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ColubridFest 2026 is almost here! For this week's episode of Colubrid Corruption, we're having the ultimate pre-party with Dr. Zac Loughman. We're talking all things ColubridFest, the science behind the snakes we keep, Zac's current projects and research, updates from the colubrid world, and whatever else comes up when two colubrid nerds get...

EPISODE 121 welcomes Eric Orr of No Bull Serpents to discuss all things Pituophis! With a growing collection of Bull & Pine Snakes and successful breeding, Eric's on his way to doing awesome things in the hobby.

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EPISODE 120 is talking about our 2026 season and what's been going on so far.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Phenome Precision Genetics. PHENOME is a new genetics company dedicated to advancing genetic science in the reptile community and beyond. PHENOME offers a first of its kind genetic testing platform that brings a new level of understanding and information to the reptile community. PHENOME partners with breeders and animal owners to make genetic testing easy to submit, easy to access and easy to manage. PHENOME...

EPISODE 119 welcomes Brayden Brookhouse of Creature Crossing to talk all things Natricine snakes - Garters, Waters, and more. I had the pleasure of being on Brayden's show and he's doing great work with his species up North - time to hear about it!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Phenome Precision Genetics. PHENOME is a new genetics company dedicated to advancing genetic science in the reptile community and beyond. PHENOME offers a first of its kind genetic testing...

EPISODE 118 welcomes Cory McIntyre - the collection curator at Metazotics. Cory has a lot on her plate, she was formerly the head of the nursery, being hands on with ALL baby snakes Metazotics had and now transitioning into the curator role, overseeing the entire collection. A role like this, provides a TON of experience even in a short time, and we're going to talk about it!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Phenome Precision Genetics. PHENOME is a new...

EPISODE 117 welcomes Bree Romans of The Jungle Vault who keeps a lot of species on a super high level. I've only known of Bree for the last 6-12 months but am impressed with every post she makes. Tune in to learn more about what she's doing in the land up North!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Phenome Precision Genetics. PHENOME is a new genetics company dedicated to advancing genetic science in the reptile community and beyond. PHENOME offers...

EPISODE 116 welcomes John Michels of Black Pearl Reptiles, who specializes in ALL Drymarchon species/subspecies. Tune in to hear his insights on keeping these awesome animals, along with what got him to where he's at today. Please note this was pre recorded, he was on a time constraint and I also had a quick power outage in the middle

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EPISODE 115 welcomes back Kayla Martin - part of our original rounds of guests who I've been looking forward to speaking with again. Kayla produces amazing quality animals among different species, with special attention towards Honduran Milk Snakes, Green Bush Rat Snakes, and a numerous amount of "oddballs". I have a lot of respect for Kayla both in the quality she produces and how well she advertises and sells animals. Tune in to hear more!

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EPISODE 114 welcomes back the Scrub Shepherd, AKA Steven Kush, to the show. Steven's continued dedication led to a lot of success this year both with his mainstays of Scrub Pythons, along with his colubrid projects, with special attention to his Pituophis (Bull & Pine Snakes, in his case). Tune in to find out what's new as we also talk podcasting!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Phenome Precision Genetics. PHENOME is a new genetics company dedicated to advancing genetic science...

EPISODE 113 welcomes back Andrew Hughes of Hughes Reptiles, returning after his first episode of "Newly Corrupted". Andrew's fought a lot of purely bad luck over the last couple years with some animals, but by sticking through, the fruits of his labor are coming to life!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk Snakes. Whether its locality...

EPISODE 112 is one last solo episode before getting back into the swing of having more guests back on.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk Snakes. Whether its locality, lineage, or morphs you're looking for in milk snakes, Temporalis Enterprises is the place to go. Check out David on Instagram and multiple Colubrid Corruption episodes, and buy your next Milk Snake with...

EPISODE 111 welcomes back Chas of More than Morelia to discuss what's happening in this 2026 season for him? I know for sure its LOTS of production!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk Snakes. Whether its locality, lineage, or morphs you're looking for in milk snakes, Temporalis Enterprises is the place to go. Check out David...

