Roark Ferguson

Animal Entertainer/Educator Extraordinaire

We are very pleased to have "Educator/Entertainer Extraordinaire" Roark Ferguson, one of the most sought after speakers in the animal industry today, returning/appearing at YOUR EVENT! Roark Ferguson is a renowned Conservationist, Herpetologist, and Wildlife Adventurer. With more than 20 years experience on stage, screen, and talk shows, Roark has captivated and educated standing room only audiences nationwide.

His life's work is changing public perception about misunderstood creatures in an enlightening and entertaining manner. This has also allowed him to appear on and provide animals for:

National Geographic Entertainment's "Wild On"
Comedy Central's "Insomniac"
Animal Planet's "Amazing Animals"
Animal Talk Radio
TNT's "Blue Ribbon"
Turner South's ""Southern Living Presents"
Southern Styles
MTV's Sweet Sixteen Dance Party
PBS
Lowcountry Live
the movies "The Tempest", "All for Liberty" , "Cold Soldiers"

and most recently appear as guest naturalist on 3 episodes of Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat. .

Careful scientific observation, highly entertaining anecdotes, a passion for performing, unique insight and commitment to coexistence with wildlife make this an event you will not want to miss. Affectionately known as "The Big Snake Daddy" Roark has often maintained the largest collection of reptiles in the history of the State of South Carolina encompassing a very diverse group of nearly 1,100 snakes, numerous crocodilians, as well as other herpetofauna.

Throughout his career he has successfully bred and raised countless species of reptiles, mammals, and birds of prey, placing many on display at worthy institutions. Roark is the owner of Roark's Reptile Safari (SC's premier educational outreach/rainforest exhibit), operates South Carolina's Reptile Rescue working with statewide law enforcement, Charleston Animal Society, the South Carolina Dept of Natural Resources (alligators & gopher tortoises), U. S. Fish & Wildlife, and directs a 21 acre exotic wildlife rescue.

Roark is President of the South Carolina Association of Animals and Reptile Keepers, President of the Southeast Hot Herp Society's SC Chapter, the former Zoological Director of Alligator Adventure, Crocodilian Advisory Consultant to the SC Aquarium, Founder and former President of the South Carolina Herpetocultural Society, a member of the SC State Animal Advisory Review Board and serves on numerous wildlife and conservation advisory boards working to keep reptiles and exotic animals available to hobbyists and professionals alike . Roark's work with crocodiles is unprecedented. He is the only person known to have successfully trained an adult crocodile.

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