Wildlife and Exotics

Built like a blade and just as deliberate. This one isn’t curious — he’s aware. Every breath, every blink, it’s all on purpose. You don’t train him. You make peace with being tolerated.

Thick-bodied, slow, and steady — the kind of animal you’d hand to a nervous kid and know it would be okay. That flash of blue tongue isn’t a warning. It’s a hello.

He bites like a trap and moves like a log. Not much of a pet. But somehow, he’s earned his spot here. We don’t rush him. He doesn’t rush us.

Meet Nicholas

Nick has the job every kid used to dream about. He works with wildlife every day — not behind glass, but up close. He’s handled hawks, held kangaroos, and traveled to far-off places chasing reptiles and fieldwork. Here at Hatchfield’s, he’s not just helping raise our exotics — he’s part of the story behind every one of them.