EPISODE 110 Scott Wilson of Arcane Exotics, who I've had the chance to meet on a few occasions - always bringing quality and diverse colubrid production to the shows he vends!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk Snakes. Whether its locality, lineage, or morphs you're looking for in milk snakes, Temporalis Enterprises is the place to...

I'm too public to not get out in front of this and talk about it. I feel that I am handling this situation properly, and I truly hope that this is a wake up call to others about protecting your collection.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk Snakes. Whether its locality, lineage, or morphs you're looking for in milk snakes, Temporalis Enterprises is the...

EPISODE 108 welcomes Ashley Dezan of Northern Lights Reptile Imports to talk about the importing side of things, as well as a little insight into being in Canada vs. the U.S. Ashley has worked with, and distributed TONS of species - which includes colubrids of course. Tune in to hear all about it!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile...

EPISODE 107 welcomes Brandon Nixon of Nixon Reptiles to talk about his diverse reptile collection! Most people who have followed Brandon in the last few years probably see him as a "ball python guy" when really he is an overall "reptile guy". From pythons, to boas, to colubrids, Brandon's worked with a lot.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby...

EPISODE 106 is our first roundtable involving non-rat snakes. What I consider to be my Lampropeltis (King Snake) kryptonite - Leonis, the variable king snake. I welcome John Lassiter, Kris Painschab, Joel Reep, & Antoine Burke to discuss natural history, captivity history, lineages, phenotypes, breeding, and raising offspring. This will be a massive deep dive into this species - if you're a king snake nerd, you DO NOT want to miss out!

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https://www.instagram.com/badlands_herpetoculture/

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EPISODE 105 welcomes back Phil King of Wellington Exotics to talk about his expanding collection of snakes and inverts.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk Snakes. Whether its locality, lineage, or morphs you're looking for in milk snakes, Temporalis Enterprises is the place to go. Check out David on Instagram and multiple Colubrid Corruption episodes, and buy...

EPISODE 104 is a Marketing 101 episode/lesson. I see A LOT of people out there complaining at the reptile market - they can't make sales, shows are slow, and they're getting desperate and trashing the hobby. The question is - are they really putting their best foot forward? Tune in and see what some of the best are doing.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Temporalis Enterprises. David Deem brings the best of the best when it comes to "the dairy products" of the reptile hobby - Milk...

EPISODE 103 welcomes back David Deem of Temporalis Enterprises - the best of the best of the "dairy snakes". Tune in as we hear how things at David's collection has progressed along with the recent litigation he went through regarding zoning laws.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward ke...

EPISODE 102 welcomes Owen McIntyre of Rogue Reptiles & the MPR Network to talk about his insanely diverse collection of reptiles which ranges from many pythons as well as colubrids.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders th...

EPISODE 101 welcomes Connor Wardle of Naturalist Herps to discuss the range of species he keeps in naturalistic setups - these aren't your average captive species. Tune in to hear what he keeps, how, and why!

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be...

Come with me as we re-explore my journey in herpetoculture, what lessons I have learned, a scenario of if I had to start over today, and what the future holds.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be “doing it right” in the reptile hobby.

I hope you all en...

EPISODE 99 welcomes Romario of The Croc River Collection who works with House Snake species and other South African natives! We'll also get an aspect of the South African side of the hobby.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be...

EPISODE 98 welcomes Dan Sheehan - a keeper and breeder who works with Boiga on a high level among other species.

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https://www.instagram.com/roots_scoots_scales/

The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be “doing it right” in the...

EPISODE 967 welcomes Greg Maxwell - someone who's been in the hobby for a long time and is well respected in many areas - particularly Green Tree Pythons as he was the author of "The More Complete Chondro". Greg has been enjoying his colubrids a lot so I'm very excited to have him on!

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people no...

EPISODE 96 welcomes back PJ Kohn of The Scaled Life to give us an update of what's going on in his collection, stepping back into vending shows, and running his new rodent breeding facility. Always great having PJ on - excited to hear from him again!

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles ex...

