Hans-Joachim Schwandt, Ph. D.edit | |
| 1942 | Born in Berlin |
| 1963 | End of High school |
| 1966 - 1969 | Study of Pharmaceutical Science at the Freie Universität Berlin |
| 1973 | Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Chemisty in Berlin |
| 1974 - 1976 | Post doctorate fellowship at UC San Francisco California |
| 1976 - 2000 | Laboratory supervisor at the Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. |
| 2001 | Retirement |
Curriculum vitae as herpetoculturistedit | |
| 1974 | First reptile excursion into the Californian deserts. |
| 1975 | Encounter with "Berta" (Lampropeltis get.cal.baby) in Los Molinos,
California. He lived with me for 32 years and died on October 14th,2007* |
| 1975 - 1977 | Keeping of rattlesnakes. |
| 1977 - 2007 | Establishment and care of the terrarium with snakes in the entrance hall at the Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde. |
| 1977 - 2000 | Permanent keeping and breeding of American and European Colubrid snakes (e.g. Elaphe and Lampropeltis) and European lizards (Lacerta viridis and L. lepida). Keeping of Gila Monsters. |
| 2000 | Abandonment of snake breeding. Specializing to breed Heloderma suspectum. Intensive study of the English and scarse German literature about Heloderma.
Establishment of breeding pairs. |
| 2002 | First copulation of Heloderma suspectum, no egg depositing. |
| 2003 | 2 clutches of eggs - 100% hatching. |
| 2007 | Scientific permit ( § 43 HSOG) of the government of Hessen to keep and breed the genus Heloderma for scientific research |
| 2003 - 2020 | Hatchlings each year.
2011 Decision to not reproduce for this year. |
| 2019 | Publication of my book
"The Gila Monster - Heloderma suspectum" "Die Gila-Krustenechse - Heloderma suspectum" |
| ff. | Well it goes on! The fascination about these survival artists of the dinosaur age continues. |
| * Berta turned out to be a male | |