Thought I’d take a moment to share some of my favorite photos from local shoots I’ve been a part of. I’ve been playing the part of reptile wrangler here in the Las Vegas area since 2008 when I answered a Craig’s list ad asking for an iguana to use for photos. The photographer, Mike Lee of Polar Pics, became a fast friend. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of photographers, videographers, and models. Overall my experiences within this industry have been positive and most of the folks I’ve worked with have been great.
Credits will be posted below the photos
Photographer: Mike Lee (Polar Pics)
Model: Sabrina Roberson
Snake: Sulphur Hypo Brooks King snake & Blood Python
I absolutely loved working with Sabrina; she was 100% at home with the animals and I loved the colors she employed
Photographer: Mike Lee (Polar Pics)
Model: Shannon Haffa
Snakes: Bolivian Short tail boa & granite burmese python
Shannon was another favorite model to work with. She is also a talented musician and just all around fun person to be around.
Photographer: Mike Lee (Polar Pics)
Model: Taylor Rae Duffy
Snakes: Ball pythons & reticulated python
Taylor was just 15 at the time of this shoot and it was her first photo shoot with a legitimate photographer. She has since traveled the globe working runways and appearing in fashion magazines making quite the name for her self. She too was a talented singer performed a rendition of Patsy Clines “Crazy” that I won’t forget.
Photographer: Mike Lee (Polar Pics)
Model: Tori White
Snake: Common Boa Constrictor
Tori was a little nervous as this was also her first photo shoot and she had never held a snake so we told her to just growl at it. It may not be a pretty pose, but I’ve always been partial to this one.
Photographer: Wayne Minert
Model: Blue Amnesia
Snakes: Ghost Boa and normal Common boa
Blue amnesia was a much more recent shoot taking place earlier this year. She was a blast to work with taking to the animals quickly and jumping right in to handling 2 large snakes at a time.
Photographer: Brian Doty
Model: Kristine June
Snake: Red blood python
Kristine is a fitness model whose bubbly personality always makes her fun to work with. I have more photos I’ll have to hunt down and post later.
Photographer: Wayne Minert
Model: Drew Edelman
Snake: Ghost Boa
Drew is a very talented Las Vegas burlesque dancer with a great personality. She was great fun to work with could hardly put Gozer down once she cozied up to him.
Photographer: Wayne Minert
Err model… lol yours truly
Snake: Gozer my ghost boa
Some times the photographers will ask me to step in front of the camera so they can adjust lighting while the model is getting changed.
That’s it for now folks. I hope you enjoy the pictures and feel free to share the post. I’ll post more pics over time and as new gigs are completed.
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