakes
that you don't see really that often anymore.
This was something that you would see locally sometimes.
This of course, is a Baha Gopher snake right here.
But the Pituophis really haven't been bred
like they used to be.
But they're gaining popularity again.
Again, this is a Vertebralis, it is absolutely incredible.
I mean, look at the colors on these guys.
And this isn't one of like, big Pituophis.
Like some of the other Gophers and Bullsnakes,
these guys stay relatively small
from that particular standpoint.
But still, they are absolutely spectacular
and something I haven't really seen available
in probably a good four or five years.
So hopefully someone in America is breeding these guys
so I can get 'em again.
And here's the Lemon Blast.
Oh my gosh, you got it, ar you excited?
- Yep, I'm so excited.
- Oh my gosh. - It's our first Ball Python.
- Oh that is so cool.
So I'm kinda freaking out about this right now.
You guys know I love artwork, I've got Stella Hicks stuff.
I love when people are artist, cos I'm not.
This guy here blew my away.
Look at this, you're kidding me.
- It's a pastel drawing.
- This is a pastel drawing.
I'm speechless right now, to be totally honest.
That is unbelievable. - Thank you.
- I mean it looks like a friggin' picture.
- I thought you'd enjoy it
so, I thought I'd just give it to you.
- My gosh, so I don't even know what to say,
I'm gonna be totally honest with you.
I can tell you this much, I'm honored, I'm thankful
and this is going up like,
somewhere where everyone can see it in my office.
- Awesome. - I mean, I might even put it
at the reptile Zoo, it's that cool.
I gotta maybe find a spot there because
this is a work of art, oh my gosh.
Can I give you a hug, man? - Absolutely.
- Man, this is so cool. - Alright.
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
- I'm enjoying life, wow, wow, oh my God.
So I'm with Daria here, she's never held a snake,
but she wants to hold a snake.
- Yes. - She came here,
to get over that fear.
- Well, I started watching your vlogs,
and I kinda have this relationship with snakes,
you know, not like with puppies.
It's like, oh a snake.
But I've always been fascinated by them,
and I've been like, hooked up to your vlog here
because of you and I hope to hold a snake
for the first time in my life.
- Well I'm pretty excited.
I'm gonna go over to my buddy Mark,
we're gonna find a very small, docile Ball Python
and you're gonna get an experience holding her first snake.
This is amazing, let's go do this.
So I came to my buddy Mark,
of course Markus Jayne Ball Pythons
and I knew he'd help me out with this beautiful snake.
Are you ready for this? - Yeah.
- Okay so lemme help you out here.
- Just be a branch, okay?
- There you go. - There you go.
- I thought it would be warmer.
- So what do you think?
- Um, it's an interesting sensation,
'cause it's not like human skin,
and it's not like a fury animal.
Oh my gosh.
I actually like this color.
My husbands like, I like the darker ones.
And I'm like, I like the lighter ones.
- I'm super excited to be here
and I feel honored that I was here
to experience this with you.
Her first snake ever.
- It's a beautiful snake too, so cute.
- This is what I live for guys.
Take a look at this guys, I love this type of stuff.
A beautiful Red Tegu, you guys know I love Tazzy
who's a Blue Tegu.
This Red Tegus are incredible.
And you said you just got this?
- Yep.
- And it's just puppy dog tame?
- Yep. - Oh my gosh.
- Picked it up from a friend from Montreal.
- Oh my gosh, what's your plans with it?
- Hopefully next year or so, hope for freedom.
- Oh look at those jaws on this little monkey here.
Holy cow, I love coming to shows like this,
just kinda seeing what's walking around
and what's going on.
This animal, is absolutely incredible.
(chill music)
- [Brian] Take a look at this Hypo Jungle Het VPI Bao.
That is absolutely incredible.
- Just pick this up, - I just got this guy
from Nagy Reptiles, phenomenal.
- [Brian] Super nice.
And guess who else got their first snake right now?
You excited? - Yeah.
- Of course this is a little Corn Snake that was a rescue.
That's awesome, and you're cool with it?
- I'm so cool with it. - Alright that's awesome.
I love this show, it's so cool for this type of experience.
- Chat and walk around the expo a little bit,
of course you know Sky Lily and Raina,
they always hang out with me.
We're gonna find some cool animals, right?
- Yeah. - Okay, lets go do this.
Holy cow, take a look at this turtle right here.
Of course this is a seven pound Red Eared Slider.
And this is actually from a place called Little Rescue,
I'm gonna put the link in the description.
It's a story that I definitely wanna talk a little bit on.
They've actually rescued 2000 turtles in the last 10 years,
basically what I'm trying to tell you is that
so many people buy these really cute, little,
tiny turtles and then they turn into Spartacus here,
a nice big turtle and they can't take care of 'em.
