February 20, 2020
Jeremy Allestad is the CEO and founder of the Montana Reptile Rescue. The organization was found back in 2016 however his experience dates back to his childhood. As early as six, Jeremy encountered his first snake in the wild: the greater Plains Garter Snake. From there he was fascinated for life and dedicated his time to looking for them and trying to education people on their benefits. Currently, Jeremy has rescued well over 10,000 reptiles both wild and captive bred. His main mission is to provide education to people on the importance of these animals in our ecosystem, including the benefits they serve to keeping disease and other such things in check. He is an expert educator, often bring education animals into the classroom. His goal is to one day change the biased people have about snakes and reptiles in general. Education not eradication.