Scott Shupe

Scott Shupe began his naturalist career in 1971 at the famed Ross Allen Reptile Institute in Silver Springs, Florida. He has also worked at Florida's St. Augustine Alligator Farm and at the Black Hills Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota. Previously conducting programs and lectures in association with the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, today his focus is on wildlife photography and writing books about nature and wildlife, including as the editor of Venomous Snakes of the World and author of the...See more

Scott Shupe began his naturalist career in 1971 at the famed Ross Allen Reptile Institute in Silver Springs, Florida. He has also worked at Florida's St. Augustine Alligator Farm and at the Black Hills Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota. Previously conducting programs and lectures in association with the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, today his focus is on wildlife photography and writing books about nature and wildlife, including as the editor of Venomous Snakes of the World and author of the state-by-state Wildlife Encyclopedias. See less