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My passion for any and all snakes began when I saw my first Houston snake at the age of 5. My dad and I were at a local neighborhood park in Houston (back then, the outskirts of town) and I saw this snake next to the leg of a ladder to a stationary fire truck. I of course was excited and curious, but Dad came over to investigate and quickly said, "Clint, there are good snakes and bad snakes and this one is not only good, it plays possum."
At the age of 11, I met a local Science and Nature Scientist, Dr. Robert A, Vines, and he taught me how to catch and handle hot snakes and made sure I handled a Diamond Backed Water snake for six months without getting bit prior to pinning and catching my first hot one. This was 1970 and snake grabbers were not readily available as they are today, so I learned how to make my own grabbers, snares, hooks and pinning devices. When I was around the age of 12 or 13 my father bought me A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians, by Conant (1959).
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