Top 10 Reptile Communities
One of the things that has continued to keep the reptile industry growing has been online communities. It is easier than ever to buy, sell, trade, and find information about different reptile and amphibian species, and one of the things that has improved upon that even further has been online communities. They have brought reptile lovers together more than ever and these online forums can be a great way for you to grow your knowledge, reptuation, or market as much as possible. Here is my list and tribute to what I think are the top 10 reptile communities on the web! Check them out and join today!
Top 10 Online Reptile Communities:
1. Cornsnakes.com – This is probably one of the most active and friendly snake communities on the web today. A site mostly dedicated to the discussion of everything Cornsnakes, they also have plenty of members who have multiple snake species (like us!).
2. BP.net – Another online forum that is dedicated strictly to one animal, the ball python. This forum is awesome and has some of the biggest breeders on the planet heavily involved in this forum. If you’re looking for everything BP, this is the place to be!
3. FaunaClassifieds.com – Definitely the LARGEST Reptile community on the web! This site has everything from the Board of Inquiry where you can find information on how a prospective buyer or seller does business, to the classified sections for just about every type of herp in the market, to the forums strictly for the discussion of different species. This site has it all, just be warned, it can get a little hot at times between members and there are strict rules when posting to the BOI!
4. FieldHerpForums – THe Field Herp Forums are an amazing place to interface, learn from, and connect with other field herpers around the globe. Bill Love and Donald Schultz frequent the site quite often and this is a great place to share and learn from other peoples’ experiences in the field!
5. ReptileGeeks – This is the MySpace for Herp lovers! Create your profile, customize your wall, and connect with others. ReptileGeeks has been growing ever since its creation and now features just about everything you can imagine when it comes to the Social Networking of Herp Lovers!
6. Twitter – Didn’t see that one coming did you? Not exactly a herp-only site, but still a great way to connect and know what other herpers are doing on a day-to-day basis. Know when @SnakeBytesTV is in the snake room checking out new eggs, or when @RuddockReptiles is in the field finding critters! Connect with your best friends on and off the forums with Twitter!
7. VenomDoc – For all of you Hot lovers, this is another awesome forum created and moderated by Dr. Bryan Fry, the Venom Doc himself. There is some great scientific discussion that is happening at this site and the latest venom research is always being discussed here. It’s a great way to stay on top of the Hot world!
8. SnakeBytesTV – As the tagline says, it’s “not just a TV show”! Brian has set up an awesome little forum at Ning.com to interact more with the thousands of fans of SnakeBytesTV. If you haven’t caught this show, do it! They give you a first hand experience of what its like to enter the working lives of the team at a big-time Snake Breeder. Check it out!
9. Facebook – Another stretch, I know. But, Facebook can be another great site to interface with the reptile community. I know I get updates on Facebook from other breeders faster that I’ll get it almost anywhere else. Another great Social Networking site that doesn’t just have to be for your everyday friends, it can serve your herpaddiction as well!
10. RedTailBoas – A forum that I just found and began tuning into, this is another breed-specific forum that has tons of great information and members that span the globe. Definitely give it a glance, especially if you’re looing for everything Red Tail!
These are just some of the hundreds if not thousands of herp related networking sites on the web. Got a favorite you’d like to share? Ping me with a comment and let me know what community you’ve grown to love or hit me up on twitter and facebook!
