Kim Beck is the owner of Top Dog Snake Finders, LLC. She is also a dog trainer and real estate agent. She loves nature and being outdoors. She also loves animals.
As a dog trainer, her passion and specialty is scent detection training. The dog is the expert in this and she loves learning from and working with a four-legged partner. When the opportunity presented itself to her to work a rattlesnake detection dog she was thrilled. She knew she would be both handling the dog and catching the rattlesnakes. There was one problem – she was very afraid of rattlesnakes. To get over that fear she began to learn all she could about them, including attending The Biology of Pit Vipers symposium and Venom Week. She has taken venomous snake handling classes and continues to learn advanced handling skills. As she learned about rattlesnakes the fear turning into fascination of these interesting animals.
Kim enjoys being able to blend her love and expertise in scent detection with the new knowledge she’s acquiring about such a fascinating species. She would love to share that knowledge with you and help keep you safe.
Kim has two people on her DWR permit to also legally work with the snakes. Both have taken a venomous snake handling safety course and have extensive experience relocating rattlesnakes. They both have dog training experience, as well, one as a professional handler.