Southeastern Reptile Rescue
Preserving Nature One Snake At A Time
SnakesAreUs.com
It's just about impossible to think of any animal that is more hated,
more feared and has more myths attached to it than a snake.
It is for this reason that we focus much of our efforts on reptile education.
When you get a person to open up their mind, let down their guard
and begin to appreciate the least respected of all animals,
then the rest that nature has to offer is more easily accepted
and cared for as well. ~ Jason Clark
People are often afraid of what they don't understand. When a person doesn't understand something, many want to destroy it. Most bites occur as a person is attempting to kill a snake. At Southeastern Reptile Rescue we realize that whether a person likes snakes or not, everyone has or will be affected by one at some point in their life. Fear of snakes is fueled by a flood of misinformation. This is where we come in. The more you know about a subject - even a scary subject, the less you will be afraid.
Southeastern Reptile Rescue is comprised of 3 major components.
1. Education
2. Rescue
3. Adoptions
Education -
At Southeastern Reptile Rescue, we are all about education. And, we have been educating the citizens of Georgia for many years. Unfortunately, we never kept record of our excursions until recently. Below are just a few of the events we have done starting in January of 2006.
Total Number of Events since January 2006 = 212
Total Hours of live reptile seminars = 390
Total hours of live reptile displays = 637
Total number of people in attendance at seminars = 49,885
Total number of people in attendance at live displays = 360,360
Total hours of public education in Georgia = 993 (Last Updated 12/04/2009)
The seminars we provide are known as The Snakes of Georgia Encounter. The Snakes of Georgia Encounter is a live interactive program featuring live venomous and non-venomous snakes that live right here in Georgia as well as exotics that may be held for photos. A few of our alligators also tag along. The Snakes of Georgia Encounter gives participants an up close and personal encounter with snakes that live right here in their area. They will be bombarded with as much practical information as possible about snakes that will help them better understand this wonderful but often misunderstood creature such as venomous snake identification and how to avoid a bite but what to do if you are bitten. You can tell someone what a copperhead looks like but seeing one live and in person really leaves an impression. Free pamphlets are made available after each encounter which answer many other questions about snakes including venom and how it works, venomous snake identification, mechanics of a rattlesnakes rattle, Guide to a Snake Free Yard and first aid in case of a snake bite as well as snake verses dog bite statistics in the United States. Through our website, SnakesAreUs.com, we provide the public with very useful, practical information such as our "Identify a Snake" page. Here , you can view a photo lineup of every snake native to our state and view detailed information about each individual species. Also available is our "Snake Bite" page which lists snake bite stats and first aid for snake envenomations. Our "Guide to a Snake Free Yard" is also very popular as you can imagine.
To learn more about our educational programs click here.
Rescue -
Southeastern Reptile Rescue is licensed by the State of Georgia for Nuisance Wildlife Removal and is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for reptile emergencies. People all over the State of Georgia can call our snake hotline and request information or have a licensed technician meet them at their residence. Many calls can be handled over the phone just by giving the caller the truth about snakes which usually calms them down enough to co-exist with them. We also accept pet snakes such as that python that has grown too large to handle. Do you have a pet crocodile or exotic rattlesnake? If so, you are not alone. We accept many exotic reptiles from owners who sometimes didn't realize they were holding illegal animals. Many exotics are also turned over to us by the State of Georgia as a result of confiscations. Animals accepted or even captured by Southeastern Reptile Rescue are either released back into the wild, used by us for education or are adopted out through our website as detailed below.
To learn more about our rescue efforts click one of the following links.
Reptile Donations Wildlife Removals
Adoptions -
Of course, we can only rescue a snake if we have a place to put it. On our website you can submit an adopt a reptile form which, if approved, will be placed in our files for when an animal becomes available for adoption. Venomous snakes, indigenous snakes of Georgia and alligators are only adopted out to qualified, licensed individuals/facilities such as zoos, state parks, nature centers, educational exhibitors etc. With rescues and adoptions, many non-native animals are prevented from being released into Georgia's eco-system where they clearly do not belong.
Click here to learn more about our adoption process.
Southeastern Reptile Rescue
Preserving Nature One Snake At A Time
SnakesAreUs.com
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