SCALE

09/03/2023

We are so proud to partner with S.C.A.L.E. they help ease fears through education
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Mark your calenders for may 3,4,5 to come out and learn with us!

08/27/2023

Check out the first edition of Mountain Readiness Quarterly Newsletter!

We are honored to have a feature included in the first publication of this newsletter and to continue growing our mission!

Thank you to our Founder/President/Executive Director/Snake Expert Todd Sweeney for your contribution here and we are excited to see what future editions may hold!

06/17/2023

06/15/2023

Join the local nonprofit Snake Education & Live Education(SCALE) for a fun day meeting and learning about our scaled friends!
Special guest and favorite for photos, Brutus will be making an appearance as well to meet with our Snake fans!
Our mission is to strengthen the relationship between the uninformed public and the misunderstood snake population through live education and conservation programs!

Join us and let our snake expert (and SCALE Founder) Todd Sweeney answer questions, present different species, and help the community understand what snakes may be in the area, what you should do, and how you can help!
For our younger explorers, join Trevor Sweeney(Youth Director) as he handles and teaches about some of our friendlier SCALE friends!

If you have any questions before the event, please email [email protected] or you can contact us through our social media accounts by searching

Event Page: http://bit.ly/43UWc7q

S.C.A.L.E.'s mission is to strengthen the relationship between the uninformed public and the misunderstood snake population through live education and conservation programs.

05/23/2023

Have you spotted a rattlesnake or a northern pine snake in North Carolina? Biologists with the Wildlife Commission want to know!

Sightings of these snakes in the wild can be reported in one of two ways, via a mobile app or by email. The agency partners with the HerpMapper mobile app to track amphibian and reptile species. Download the app to your mobile device or tablet and enter information about your sighting.

If reporting by email send a photo (required), the date and time the snake was observed and location (GPS coordinates preferred) to [email protected] for Northern pine snakes and to [email protected] for rattlesnakes.

Read more: bit.ly/3IOAdav

05/20/2023

It’s that time of year again!
We are excited to be celebrating our second Founders Day for SCALE!
SCALE’s mission is to strengthen the relationship between the uninformed public and the misunderstood snake population through live education and conservation programs!
Year two of SCALE was definitely a lot more snakes and a lot more fun! We were able to have triple the amount of live shows at our first year and rescued three new snakes for recovery while relocating many others!
This Founders Day, we not only celebrate our Founder Todd Sweeney’s Birthday, we also want to celebrate all the amazing supporters that have made this past year possible!
We hope our supporters will join us in our third year of SCALE and donate towards our programs and funding for care for the SCALE Friends(our snakes)!
Please donate through CashApp and/or Venmo to help us continue to grow and support our mission! This is only the beginning of what SCALE has planned!

S.C.A.L.E.'s mission is to strengthen the relationship between the uninformed public and the misunderstood snake population through live education and conservation programs.

05/08/2023

Been a VERY educational weekend! We can definitely say MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! Many hearts changed, alot of folks scared of snakes getting a little gentle education, and learning that there is nothing to be afraid of! This was one of our most productive shows yet! We want to thank Mountain Readiness for the opportunity to meet and teach so many wonderful people. We can't wait for next year, and will definitely need to look into more volunteers to help with this event!

As busy as we have been, we haven't had a chance to answer some questions on our videos, we will be getting to them shortly!

04/15/2023

SCALE Spotlight!!!

Tonight, we are going to shine the spotlight on Jessica!! She is a Harmless Albino Red Bull Snake (Pituophus catenifer sayi)

We acquired her through a bull snake breeder out of North Carolina. She will be an exceptional animal to add to our family.

While Bull snakes naturally have dark brown/black saddles along their bodies, Jessica is an albino. A genetic mutation that lacks the dark pigmentation. EVEN IN THEIR EYES!! So they are more sensitive to light than normal. This is why one of the first signs of albinism is the Red Eyes.

In this photo, you can see her practicing her defensive posture. As with all animals of the animal kingdom, they have much more predators while young. So when a big scary human approaches, they look big and scary to avoid being eaten. While she is in this defensive state, we will continue to work with her to get her ready for our public events. Once she matures to adulthood, she will have nothing to fear!

Feel free to ask any questions about Jessica or Bull snakes in general. Message us to find out about events in your area!!

03/31/2023

Harmless Eastern King Snake (Lampropeltis getula) brought in with an injury from a construction site. After medication injections and ointments and 2 sheds, she has made a tremendous recovery!

02/25/2023

Our SCALE friends getting some professional photos made! Excited to share on our new website!

02/01/2023

February 1st is National Serpent Day!!

National Serpent Day was created to celebrate our slithery friends and recognize the growing positive dynamic of humans and snakes! SCALE’s mission is driven to promote positive interactions with serpents and to spread awareness of breaking barriers built by fear between the two species!