Shane Richins
Scales and Tails Utah Founder
Shane's love of reptiles began as a child who loved to catch and chase snakes and lizards in Utah. His fascination grew with his raising of a pet iguana named Horse.
Shane wanted to know everything he possibly could about the natural world and now has collected a library of books and documentaries on the subject. He has spent time volunteering with a python breeder and Snake Farm & Animal World Zoo in Texas. Shane has also spend many hours working with Danny Conner's Reptile Adventures and several venomous professionals to gain experience working with crocodillians and venomous snakes.
Shane loves sharing his knowledge and love of reptiles. Knowledge can clear up misunderstandings that many have about these interesting animals.
Go ahead, flip through the photos below.
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Shane holds Davy Crockett, a Morelet's Crocodile
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Shane with a Black Throat Monitor Lizard
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Shane with a large Common Snapping Turtle
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Shane holding an Albino Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Shane with Skillet, a baby Pancake Tortoise
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Shane and Hydro
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Shane with Tokka, an Alligator Snapping Turtle
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Shane and Skillet
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Owner Shane Richins with Gatorade and American Alligator
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Shane with a Granite Burmese Python
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Training with Gatorade
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Shane wrestling a Nile Crocodile at Danny Conner's Reptile Adventures
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Owner and Founder of Scales and Tails
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Shane with Bubbles a Reticulated Python
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Shane with Darthgator a baby American Alligator
Shane and his big girls.
Three female Bermese Pythons: Squish, Isis, & Nanners.
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Shane posing with Bulldog (Savannah Monitor)
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Shane posing with Squish (Burmese Python)
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Shane with Bee
Shane with Mogar
Mogar was a 85 pound, 7.5 foot Asian water monitor. Water monitors are Shane's most favorite type of lizard.
