Welcome to the Cold Blood Creature's Blog!

Welcome to Cold Blooded Creatures’ first blog.  I am Jim Nesci, owner of CBC.  For many years I’ve enjoyed educating people about the world of reptiles.  I have been invited to speak at numerous schools, scouting groups, libraries, museums, festivals and many other venues to relay what I have learned about these misunderstood creatures. My hope for this blog is to share what’s currently happening with my animals, keep you up to date on where you can see us next, and to also share some of my adventures and stories from the past.

People are always asking me for more information and how I came to this interest.  I have so many stories and experiences to share. I’ll start with how my interest came about.  As a young boy very interested in dinosaurs, I began making clay models of the different ones.  From there, my interest grew from reading, but mostly through my own exploring and hands on experiences with animals.

My parents were supportive of my growing interest, which allowed me to pursue some valuable adventures.  We lived on the Southwest side of Chicago near prairie fields.  I used those fields as my classroom.  I would regularly catch large numbers of snakes there and bring them home to relocate on my front lawn, which our neighbors didn’t like too much!  I would also catch sick animals from time to time, take care of them and then release them.  Some of them were possums and birds, including one Joe the Crow, who when released, actually knew a few words!  I would go to the local cemetery once in a while to catch ground squirrels.  I would pour a bucket of water into their hole and wait for the squirrel to run up into my waiting jar.  I also brought them home, wanting them to stay in our backyard, but they never did.

As a young teen I became interested in crocodilians, and I purchased two Caiman, and built a habitat for them in our basement, including a water pool.  I learned quickly Caiman have touchy personalities, but I was fascinated.  This experience really ignited my interest in crocs.

Around 1978, I kept my first large Burmese python named Krishna.  He was large enough for 5 or 6 of our Orland Park neighborhood kids to ride on.  Burms are usually gentle snakes, as Krishna was.

Owning and caring for each and every animal I have had, has provided valuable hands on experience.  There is a major gap in knowledge regarding these animals, especially reptiles/crocodilians.  Private hobbyists like myself have learned valuable information that can be shared throughout the animal community.  All animals have value to humans.