Greetings from TampaSnakePit.com

[ngubitz]

Hi folks....

I'm new to this site, and just thought I'd say hello to everyone!
My name is Neil Gubitz, and I own Tampa Snake Pit, in Tampa, Florida....
I've been in this business full-time for about 6 years now, and I'm loving every minute of it....
To any of you that MIGHT ever need my assistance with anything.... If I can help, I will.... If I can't, I'll try!

....Neil

[Matt_K]

welcome to the site Neil!! :)

[Thomas]

Welcome to ssnakess

[feri]

welcome
great to have u

[Tim and Julie B]

Hey Neil welcome to the site. You will love it. The snake Pit ......cool name!

[ngubitz]

Tim and Julie....

Thanks, and I just LOVE your logo!!.... That has got to be one of the nicest one's I've seen yet!.... And, I owned a Commercial Art firm for 15 years!!

....Neil

[Tim and Julie B]

Hey thanks. Serpents are a huge part of the Irish culture (even though there are no snakes there anymore) and can be found on many peices of art and relics for centuries. I can't really take cedit for the because it is probably a few hundred years old.:D Tim B

[JoeBradley]

Hey, Neil. Welcome to the site.

[ngubitz]

Right back at ya, Joe.... and everyone else, for that matter!!.... Thanks for the warm welcome.... it's nice to find a site that ISN'T loaded with children!.... Please don't ask me to explain??.... I think you can all figure it out....

....Neil

[Shane Tesser]

Welcome to the site...see you in the forums and in chat :D

[RachelS.]

welcome to ssnakess.com!!

[doenoe]

Welcome :D

[SCReptiles]

Nice website. do you carry any venomous?

[ngubitz]

Chuck.... thanks!

Unfortunately, I don't carry any venomous.... In Florida, you have to have a special license, which requires working with someone that ALREADY has their license for 1000 HOURS!!!.... And that's BEFORE you can even THINK about getting it!.... That's just too much work for an old fart like me (51)!
Besides.... I kinda LIKE living!.... lol
I'll stick with my Boids, Colubrids, Chameleons, Emmys, Chondros, Uros and Monitors.... they're friendlier (for the most part)....

....Neil

[SCReptiles]

I have got the licnese, you can work for my for 1000 hours if you like. ha ha

[TampaSnakePit]

Chuck.... thanks, but I'll pass....

Just for the record.... I have TWO computers (well, one's just WebTV), so you will probably see two different screen names for me, depending on which computer I'm on at the time.... I just don't want anybody to get confused....

....Neil

[Edwin]

Welcome, Neil. I will be sure to stop by your store if I am ever in Tampa Bay.

[fatboy]

Glad to have you on.

[Invictus]

Welcome aboard, ngubitz.

[hudson]

Welcome!

[Mr.Lizard]

Welcome to the forum Neil. I'm also in Florida and have been to
The Snake Pit in St.Petersburg on U.S. 19.
Is that your old location? Are you familiar with SE Reptile Exchange in Tampa? I was curious about getting licensed for hots
at the time I visited them and they were telling me about having to work as an apprentice with an experienced venomous keeper.
I just couldn't find the time and transportation though,but it sounded like a cool thing to learn. Enjoy the forum

[Mr.Lizard]

Hey Neil,I tried to get to your site and ended up reaching a site addressed as s8blacklab.com. Is there something wrong with
your site set up or is the error on my part or my computer?
I typed it in several different ways including caps as well as all lower case and with and without http:// in the prefix.

[ngubitz]

Ian.... sorry about that.... I'm switching servers to one that might actually work ALL THE TIME!!.... lol
It might take a whie to get back in??

The store was in St. Pete YEARS ago.... I was on Busch Blvd for 5 years before I SOLD the place so I could do this full-time on the internet....

Please keep checking back from time to time, it will be up EVENTUALLY....

....Neil

[LISA127]

Hi Neil,
Welcome!!

[DavidMathley]

welcome aboard..

[DavidMathley]

Any one going to the Expo in Bristol this weekend keep an eye open for ScReptiles own Chuck Hurd and Joe Bradley. They will be in the venomous area.

[Mr.Lizard]

Looking forward to checking out your site Neil.
BTW,my name is Kevin not Ian :)
Ian Malcolm is the character in Jurassic Park.

[ngubitz]

Kevin.... well, the site's up and running a lot quicker than I thought.... go check it out??.... Enjoy!.... Thanks!

....Neil

[Mr.Lizard]

Cool site Neil. Nice shot of the Meller's chameleon.