About Us

A young girl and a man hold a large snake indoors with fascination.

Who we are

We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization that uses rescued and rehabilitated reptiles in education and therapies for persons with special needs. Our team is comprised of our director Nate Monty who has 8+ years of zoo experience and 5+ year of veterinary technician experience. He has always had a strong love for animals and a deep need to help others. Also Brenda Casillas who since she was a child has always wanted to work with animals. Now she is living out her dream and helping others as she does. Soon we hope to add more staff and volunteers to help run our now open adaptive classroom and reptile rescue!

A girl in a blue shirt holding a yellow snake indoors.

Our history

We started this organization in 2021 after we had an extraordinary experience with our amazing daughter Autumn Rose. Autumn is nonverbal and as her education team once said she is enigma. Once we realized she has as strong of a love for animals as we do, we used that to fuel her journey in learning ASL. With using this method we realized the animals helped her focus and calmed her to where she was able to learn and retain what was being taught to her. So with this success we thought we would start a program to help others achieve the same successes and help who needs help.

A snake resting on a piece of wood shaped like a crocodile's open mouth.

Our mission

To cultivate creativity, personal growth, and community connection through inclusive and immersive programs using our rescued and rehabilitated reptile ambassadors with a focus on individuals with special needs.