St. Louis Reptile Rescue

17/03/2022

For adoption🙂
Rehoming fee
Meet Nub☺️
He is an introverted , lazy, yet super sweet boy, but don’t let that fool you! He loves his pets, he’s still working on getting used to being held. He is just awakening from his brumation.
He’s ready for his new home☺️

17/03/2022

For adoption 🙂
Rehoming fee
Meet Princess Peach 👑 🍑
Unknown age
She is super sweet, and she’ll cuddle up with you when held. She loves her veggies, berries, and spending time in the sun☀️
She’s ready for her new castle🧡

21/12/2021

Not a reptile, but this is my own personal pet, his name is Piglet.
Piglet is needing a new home. A home that can cater to his every need. He loves his veggies, especially his fav treats, oranges, and bananas. he doesnt care to be handled. But if you get him out, he’ll wander around your bed, or sit in your lap. He’s perfectly ok being a lone pig. He doesn’t care for other pigs. He tries to fight them. He loves the cats though. A home with an adult preferably, Hes skiddish, and needs patience. He’ll wheek and squeek for food or water if its out. He’s actually a fattie lol. But i love the boy. So thats why im going to keep my mind open to a new home, if its the right one. I have no idea about his age. Ive had him for almost 2 years.

27/11/2021

30/09/2021

Hey everyone. My name is Nikita and I’m a new admin helping on the page. Feel free to hit us up, share the page, tell your friends. Inbox us your questions or needs. I’ll give whoever my number as well.

20/07/2021

Hey friends! Wether you need helpful information, to rehome your reptile, or any other assistance shoot us a message! We are here to educate and help as many people as we can! We are also glad to announce that all of our recent rescues have found loving homes! Share this post so we can reach anyone who might be interested in hearing more about St. Louis Reptile rescue!

04/09/2020

Hey Fredd, we’ve got a lot of people wanting to help you out. Shoot us a message!

20/06/2020

Say hello to our 3 newest friends; Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael - Red Ear Sliders surrendered to us this past week!

These guys are at least 10 years old, having passed through two owners. They can live up to 50 years in captivity, which is why many turtles end up released into the wild or surrendered to rescues.

17/06/2020

Check out this common snapping turtle we saved on our way to Harry S. Truman state park!

17/06/2020

Justin did a quick introduction with a couple bearded dragons we have in our care! Check it out!

13/06/2020

We took part in St. Louis County Parks Cliff Cave Capers event this past week and afterwards, while walking back from the cave, we noticed this Prairie King Snake tangled in the landscape netting. We quickly cut him free with a knife loaned from someone in the group (THANK YOU!) and carefully clipped the netting from the snake.
He didn’t have any concerning cuts so we let him go back into the park!

In the video I mistakenly identify the snake as a Great Plains Rat snake, not paying attention to the shape of the head.

11/06/2020

I don’t know who needs to hear this right now but:

SNAKE KEEPERS ARE NOT ADOPTING FREE ANIMALS FROM THE INTERNET TO FEED TO THEIR SNAKES

06/06/2020

04/06/2020

Sorry for the terribly blurry photo but it’s hard to get a photo of something so tiny with a phone!

This is a tooth of the Northern Water Snake that bit me yesterday. He left a couple teeth behind.

They’re so small, which is why they don’t hurt too bad.

02/06/2020

I have been reading a lot of talk from residents of Shrewsbury about possible copperheads at Wehner Park. It looked like they had figured out it was a water snake, but I set out to be sure and to bring some relief to parents before the snake got killed out of fear.

I searched the creek and was able to locate a Northern Water Snake (Scientific name; Nerodia sipedon sipedon). These are one of the most common water snakes in Missouri and often confused for cottonmouths or copperheads. These snakes patters are much different. Northern Water Snakes are harmless, nonvenomous snakes and they feed on fish and amphibians mostly but will also eat rodents, birds, and eggs as well as small lizards. These guys will ALWAYS run when they know you’ve spotted them. Their first initial reaction is to freeze and rely on their camouflage but when that doesn’t work they will belly flop to nearby water sources if possible.

They are not a worry for your children or pets playing in the creek (Id be more concerned about the water quality).

I’m including pictures of other water snakes I’ve found in Missouri as well as a copperhead to help you tell the difference.

Please do not kill snakes. It’s actually illegal in Missouri unless they’re a direct threat to you. If you have a snake on your property, give me a call or message and I will remove for free.

