Philip Patton

Philip Patton’s fascination with reptiles, like most reptile enthusiasts, began at a very young age. He started with catching Box Turtles, Corn Snakes and Anoles in Fort Benning, Georgia, at the age of 12, and progressed to keeping and breeding colubrids, arboreal boids/pythons, and geckos. In recent years he’s primarily focused on tri-colored kingsnakes, milksnakes and geckos. He enjoys working with uncommon species in his collection, with a goal of producing them in captivity to prevent over collection of wild populations, and to maintain these species in captivity so they will be available if they are no longer in the wild. His other hobbies are kayaking, fishing, and of course, fishing from a kayak!