Quotes by Scott Tucker

“From the point forward, the camera has been in my hand up until today, ... From studying art photography at Southern University, Ive gone from color, to black and white, and now gradually to digital.”

“My Dad used to bring home turtles he found on construction sites, ... I fell in love with turtles and snakes, and couldnt get enough of it.”

“Of course, we probably should have left them where they were, ... But when wed bring them home, theyd lay eggs, and next thing you know wed have baby turtles running around. I love nature and wildlife, and its always been a part of my family.”

“I got my drivers license, got interested in the opposite sex, and I wanted to get as far away from nature as possible, ... So I moved out of state, and pretty much pronounced New England dead.”

“My family was helping to manage my Dads construction company, ... So next thing I know in 1997, Im a New Englander again! And with the woods and the call of wild; I decided to give it a second chance.”

“I was found nothing! ... But the turning point for me was joining the Herpetologists League of Connecticut.”

“They confided in me and brought me to places that most people werent allowed to go, ... Many times the places I go to on the show I cant tell people where they are.”

“People have been known to go down with pillowcases, capture snakes and sell them on EBay, ... But they trusted me that all I want to do is make people aware of the precious wildlife we have.”

“I would spend days looking for these creatures, and of course I wanted to spend time with my wife Eva and my daughter Daphne, so I take them with me,”

“Shes like a sponge: she soaks up everything that is being said, ... We talk about nature all the time, and we read to her three to four books every night; books on amphibians, reptiles, but also other books on other topics are mixed in there.”