23/05/2020

Hey there folks!

Not only do we want to assist with captive pet reptiles, we’re also here for the native wild snakes as well! Call us to remove any unwanted snakes from your property.
We will remove venomous snakes for free and nonvenomous snakes for a small donation of your choice (not tax deductible) to the St. Louis Reptile Rescue.

However, no relocation will be turned down due to inability to donate. Overall, the snakes well-being is the priority.

23/05/2020

Today we were called to Oakville to retrieve a Western Rat snake from a residential subdivision.

If you’ve got a snake on your property that you don’t want there, give me a call. I’ll remove venomous snakes for free and Nonvenomous for a small (non tax deductible) donation to the St. Louis Reptile Rescue. However, service won’t be refused for lack of ability to donate.

Give me a call- 636-579-6546

19/05/2020

Introducing; Jericho AKA “Utah”

St. Louis Reptile Rescue got a call from someone in Utah that had gotten in too deep with a green iguana. Due to COVID19 restrictions and their remote location, they had no way to much needed veterinary care and everyone around them had left them high and dry.

We made the trek across the country to retrieve the little man and he’s currently in quarantine while he gets the veterinary care he needs to ensure a top notch quality of life.

He will be available for adoption soon and inquiries should be aware of the care that goes into owning a green iguana. Understand that it is possible a green iguana may not be able to tame.

10/04/2020

We hope you’re slithering through all of this as best as possible! Remember, if you need any sort of help- reach out. We will do what we can to either help you or find you the help you need.

Providing resources, offering education with no judgement, rehoming if necessary, and even helping relocate wild reptiles that you may not want on your property, drop us a line if we can be of any assistance through all of this.

04/04/2020

Everyone meet Thaddeus. He was just surrendered to us and after inspection has had his hide switched out for a bit of a bigger box during his quarantine period. More info will be available soon after his shed!

21/03/2020

St. Louis City and County will be issuing “Stay At Home” orders come Monday.

If you are in need of assistance, please reach out to us before then. It may be tricky afterward.

17/03/2020

We here at St. Louis Reptile Rescue are constantly monitoring news surrounding the COVID19 Pandemic.

We have 8 open enclosures prepared to temporarily house animals in need. We have resources in place if you’re in need of any assistance during these trying times.

Do not hesitate to reach out to us if you’re in need.

Stay safe.

10/03/2020

Did you know that some of Missouri’s non-venomous snakes like the Rat Snake or even the Speckled King Snake, both pictured below, kill and eat venomous snakes like the copperhead and are naturally immune to venom from some snakes?

All of these pictures are of different instances with different snakes in different areas of Missouri.

08/03/2020

We picked up 4 donated tanks today! If you’ve got any supplies to donate shoot us a message!

We are still in need of
substrate, lighting and heat sources

08/03/2020

Howdy folks!
It’s about that time that snakes start coming out of brumation, so here in a couple weeks you may begin to see snakes in your yards or out on adventures.
Please learn to recognize the snakes of Missouri, specifically the 5 venomous snakes we have.

If you ever find any of these snakes on your property and need them removed, shoot us a message and we will help out!

04/03/2020

Here are some better pictures of the female we got in this past week. She may already have a home as well.

02/03/2020

We’ve just taken in these two beautiful “Normal” Ball Pythons as owner surrenders.

They’ll be available for adoption after quarantine. If you’re interested, shoot us a message. *All applicants will have to pass a rigorous application process to prove competency to care for properly.

19/02/2020

St. Louis Reptile Rescue is currently not registered as a 501c3 Nonprofit organization and therefore contributions made to our organization in construction cannot be deducted on your taxes.

We are currently in the works of setting up a fully functional reptile rescue in the heart of St. Louis Missouri!

Aiming to be a leading resource for information and care- STLRR will serve reptile enthusiasts across the Greater St. Louis area with educational information, access to affordable or free resources such as husbandry items and food, and when necessary; rehabilitation and rehoming.

We are currently under construction and while we are not recognized or licensed to operate as a rescue- we can still help those in need.

Already, folks have donated countless enclosures, heat and light fixtures, decorations, water dishes, and more to help us achieve our mission and start helping immediately.

If you want to help or are in need of any sort of assistance, please reach out!

Since many reptiles aren’t treated like cats and dogs, many many not know that their friends or family members have reptiles so be sure to share to reach anybody who may be in need!