MEET THE EXHIBITORS:

AFRICAN SNAKEBITE INSTITUTE

Name: Johan Marais

Company/Trading as: African Snakebite Institute

How long have you been exhibiting at the SOS² Reptile Expo?: Over 10 years

What do you sell/exhibit?:  Books, T-shirts, snake tongs, snake hooks, coffee mugs, reptile jewelry.

Anything exciting expected for this expo?: We are working on some exciting new products.

What is the best beginner snake / lizard / tarantula, etc. in your opinion?: Corn snake

What do you enjoy most about the expo?: Meeting like-minded folks and seeing good friends that we don’t see that often. It’s like a family gathering.

What is your ultimate animal if you could own it?:  A pair of Emerald Tree Boas

What inspires you?: Reptiles. I am passionate about reptiles – fascinating creatures – and the more I learn the more I realise how little I know.

If you had to meet your reptile hero, who would it be?: I have several and have met them. Paul Moler tops my list.