The Serpent Sanctuary, a project of S.E.E.
ABOUT US:
The Serpent Sanctuary is a rescue on a different scale, it is a rescue dedicated to helping to rehome unwanted reptiles in the pet trade. The Serpent Sanctuary is a 501c3 non-profit under the fiscal sponsorship of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.
The sanctuary was founded in 1997 by Heather Suchomel. It all started with two iguanas whose future was going to be in a snow bank in the middle of a Wisconsin winter. Their previous owner had left them behind and the landlord did not know what to do with them. Heather took them in and nursed them back to health. Thus the sanctuary was born.
The Serpent Sanctuary has taken in hundreds of reptiles since 1997. Everything from the smallest anole lizard to 18’ Burmese Pythons have called the sanctuary home . Most come from owners that cannot handle the animal anymore due to size or aggression. Others are just unable to care for their pet anymore and the sanctuary helps place their pet in an appropriate home. The sanctuary also works with Rock county Humane Society and takes most of the reptiles that find their way into the shelter. The Serpent Sanctuary recently started taking in alligators (yes, from Wisconsin) down to Florida where they belong, we are hoping to save at least 5 alligators a year from a fate in a frozen Wisconsin river or a more horrible end by owners that just do not understand the care an alligator demands.
It is very hard for the rescue to raise funds due to reptile not being cuddly and fuzzy. But reptiles go through just as much abuse if not more than the more common companion pets. Reptiles feel pain just like any other animal and deserve just as much love as other animals that make their way into shelters all over the country.
The sanctuary was founded in 1997 by Heather Suchomel. It all started with two iguanas whose future was going to be in a snow bank in the middle of a Wisconsin winter. Their previous owner had left them behind and the landlord did not know what to do with them. Heather took them in and nursed them back to health. Thus the sanctuary was born.
The Serpent Sanctuary has taken in hundreds of reptiles since 1997. Everything from the smallest anole lizard to 18’ Burmese Pythons have called the sanctuary home . Most come from owners that cannot handle the animal anymore due to size or aggression. Others are just unable to care for their pet anymore and the sanctuary helps place their pet in an appropriate home. The sanctuary also works with Rock county Humane Society and takes most of the reptiles that find their way into the shelter. The Serpent Sanctuary recently started taking in alligators (yes, from Wisconsin) down to Florida where they belong, we are hoping to save at least 5 alligators a year from a fate in a frozen Wisconsin river or a more horrible end by owners that just do not understand the care an alligator demands.
It is very hard for the rescue to raise funds due to reptile not being cuddly and fuzzy. But reptiles go through just as much abuse if not more than the more common companion pets. Reptiles feel pain just like any other animal and deserve just as much love as other animals that make their way into shelters all over the country.
We do not charge surrender fees. We are here as a service to the community and never look down on anyone that needs to surrender a pet...for any reason.
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