Become a Member Tom Coy Age: 36 Sex: male Location: Pinellas County, Florida, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Tom C Email: TomC@AustinsTurtlePage.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis, Macrocheclodina parkeri, Macrochelodina rugosa, Hydromedusa tectifera, Chelodina reimanni. Bio: Tom C is owner and operator of Austin's Turtle Page and TurtleForum.com. He has been keeping snakenecks since 1999 and turtles in general since 1979, with a brief lapse in the hobby while serving in the US armed forces. Tom is a founding member and Co-Chair of ITTN. When not caring for turtles or tending to website responsibilities, Tom enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, field herping, computer gaming, hiking and movies. Oliver Roempp Age: 43 Sex: male Location: Germany Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: parkeri Email: reptimax@t-online.de Snakeneck species I keep: M. expansa, M. parkeri, M. rugosa, C.longicollis, C.novaeguineae, C.reimanni, C. mccordi, C. novaeguineae spp., H tectifera, H maximilliani Profession: Engineer Bio: Turtles have always been a part of my life, starting at an age of 12. Specialising myself into snakenecks started about 20 years ago after I bought my first baby longicollis . Today I keep mostly Chelodina and Macrochelodina species and recenly I have gotten more and more interested into Acanthochelys and Hydromedusa species. Running websites www.chelodina.com and www.reptimax.de Cris Hagen Age: 35 Sex: male Location: South Carolina, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Batagur Profession: Herpetologist Paul Vander Schouw Age: 35 Sex: male Location: West-central Florida Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: chelidman Email: chelidman@tampabay.rr.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina gunaleni, C. longicollis, C. mccordi, C. reimanni, Macrochelodina expansa, M. parkeri, M. rugosa (northern Australian), M. siebenrocki (New Guinea) Profession: Mechanical Engineer Bio: I cannot recall ever not having turtles, as my father began rescuing them from the roadside and bringing them home to me as pets as far back as I can remember. I began actively breeding turtles in my early teens, and have maintained and steadily acquired more turtles for the past 20+ years. I am now in my mid-30s, and have successfully bred over 70 different species, and have personal experience working with close to 150. I currently sit on the Steering Committee of TSA-USA and I’m also a member of The Asian Turtle Consortium and NYTTS. Lisa D. Age: 33 Sex: female Location: East Coast of Florida Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Lisa D. Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina Rugosa (Pair. Indonesian form)Chelodina longicollis Profession: Policy developer and compliance manager by profession and I also co-own a pet industry business. Bio: A multiple generation Florida native born, raised and still here who is presently owned by over 50+ chelonians of various species and subspecies, 3 Labradors, one Uromastyx and a pond of koi. I graduated from my alma mater UCF with dual master degrees in my career field and I was married in 2006 and I'm enjoying it. Other non-reptile hobbies of mine include digital photography, travel, snow sking, boating, and snorkeling. Danny Age: 24 Sex: male Location: Los Angeles,California Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Danny Snakeneck species I keep: Hydromedusa tectifera BERDER Age: 32 Sex: male Location: France, Beauvais Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Zaklaan Email: eberder@laposte.net Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina rugosa Xavier Springer Age: 26 Sex: male Location: Las Vegas, NV Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Xavier Email: xspringer@embarqmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina reimanni Profession: active duty USAF maintenance production manager Bio: I've been keeping turtles for the better part of my life starting at age 9. I currently have 12 species in addition to my C. reimanni and would like to obtain some more snakenecks later on. Mainly C. longicollis, M. rugosa, C. mccordi, & M parkeri. I'm currently enlisted in the USAF and happily married. Florent Nicolas Sex: male Location: France / Normandie Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Timoune Email: timoune12@wanadoo.fr Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina rugosa ( Irian jaya form ), Chelodina longicollis, Chelodina mccordi Profession: Student Terje Roden-Riisnaes Age: 42 Sex: male Location: Southern Nevada, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Terje Email: terje@snakenecks.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis, Chelodina mccordi, Chelodina reimanni, Macrochelodina expansa, Macrochelodina parkeri, Macrochelodina rugosa (Indoneasian form) Profession: Video Production Andrea Luison Age: 27 Sex: male Location: Italy Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: ANDLUI13 Email: andrea.luison@breedingturtles.com Snakeneck species I keep: CHELODINA MCCORDI, HYDROMEDUSA TECTIFERA Profession: Designer, I deal with planning and interior fornishing, design and graphics. Bio: I grow my passion for the turtle from the 14 year-old age. I’m interested above all Asian and American fresh water turtles, even if I have more than 30 different species. From many years I’m partner and active collaborator of the TartaClubItalia, for which I realized a practical manual “Le tartarughe acquatiche”, about the most common fresh water turtles. I'm also author of several breeding caresheets and articles. I cooperate to the production and publication of the first Italian magazine about turtles of the world, TESTUDO MAGAZINE. I actively join the ESF, the European program of captive