Stacy Clark
Simon Airey has been fascinated by reptiles and other exotic animals since the age of six, keeping and breeding bred many species through the years. His first encounter with a grass snake that his cat caught led to a lifetime's interest.
He has made a career working with these beautiful animals since the mid 1980s and spent a number of years lecturing about them and their care to students on small animal courses at agricultural colleges. This has led onto 20 years of displays for a very diverse range of audiences.
He started by giving educational talks linked to the national curriculum. Due to demand and recommendation the range of groups he now talks to has become very varied and extensive.
He explains the origins of the fear that many people have of these animals and provides the audience with an opportunity to overcome those fears by touching them.
