NARBC brings out reptiles and crowds and kids in Arlington

The floor was busy at the North American Reptile Breeders Conference on Saturday and Sunday as thousands of people from the D/FW Metroplex converged on the Arlington Expo Center to learn about, look at, and take home reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and all sorts of cool stuff. Though not Texas oldest (the East Texas Herp Society event takes that honor), the NARBC expo is currently the largest regular reptile and amphibian event in Texas, drawing vendors and visitors from both coasts.

kingsnake.com was there displaying our "field observation vehicle" that we are preparing for this years field work, as well as handing out thousands of kingsnake.com window stickers.

Both PIJAC and USARK had booths and spent a good deal of time talking with pet owners and breeders about the current regulatory issues our community faces. An auction of reptile and amphibian related items with proceeds benefiting both organizations was held Saturday and raised over $18,000.00. PIJAC sent their new president to Arlington, Mike Canning, and it was good to finally meet with him and talk about the issues. Look for a web radio interview here on kingsnake.com with Mike to talk about what PIJAC thinks about the reptile regulatory scene in the near future.

The next NARBC show is the upcoming Reptile Law Summit in Chicago (Tinley Park), Illinois on March 17-18 and I would encourage anyone with questions, concerns, problems, issues and suggestions regarding state and federal reptile and amphibian laws and regulations, or the organizations (PIJAC, USARK) representing our community to attend. For more information on the Reptile Law Summit and who will be attending please visit the NARBC web site at http://narbc.com. To see pictures from last weekends NARBC Arlington expo, or to upload your own, please visit kingsnake.coms photo gallery.