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  • Black and white montage of snakes, birds, mammals, amphibians, and invertebrates. Text reads "DON'T PET ME" with subtitle "A documentary film by Responsible Reptile Keeping Worldwide". Includes the Responsible Reptile Keeping Worldwide logo.

    Don't Pet Me – what would you do if your pets were banned?

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  • Thumbnail text reads “The evidence isn’t there”; image shows Dr Martin Singheiser of BNA, emphasising species conservation and responsible animal husbandry.

    The evidence for positive lists isn't there

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  • Thumbnail text reads “In depth — extreme breeds in pets”; image shows Dr Stefan Hetz being interviewed.

    In depth — extreme breeds in pets

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Spreading knowledge”; image shows a green tree python.

    Spreading knowledge

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  • Thumbnail text reads “A positive life”; image shows a snake wrapped around an owner’s outstretched hand.

    A positive life

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Our community”; image shows a snake.

    Our community

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Fascination”; image shows a close-up of an emerald tree boa’s head.

    Fascination

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Ignorance, misinformation and pseudoscience” with the subtitle “false endless aspersions”; image shows a snake on a branch.

    Ignorance, misinformation and pseudoscience

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Passion with purpose”; image shows a snake coiled in its owner’s hands.

    Passion with purpose

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  • Close-up of a roughneck tree monitor (Varanus rudicollis) used as the thumbnail for the video “Curiosity and wonder” about reptile keeping and personal inspiration.

    Curiosity and wonder

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  • People don’t understand them – a person being interviewed with a pet snake, illustrating the video about why reptiles are rewarding companions and help educate others.

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 7

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  • Living dinosaurs and Pokémon – a person being interviewed with a Varanus rudicollis (Roughneck tree monitor) in the foreground, illustrating the video about why reptiles are meaningful and inspiring to keepers.

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 6

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  • Thumbnail text reads “We won’t be bullied”; image shows Jesper Agner Arnö, veterinarian and chairman of the Herpetological Society in Gothenburg, alongside a frog, a rabbit, and a budgerigar.

    They tried to ban our pets. We fought back!

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  • Video thumbnail showing Tony Wigley interviewing Angus, Maureen and Clem about why they keep reptiles, with on-screen text reading “The best pet for you?”

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 5

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Norway’s reptile ban” with the subtitle “A dangerous déjà vu”; image shows a lizard alongside a Norwegian flag.

    Banning reptiles doesn't work | Norway case study

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  • An affinity with the misjudged – a person with a pet chameleon on a tree trunk, illustrating the video about why reptiles are rewarding pets and their value to keepers.

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 4

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Working with the understood”; image shows a close-up of a hand holding a pet snake.

    Working with the misunderstood

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  • Sharing the joy of reptile keeping – person with an African bullfrog, illustrating the video about why keeping reptiles brings joy and helps educate others.

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 3

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  • Shady tactics revealed – a turtle and a sugar glider look up at a European Union flag, illustrating the video about how positive lists and whitelists threaten responsible pet ownership.

    Positive lists and whitelists: they want to ban your pets

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  • Reptiles give me a purpose – person holding a monitor lizard, illustrating the video about how reptiles provide meaning, fulfilment and purpose to their keepers.

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 2

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  • Reptiles are the reason I'm alive – a person being interviewed alongside their pet reptile, illustrating the video about the personal significance and joy reptiles bring to their keepers.

    What reptiles mean to me | Part 1

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Animals seized in illegal raids”; image shows a grey parrot in front of the CITES logo and a Spanish flag.

    How Spanish CITES officials abused their power to push an animal-rights agenda

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Reptiles older than one year?”; image shows a tortoise wearing glasses.

    How old is your reptile?

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  • Thumbnail text reads “The reptile salmonella myth”; image shows a salmonella bacterium.

    Can you catch salmonella from reptiles?

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  • Thumbnail text reads “The one thing that every reptile keeper agrees on”; image shows Tony Wigley of Responsible Reptile Keeping holding a microphone.

    What's the most important part of getting a new reptile?

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Whitelists don’t work” with a “FACT” stamp; image shows Svein Fosså of NZB being interviewed.

    Reptile whitelists haven't worked in Norway

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  • Video thumbnail showing Tony Wigley discussing threats to reptile keeping, with on-screen text reading “Reptile keepers under attack” and “Positive lists failed”, alongside flags of multiple countries.

    Reptile keepers are under attack!

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Slimy horrible creatures” and “A documentary about reptile laws”; image shows a woman holding a snake.

    Slimy, Horrible Creatures | A documentary about reptile laws

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  • Thumbnail text reads “Ball pythons banned”; image shows a ball python and the interviewee wearing headphones.

    Ball pythons banned – worse to come

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