Valhalla Exotics
My name is Joseph Finley and my journey starts out just like so many of the people I have met in the reptile community. My father kept iguanas when I was young and I spent much of my youth traipsing around the neighborhood chasing the local population of lizards and snakes whilst honing my herping skills. This led to my life-long fascination with all reptilian species and snakes in particular. My mother, however, was less than thrilled by the idea of keeping a snake in the house…
My Team is comprised of me and my loving wife and three fantastic children. Along with the incredible animals that I have the great honor of working with!
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For years the resounding answer to my incessant pleading for a snake was “not until you are 18 and out of my house!” I was allowed to keep turtles, fish, rodents, dogs, and cats, but no snakes. We even did quite a bit of rehabbing for raccoons, squirrels, and opossums that would lose their way or get injured. After hounding my mother for enough years she finally conceded and allowed me to get a ball python, and my fascination has only grown from there.
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