World's Biggest Reptile Fair(s)

The exotics world is gearing up for the first of this year's three Terraristika reptile and amphibian events taking place in Hamm, Germany. Arguably the largest event of its kind in the world, the first show takes place on 15th March 2008.

The event last September claimed well over 400 exhibitors covering 7000 square metres of trade show space with visitors queuing from 6 a.m. for a ten o'clock opening.

The US reptile circuit would dispute the Terraristika claim. Each summer, (this year 23-24 August), the Daytona Beach Hilton Hotel hosts that country's National Reptile Breeders Expo which also purports to be the world's largest.