Alpha Reptiles

03/19/2026

02/28/2026

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Dr. Dolores “Lola” Moreau, 43, PhD in herpetology from Tulane, walked away from her university job the day the dean told her “snakes are no place for a lady.” She used her grandmother’s sugar-plantation money to buy 140 acres of wild Everglades sawgrass and cypress to study rare tree frogs and cottonmouth behavior.
She lived in a stilted cypress-plank shack she raised above flood level, waded daily with a headlamp, wore khaki, carried vials, notebook, and a nickel-plated .32 revolver “for gators and the occasional moonshiner.”
In 1946 a federal mosquito-control inspector arrived to spray DDT on her land; she calmly lectured him for ninety minutes on frog-skin permeability while pinning a live coral snake to a board. He packed up his sprayer, radioed headquarters to cancel the operation in her section, and drove away with a jar of tadpoles as a gift.
Her photographs and notes helped establish the first amphibian sanctuary in the Everglades. She continued sending illustrated field cards to herpetological societies until 1989.

02/24/2026

Whew.. breeding season is about to begin! Here’s a small sample of my breeders!

02/13/2026

Me and Diallo, my Savannah Monitor.. sweet dreams.

“Only when both the keeper and the kept lose their fear of each other that the magical understanding begins..” -Tom Crutchfield

02/05/2026

This build took a few months, but it’s finished now! Here’s a look back at the process…

01/19/2026

I have a friend that needs to rehome their Bearded Dragon. He’s a cutie!! Bearded Dragons are sociable, and considered to be the friendliest of the reptile species! If interested, contact me and I will get you in touch with my friend.

01/11/2026

Lazy Sunday vibes

12/31/2025

I just had my first cappuccino crested gecko hatch. I am very excited for this project!!

12/12/2025

Still working on it…..