1/5 Joseph W. 10 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
The
good,
bad,
and
the
ugly.
The
good:
Reptile
World
Serpentarium
features
multiple
snakes
both
venomous
and
not
from
all
over
the
world.
They
host
a
good
venom
show
where
they
showcase
the
importance
and
process
of
extracting
venom
from
snakes
in
order
to
help
produce
antivenin.
The
owner
seems
to
be
extremely
passionate
about
what
he
does
and
deeply
cares
about
conservation
and
uses
his
venom
shows
as
a
platform
to
help
convey
this.
There
was
one
employee/volunteer
that
I
spoke
with
who
is
a
chemist
from
Czech
Republic,
he
was
incredibly
knowledgeable
and
friendly
when
I
spoke
with
him.
The
bad:
A
lot
of
the
animals
are
being
improperly
kept
currently.
Anyone
who
understands
more
than
the
basic
steps
of
reptile
husbandry
can
take
one
look
and
get
a
bad
taste
in
their
mouth
from
their
visit.
Featuring
multiple
animals
that
require
UVB
without
providing
it,
not
mitigating
the
high
Florida
humidity
for
their
more
arid
species
risking
respiratory
infections.
Another
thing
is
the
owner
while
passionate
doesn’t
really
keep
the
audience
during
his
shows.
The
beginning
of
his
show
is
speaking
of
conservative
efforts
and
the
politics
surrounding
it.
While
it’s
important
to
encourage
younger
people
to
vote
for
their
interest,
most
of
the
crowd
is
children
under
the
age
of
15
so
they
got
lost
pretty
quickly.
He
went
on
a
bit
of
a
political
tangent
which
ended
up
causing
a
few
people
to
leave,
and
from
past
reviews
this
wasn’t
a
first.
He
has
a
good
message
just
seems
to
go
about
it
the
wrong
way.
The
ugly:
When
concerns
were
brought
up
regarding
some
of
the
animals
care,
we
were
immediately
chastised
without
asking
for
background
information
or
taking
constructive
criticism
by
one
of
the
employees.
Citing
“he(the
owner)
has
been
doing
this
for
60
years
I’m
sure
he
knows
a
lot
more
than
you
do!”
Which
experience
and
age≠correct.
Additionally
he
cited
that
they
are
not
a
big
zoo
that
receives
public
funding,
while
understandable
that
is
not
an
excuse
to
neglect
the
needs
of
the
animals.
If
you
cannot
afford
to
house
and
care
for
the
animals
properly
then
look
into
outside
funding,
business
loans,
grants
or
simply
do
not
take
animals
you
can’t
provide
for.
Instead
of
hearing
us
out
the
gentleman
argued
and
questioned
our
intelligence
while
trying
to
create
a
discussion
surrounding
a
bearded
dragon
that
had
a
pretty
severe
case
of
MBD.
And
another
that
was
on
its
way
to
developing
it.
It
wasn’t
until
we
were
connected
with
the
chemist
who
heard
us
out
and
seemed
to
understand
and
actually
care
about
our
concerns.
Overall:
The
Serpentarium
has
something
wonderful
started,
but
just
needs
to
make
some
changes
and
modernize
their
care
practices
to
ensure
they’re
providing
the
best
care
possible
for
their
animals.
I
would
love
to
come
back
and
change
my
review
to
a
5-star
and
recommend
this
to
fellow
reptile
keepers.
But
as
it
currently
stands,
they
will
continue
to
lose
business
and
miss
out
on
a
demographic
that
would
be
fellow
keepers!
They
have
a
great
message
and
great
project
going
but
they
need
a
severe
facelift
in
multiple
areas
if
they
want
to
be
a
5-star
facility.
I
sent
an
email
in
hopes
to
create
a
discussion
and
I
really
hope
that
they
take
advice
from
outside
entities
to
make
their
own
decisions
for
the
betterment
of
the
animals
and
the
business.
But
only
time
will
be
able
to
tell.
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