CURRENT PROJECT

We are currently accepting donations to aid completion of our upcoming documentary, ALTERNA RUSH. ALTERNA RUSH will showcase the Graybanded Kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna), the rich culture and interesting individuals who search for, keep, and breed them, as well as the current battle being waged over the right to hunt the roadways of West Texas.

For more than forty years herpers have used the roadways and public right of ways of West Texas to pursue reptiles and amphibians of many species, the gem of them all being the graybanded kingsnake. In the spring of 2007 this was put to a stop by a house bill outlawing the pursuit, capture or take of snakes and other wildlife from public roads or right of ways. The snake hunters have formed a group to fight the decision.

Will the legislators and the herpers be able to come to a compromise? In ALTERNA RUSH, you will see up close interviews with big names in the grayband world, authors of books and articles about the snake, a musician who has a CD of reptile hunting songs, and a man who gave up his life up north to run a motel that caters to reptile and amphibian enthusiasts.

You will hear arguments for and against the house bill, which outlawed road cruising from hunters, lawmakers and law enforcers. In addition to graybands, you will see many of the interesting animals found in the region they call home, as well as the dramatic landscapes of the chihuahuan desert. You will hear, from the mouths of men who have searched the Trans-Pecos for nearly four decades, why they come back every year to get that ALTERNA RUSH.

For more information and to view the theatrical trailer go to www.alternarushthemovie.com.