The National Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona is a lot of things, and one of them is hot as hell.

Walking about of the airport, the heat hits you like a punch in the face. When I boarded the plane this morning in Milwaukee it was 58 degrees. When I landed, it was somewhere around 200 degrees.

When my ride arrived, I headed up the highway from Tampa to Bushnell to spend the afternoon hanging with Robbie Kez and the crew at Glades Herps. Unfortunately, due to several afternoon storms, I didn't get as many photos outside as I would have liked, but Robbie kindly took me in to ooooh and aaaaah over the venomous babies. I will never own a venomous snake, but that doesn't curb my love for them.

What surprised me the most was the sheer size of the Glades compound. It is freaking huge. Although much was in the middle of being renovated in plans for his new show (guess I let that cat out of the bag if you didn't know) but I got the inside scoop about what was coming.

After the bump, be prepared for deadly cuteness, as well as one of my dream animals to meet up close. For the full gallery, click here.