breeding of different kinds of turtles. I’m member of several italian and international associations, among ATCN - Asian Turtle Conservation Network, EFTBA - European Freshwater Turtle Breeders' Association, AREr – Associazione Romana Erpetologica, AAE – Associazione Animali Esotici. thanks a lot JJ Fan Sex: male Location: Ontario, Canada Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Wu-Gwei Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina rugosa Bio: I keep many species of turtles and whenever friends see my snakeneck, they are mesmerized by its stare and fascinated by the long neck. Definitely one of the coolest and best species of turtles to keep. Michael Hance Age: 34 Sex: male Location: South East, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Michaelhance Email: geckos70@hotmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina mccordi, Chelodina reimanni, Chelodina longicollis, Hydromedusa tectifera, Macrochelodina expansa, Macrochelodina parkeri, Machrochelodina rugosa (Indonesian form. Normal and hypo) Jan Orcutt Age: 59 Sex: female Location: New Mexico, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Jan O Email: baseballturtle48@gmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis Profession: Archaeologist with National Park Service Bio: I keep about 25 different species of turtles and tortoises and have been doing this for over 40 years. I've come a long way since the days of those little dime store RES! Michael Sex: male Location: Sydney, Australia Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Eastern Snake Neck Email: turtles@pnc.com.au Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina & Macrochelodina Peter Buckley Age: 50 Sex: male Location: Sydney Australia Email: pbuckley@anmm.gov.au Snakeneck species I keep: I have kept several species long term and still keep various Australian snakenecks short term as rescues. Profession: museum preparator Bio: long term hobbyist, rescue and rehabilitation mostly these days. Mark Berry Age: 23 Sex: male Location: Texas, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: chelodina Email: chester1313bubbas@sbcglobal.net Snakeneck species I keep: M. rugosa, M. parkeri and C. reimanni Profession: Engineering Support Bio: Snakenecks are by far the most interesting turtles I have ever kept. For 15 years now I have been keeping aquatic turtles and it wasn\'t untill 5 years ago that I purchased my first snakeneck, a juvenile M. parkeri, and I have been stuck with snakenecks ever since. Krister Löfgren Age: 33 Sex: male Location: Holmsund, Sweden Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Krister Email: mistltoe@algonet.se Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina rugosa Rebecca Age: 16 Sex: female Location: Victoria, Australia Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Barelia Email: barelia25@hotmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis Profession: Student Bio: I've kept my turtle, C-toe for about 2.5 years now. I have a 10 year old Labrador cross golden retriever called Milo. Music is awesome. I love The Mars Volta, Kasabian, Skank, Bide ou Balde, Cachorro Grande and Nando Reis. Hiroki Shibata Age: 42 Sex: male Location: Fukuoka, Japan Email: hiroki_shibata_jp@yahoo.co.jp Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina mccordi, Chelodina longicollis, Chelodina novaguineae Profession: Researcher (Not Turtle Related) Bio: I've been keeping them more than 14 years but I've never bred them... Ron Blue Age: 44 Sex: male Location: Medina, Ohio, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Ronblue99 Email: ronblue99@hotmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina parkeri Profession: Pastor Bio: I have kept various turtles and tortoises since I was 21 years old. The most memorable snakeneck story I have took place on our honeymoon. After having spent a couple of days in Virginia Beach I talked my new wife into going pet store browsing. The first store we went to had a huge collection of exotic turtles, to include a Chelodina longicollis that was begging to go home with us (well, me). I bought the turtle and took it back to our hotel room for safekeeping in the bathtub! My wife has never let forget that one...and yes, we are still married after 22 years and numerous turtles later. Istvan Dosa Age: 32 Sex: male Location: Hungary Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Ridgeback Email: idosa@konnyen.hu Snakeneck species I keep: macrochelodina rugosa, chelodina longicollis, chelodina mccordi, hydromedusa tectifera Profession: IT engineer Bio: I'm Istvan from Hungary, I have been keeping some species of turtles more than 15 years. My favorite species are snakenecks. Martin M. Holý Age: 29 Sex: male Location: Praha, Czech rep Email: martin@zelvy.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina siebenrocki, reimanni, gunaleni, parkeri, novaeguinea, longicollis and mccordi Profession: illuminator and sound engineer leprince Age: 21 Sex: male Location: Paris , France Email: emyduramather@hotmail.fr Snakeneck species I keep: Hydromedusa tectifera,chelodina gunaleni,chelodina rugosa,chelodina longicolis Profession: fashion stylist designer Bio: Young fashion designer. It\'s since my 10 years I breed turtles. Organizer of EFTBA meetings and responsible of Acupulatta park in Corsica (summer). Young apprentice last year to Dior and Chanel. Live in Paris and breed more than 70 turtles and 30 species. Dirk Neff Age: 38 Sex: male Location: Mannheim / Germany Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Dirk Email: dirk-neff@t-online.de Snakeneck species I keep: M rugosa, C longicollis Profession: District Manager Bio: Keeping Turtles since 1998. Started with Sternotherus carinatus. Got my first snakeneck ( Ch. longicollis )in 2001.My favorite species is : Macrochelodina rugosa ( siebenrocki ). Now (10/2007)I\'m looking for 0,1 M. rugosa and 1,1 Chelodina oblonga. Ben Sex: male Location: New Zealand Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: slevin12 Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis Nico Willemsens Age: 60 Sex: male Location: BELGIUM Email: nico.willemsens@telenet.be Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina rugosa Profession: Natural History Illustration artist Bio: I have kept turtles for almost 50 years..!! I was mostly breeding Geochelone sulcata but stopped because too many...Chelodina and Platemys is the new challenge ! Scott Age: 16 Sex: male Location: New Zealand Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: lilmertz Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis Profession: Student Mark Sheppard Age: 29 Sex: male Location: England Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: 4terras Email: iwtriml3@yahoo.com Snakeneck species I keep: Macrochelodina rugosa Profession: engineer Bio: Hi there, I`ve been keeping turtles for 12 years now, and have moved into the realm of the snakenecks! Gregory Cosentino Age: 35 Sex: male Location: New York, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: chelidae Email: chelidae@hotmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Misc Chelodina Profession: Accountant Marijan Tunjic Age: 31 Sex: male Location: Vienna, Austria Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: TITO- Email: pelodiscus@gmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis, Macrochelodina rugosa Bio: I am a Croatian, who was born and also live in Vienna. I have kept Turtles since I was 7 or 8 years old. I am Member of the European Freshwater Turtle Breeders' Association (www.eftba.org) and the Webmaster of their Homepage. I am most fascinated by Softshells and Snakenecks. Sean Henderson Age: 36 Sex: male Location: Maryland, USA Email: hstingray@verizon.net Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis, Macrochelodina rugosa, Chelodina reimanni Profession: Reptile Keeper Bio: I am currently a reptile keeper at the Reptile Discovery Center of the National Zoo in Washington, DC and have been for the past 5 years. I have worked with between 50-100 different chelonian species over my lifetime, including the snakeneck species listed in addition to hopefully, Chelodina oblonga and Macrochelodina expansa in the near future. I am currently our AZA Chelonian TAG representative at the zoo as well as a TSA member. Mark Coleman Age: 36 Sex: male Location: Melbourne, Australia Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: MC Hammer Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis Michelle Ryan Age: 23 Sex: female Location: Sydney, Australia Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: michelleryan Email: michelleryan@iprimus.com.au Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis Profession: PhD Student Bio: I am currently completing my PhD on longicollis in north western Sydney. I love talking to anyone about turtles. Adam Starnes Age: 21 Sex: male Location: Brisbane, Queesnland, Australia Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Dirtyminded Email: a_starnes666@hotmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina Longicollis Profession: Draftsman Barsuk Vitali Age: 23 Sex: male Location: Belgium Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: DBS Email: da_black_snow@hotmail.com Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina mccordi Profession: Student Robert Peters Age: 54 Sex: male Location: Sierra Madre, CA, USA Email: rpeters_2001@yahoo.com Snakeneck species I keep: C longicolis, M rugosa Profession: Property Manager Bio: Started keeping turtles at age 12 with over 80 turtles by the time I was 15 years old...Now at age 54,I limit myself to about ten species, three of which are snake necks... my oldest is Nessie (C. Longicollis) which I have had for 18 years. She is my friend and lives in a pond outside my kitchen window. Per-Elon Jonasson Age: 28 Sex: male Location: Sweden Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Pelon Email: per-elon_j@telia.com Snakeneck species I keep: M rugosa Profession: Truck Driver Dietmar Schulz Age: 42 Sex: male Location: Germany Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: NA Email: schulz.terrapene@web.de Snakeneck species I keep: Chelodina longicollis, Macrochelodina rugosa, M. parkeri, Hydromedusatectifera Profession: Male Nurse Bio: I live near by Bremen in the northern part of Germany. I have three children. I keep and breed turtles since over 20 years. Snakenecks are among my favorite species. I also keep some snakes and salamanders. Stephan Böhm Age: 22 Sex: male Location: Wiener Neustadt, AUT Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: AFRO-thunder Email: stephan.boehm@isv.cc Snakeneck species I keep: none Bio: I am a biology student. Dawn Age: 36 Sex: female Location: USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Dawn Email: Trtledov445@aol.com Snakeneck species I keep: None Bio: Vice-Admin at www.turtleforum.com Currently breeding t.c. carolina, t.c. major, indotestudo elongata. I also keep t.o. ornata, g. spengleri and h. spinosa. Tammy Lee Age: 36 Sex: female Location: Laurens, South Carolina, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Boxie Lady Snakeneck species I keep: None Colby Age: 13 Sex: male Location: Tampa Bay area,Florida, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Colby Snakeneck species I keep: None Bio: I keep a few species of turtles but unfortunatly no snakenecks yet. Shaida Collantes Age: 21 Sex: female Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Username on http://www.turtleforum.com/: Shaida C Email: tesoro87@aol.com Bio: Owned by a few species of turtles and tortoises but snakenecks? Soon I hope!