"They (representatives from Figure Eight Productions) called us back in April 2008. I was at work at the (Clayton County) Police Department at the time, driving down the road in my patrol car," said Jason Clark. "I received a phone call from a long-distance number ? it was a lady named Janice Jensen and she said, ?I'm calling on behalf of Animal Planet.' I get all kind of phone calls, so I was wondering what in the world this one was about."

Clark said he soon found himself in a state of shock as Jensen explained her reason for contacting him ? Figure Eight Productions was interested in shooting footage of SRR for a possible one-hour special to air on Animal Planet.

Also involved in SRR are Clark's wife, Sarah, as well as his parents, Mike and Jane Clark. Not surprisingly, as a family business, also along for the ride are Jason and Sarah's two toddler daughters, Audrey and Lily.

The production company did some filming and each Clark family member sat down for individual on-camera interviews, which concluded the initial filming.

"They told us they had gotten a lot of footage and said they would be back in touch," Clark said.

He was later contacted and told that the day's filming had resulted in an approximately eight-minute clip that was to be presented to Animal Planet officials. He was asked to submit a family portrait.

The next time Jensen contacted Clark, she said, "They (Animal Planet) don't want to do the one-hour special. They want to give you your own show."

After a contract was in place, Clark said a film crew with members from various states was assembled and the process of scheduling shooting was initiated.

"Since (Figure Eight Productions) had people coming from all over the country, they wanted us to give them an exact time and day to show up. I told them there was really no way I could do that. I told them to just show up any time they wanted to, any day they wanted, and something would happen," he said.

Accustomed to working with a strict schedule, the producer initially did not understand this, but upon arrival, soon came to learn about the day-to-day lives of the Clark family.

"When they got here, I told them, OK, we have 20 calls. Which one do you want to go to first?'" Clark said.

While it took time to adjust to having cameras rolling as he worked, Clark said his first strange experience came early one morning.

"I woke up to find a cameraman standing there, filming me sleep," he said. "It was a lot of fun, but it was the hardest work I've ever done. I'm completely happy with how this has turned out. I never thought we would have a special, much less our own show."

Animal Planet will air the two back-to-back episodes of the Clarks' show, "SnakesKin," from 10 to 11 p.m. April 12th, April 19th and April 26th.

For those interested in a behind-the-scenes look at the filming process and the Clarks' lives, SRR will be including photos in its e-mail newsletter to correspond with the airing of each episode. For additional information sign up for the news letter on the left side of this page.