Owner/Guide
Neil Miner’s extensive travels throughout Asia include over 25 visits to the continent, encompassing a broad range of landscapes. From the remote islands of Malaysia and the tropical forests of Thailand and the Philippines, to the scrublands and plains of Southern India, Neil has seen it all! His acquired knowledge and experience of the region have been invaluable and is a major reason why our herping trips to the continent have been so successful. Neil resides in Northern California and owns a palm tree nursery in his hometown of Elverta. Neil has an extensive knowledge of the birds and mammals of Southeast Asia and is particularly interested in monitor lizards and has worked with some of the largest species in captivity. He is a free-lance writer and has been a regular contributor to Reptiles Magazine for over three decades.
Owner/Guide
When it comes to global travel, Dave DiNaso is in a rare class. He has visited all 6 inhabited continents, where he has photographed countless numbers of reptile and amphibian species. He is the owner of the Traveling World of Reptiles, an entertaining and educational traveling reptile show based out of Chicago, IL. He and his team have performed over 20,000 reptile shows since 1994. He has written a field guide of Illinois reptiles and amphibians, which he plans to have published soon and he also writes articles for Reptiles Magazine. If experience, expertise and knowledge is what you are looking for in a tour guide, Dave is your guy!
Guide
Danny, our youngest guide, possesses the experience of seasoned herper, having been introduced to reptiles before turning two. He’s highly skilled at finding, identifying and safely catching even the fastest snakes . As a full-time employee of the Traveling World of Reptiles, Danny handles everything from giant monitor lizards and pythons to tegus, tortoises and iguanas. With a resume built through extensive herping experience both within the US and abroad, Danny’s youthful energy and work ethic is unmatched. and we’re thrilled to have him on our team!
Guide
You can take Jeremy out of the swamp but you can’t take the swamp out of Jeremy. Raised in Florida, his backyard more closely resembled a jungle than a suburban residence. That’ll happen when gators and rattlesnakes are regular visitors to your neighborhood. No amount of schooling can take the place of the hands-on experience Jeremy received from having grown up in such an environment. He has been working for the Traveling World of Reptiles for 15 years and his early work experience includes caring for the alligators and alligator snapping turtles at the Florida Naturalist Center at the Museum of Science and Industry. Jeremy has experience herping within the US and abroad, most recently in Asia and Central America and he’s a big reason that we locate so many herps!
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