Cala's Corns was started in 2006 after my collection expanded dramatically the previous year.

As a kid growing up I was always out in the woods collecting anything that moved. From ground and broad- headed skinks to black racers and green earth snakes, I was constantly catching things to bring home. It was shortly after that when I got my first corn snake, but being young and lacking any real advice that was short-lived. My snake escaped a few times, and was recovered a few times minus one.

When I got to college I found a hatchling gray rat snake outside my apartment and that soon sparked a very intense interest to get back into the hobby. Soon after that I attended a Gila Productions reptile expo in Tallahassee in October of 2003 with the sole intention of picking up a ball python or two. I did just that, but then stumbled across 'Lost World Reptiles', owned by Gino Sassani ( www.lwreptiles.com ) After talking with him for a while I picked out a pair of corn snakes (a female amel and a male snow) to mate down the road as a side project. The corn snake discussions become more frequent with Gino via e-mail and in December of 2004 I returned to that very same Gila Productions Expo and bought a few more snakes from Gino. I was officially hooked.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gino for all of his time and willingness in answering all of my questions when I first got back into the hobby. Those efforts went a long way into building the collection that I have today. I am thankful that I ended up at Gino's table back in 2003 to get my corn snakes, or this web site would probably not exist today.