Thanks for stopping by our website. Please tell us what you think!

We are small time hobbyists based out of Palm Harbor, Florida . While dabbling in various cornsnake, kingsnake and boa morphs, we have a special interest in Ball Pythons and only work with them at this time.

Our business consists of Jim and Lisa Mast. We both hold full-time jobs with the federal government and share a love of all animals. Jim has been a hobbyist pretty much since childhood. Many stories have been told of his need to bring home any and all reptiles or critters that he found, much to the delight of his mother. That early interest has evolved into a passion that is rewarded with each breeding season. While Lisa didn’t share the childhood curiosity and love of all things that slither, she is now a major participant in both the daily care and maintenance of their collection. The genetics and endless mutations possible continue to keep us both very interested in the breeding of ball pythons.

As private hobbyists, only a handful of animals per season are sold to offset the costs of individualized care. The goal of Jim & Lisa is still to obtain or make all the various morphs that interest them. A lot of effort is still put into baseline or starter morphs that any hobbyist can afford.

At this time The Snake Shack is working with Pastels, Cinnamon Pastels, Albinos, Ghosts, and Spiders. They also have a group of Het Genetic Stripes, Het Piebalds and Het Clowns and hope to finally realize their goal of producing these animals. As every other hobbyist who loves reptiles we have a couple "dinking" projects.” The Reduced Pattern and Burgundy Hypo are just a couple of back burners.

Check out the Available page to see what we have and what else we're expecting. Thanks for visiting our site and don't forget to let us know what you think!

Contact: Jim and Lisa Mast: (727) 729-3535

thesnakeshack@tampabay.rr.com