Sep 16 2024 6 mins
From our skies, to the mountains, and open fields, Montana's wildlife ensure a vibrant and healthy environment.
As predators and prey, reptiles play an essential role in the balance.
Montana Reptile Rescue's director and chief executive officer Jeremy Allestad protects and rehabilitates both native and non-native reptile species.
Jeremy started the non-profit in Great Falls eight years ago.
But his passion for reptiles began long before that.
When he was six-years-old, Jeremy rescued a garter snake from the neighbor's yard.
He brought it to a safe place in the wild and set it free.
“Then I started having all the neighbors ask me to come get snakes out of their yard," he said, "anything from little bull snakes all the way up to rattlesnakes.”
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