And then they have to have 'em rescued, or worse,
they might release 'em in the wild.
So we definitely don't want that to happen,
so if you're ever considering getting a Red Eared Slider,
or A Painted Turtle or anything like that
definitely do your research, make sure you can handle
a turtle that's gonna get this big like Spartacus.
You don't wanna have a place like Little Rescue
take care of problems
because you didn't do your research enough.
But with that being said, places like Little Rescue
need a lot of funding to take care of all these turtles
and build facilities for 'em.
So again, I'll put a link in the description.
If you feel the need to donate,
I would certainly appreciate it.
(downbeat music)
I'm probably not highlighting as many animals
in the vlog to be honest with you.
It's a little departure from norm,
but the thing about these shows
is the amount of people that I meet is just so incredible
and it's so humbling and inspiring.
Not only fellow breeders,
but other people that are aspiring hobbyists.
I mean, it is such an amazing experience,
it's definitely kept me busy today
just kinda hanging out and talking to everyone.
But I've had an absolutely great time,
and in the mean time I have another talk to do.
Take a look at this, I am super excited
that I came across this little monkey right here.
This of course is a little Black Tail Tree Boa,
just like Rico.
Oh my gosh, it's absolutely amazing.
You know the Drymarchons
of the Tree Baos and Indigos are some
of the most intelligent Colubrid snakes.
And of course, these guys get really big like Rico has,
you guys know that, but aren't they absolutely adorable
when they're young like this?
Every time I come to the CRBS, I stop by my good friends
at Monarch Reptiles to make sure I can check up
on those guys 'cause they always have such cool things.
And this one is Who Tahagy, that is beautiful.
Of course, that's Anery Scaleless Corn Snake.
Now I always say that I think that the Anery
is probably the coolest
when it comes to the scaleless Corn Snakes.
I don't know what it is, just that kinda newsprint
type of thing just, it's absolutely incredible.
This animal itself is breathtaking.
(downbeat music)
Of course I am always gonna stop my buddy Mark Mandich,
at Markus Jayne Ball Pythons.
This is a Super Orange Dream Leopard Butters Fire.
Oh my gosh, just look at the racing stripes on this thing.
I absolutely always love Mark's stuff
and he always blows me away so I have no choice
but to highlight a couple of his insane animals.
And then this one here's actually
a Super Orange Dream Enchi Calico.
Oh my gosh, that Super Orange Dream stuff is ridiculous
and then you know, again the Enchi and the Calico
are both incredible genes.
You mix all of that together and you got a snake
that doesn't even look like a Ball Python.
I mean this always looks like something
you'd wanna put on a popsicle stick and eat it,
because it's just absolutely ridiculous.
And it's always an honor
when you get to see a one of a kind animal.
This is the only one in the world
of this particular mutation.
This is actually a Black Head Cinnamon Clown.
Now the Black Head and Cinnamon are codominant
in the Clown of course as a recessive mutation,
but I never thought that it would turn out
something like this.
You can see the faint Clown patterning
coming through it.
But it's almost like an olive black animal.
I mean, that is ridiculous.
I just would never of expected
this mutation to look like this,
but I absolutely love it.
And so the show is over so we are absolutely
getting outta here and seeing what else is going on.
I think we're just gonna hook up for dinner
with a bunch of people from the reptile community,
have a good time and then call it a night.
But this has been an incredible day.
I've got this amazing painting here,
had a great time with a bunch of people.
Met a bunch of cool animals.
What a great day it was, but it is time to move on.
Guys, Ozzie over here
blocked Miguel on Instagram without really knowing about it.
He only had one account blocked.
(laughing)
But the thing that's funny is
that Ozzie didn't even know how to block anyone
or unblock 'em.
Of course he had to figure it out for himself.
What do you think about this, Miguel?
- I think Justin got into his account
and blocked me you know?
So I could get stuff through Justin.
(laughing)
- Now we're all friends again.
- Well no, he's still not a part of it.
- Uh-oh, uh-oh.
- He's out. - I'm out, I"m out.
- Well guys, it is another late night
and it was an absolutely amazing day.
And I am back at my hotel room
so I am gonna shut it down tonight and end the vlog.
I am so thankful that you enjoyed this journey.
We're gonna be back to The Reptarium tomorrow,
and we can continue that journey and quest together
and maybe even move a couple of animals tomorrow
into The Reptarium.
But I hope that you have an absolutely amazing day,
evening whenever you happen to be watching.
As always, your support means the world to me
and I truly do love you guys so much.
Can you do me a couple of favors
before I shut it down for the night.
Can you smash that like button,
turn those post notifications on, leave a comment
so I can read about you guys.
Be kind to someone,
and I promise I will see you guys tomorrow.
(downbeat music)