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Bill Shirley | For The Tribune-Review
Ligonier Valley High School freshman Alex Marsh watches closely as a Colombian red tail boa that he's holding, and later purchased, snakes upward at a booth occupied by Rick Krumrine of Biglerville, who specializes in captive bred reptiles. Marsh is attending Sunday's Reptile Show and Sale at the Harmer House in Cheswick with his mother and sister, Sharon and Emily Marsh. Alex and his sister are out all summer long exploring, learning and bringing animals home, his mother Sharon said. 'I have a one day rule, they can keep it for one day and then if it's healthy must be returned to the wild,' she said.
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Bill Shirley | For The Tribune-Review
Steph Sanders, right, who owns and operates Dragon Fortrees.com near Lancaster with her husband, Edwin, puts one more small bearded dragon into the hand of Crystal Farine of Pittsburgh, who credits her boyfriend, Victor Daugherty for getting her interested in bearded dragons. They attended the Pittsburgh Reptile Show and Sale at the Harmar House in Cheswick. Sunday December 22, 2013,
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Bill Shirley | For The Tribune-Review
Rick Krumrine of Biglerville holds an albino corn snake. Krumrine, who runs his company as a full-time occupation, has about 2,000 snakes, specializing in quality captive bred reptiles. On Sunday December 22, 2013, he was at Pittsburgh Reptile Show and Sale at the Harmar House in Cheswick.

The Pittsburgh Reptile Show and Sale drew collectors, buys and sellers to the Harmar House in Cheswick on Sunday.

Ligonier Valley High School freshman Alex Marsh bought a Colombian red tail boa from Rick Krumrine of Biglerville, who specializes in captive-bred reptiles.

Marsh went to the show with his mother and sister, Sharon and Emily Marsh. Alex and his sister are out all summer long exploring, learning and bringing animals home, his mother Sharon said.

“I have a one day rule, they can keep it for one day and then if it's healthy must be returned to the wild,” she said.