EPISODE 95 welcomes MJ of The Trap Exotics/Trap Talk Reptile Network to have an overall discussion about the hobby, podcasting, his chondros, and what's to come. A bit of a side track from usual colubrid conversations but two podcasters in a room at once always makes for good conversation - so tune in to listen!

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people no...

EPISODE 94 is an episode I've been waiting to do - with a fantastic group of guests. Joining me will be Dr. Whitman, Clint Bartley, Rob Stone, & Kevin Pollack to talk all things porphs! There are decades of experience with these subspecies between all these gentleman, and they are all extremely passionate. Join us as we dive into a major info dump about the species that got me into Asian Rat Snakes!

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https://www.instagram.com/metazoticsllc/ https://www.instagram.com/colubridandcolubroidradio/ https://www.instagram.com...

EPISODE 93 welcomes Kevin Pollack to the show - Kevin stays rather lowkey in the community but works with some amazing animals - Porphs, Gonyosoma, Moellendorfi, Bird Eaters - really great stuff. Tune in to dive into his world!

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be “doing it right” in the re...

EPISODE 92 welcomes back Chas of More Than Morelia to go in depth on his breeding success with species like G. jansenii & Neotropical Bird Eaters (P. poecilonotus). Chas is always a wealth of information to bring to the table so tune in!

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing fo...

EPISODE 91 welcome Landon from The Reptile Roadshow, a young keeper who has big time passion for Pine Snakes and also does educational shows with reptiles.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be “doing it right” in the reptile hobby.

I hope...

In Episode 90, I do my "year in review". Colubrid Corruption has been active for just over two full years - something I am very proud of, putting out colubrid content as much as I could.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers and breeders that I consider to be “doing it right” in the reptile hobby.

I...

Episode 89 is a special one - probably the biggest panel episode we've had on the show. I brought some people together to discuss & recap 2025 as a whole, both the breeding season as well as how they feel current "colubridculture" is and where it's headed in the future. Tune in and have some fun.

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https://www.instagram.com/copperhead.reptilia/

https://www.instagram.com/king_baboon1/

https://www.instagram.com/conservation_herp/

https://www.instagram.com/temporalis_enterprises/

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EPISODE 88 welcomes Jason May of Animamundi Snakes. I've had the pleasure of watching, mostly through social media, Jason's growth over the last couple years, really focusing in on colubrid species, especially Baird's Rat Snakes, along with some of the Eurasian Elaphe. Very excited to learn about his journey and deep dive

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of...

EPISODE 87 welcomes Mike from Solid Serpents - an avid YouTuber for the colubrid space along with being a Pituophis enthusiast. Very excited to bring Mike on and see what's up in his collection and the direction he's looking to go.

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The podcast that’ll corrupt you to buy more colubrids! This podcast was meant to be an educational tool to bridge the gap of people not knowing that some of these amazing reptiles exist, while also bringing forward keepers an...

EPISODE 86 welcomes back Billy Hunt, who has been quietly building a fantastic group of Asian Rat Snakes. Can't wait to see what he's been up to over the last 2 years.

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EPISODE 85 welcomes back Jake Bratz of Longleaf Reptilia! It's been about 2 years since we last talked to Jake, and the 2 year anniversary of the podcast! Excited to bring him back and talk all things NA Colubrids!

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EPISODE 84 welcomes Dr. Zach Whitman - the colubrid hobby's resident veterinarian. Dr. Whitman has a vast knowledge on general reptile care and how things SHOULD be done, along with quarantine protocols, disease prevention, and more.

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Fulvius Apparel - get a shirt, hat, and more with some of the best reptile designs you can possibly find. Use code " CC10 " for 10% off your order - exclusive for listeners of Colubrid Corruption. https://fulviusapparel.com...

EPISODE 83 is a solo episode where I am fully outlining my brumation/breeding plans for the 2026 season - laying it all out on the table, no gatekeeping, just what I will be doing. Come tune in and hang out!

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The Colubrid Corruption Podcast is sponsored by Fulvius Apparel - get a shirt, hat, and more with some of the best reptile designs you can possibly find. Use code " CC10 " for 10% off your order - exclusive for listeners of Colubrid Corruption. https://fulviusapparel.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fulvius...