Inside Blake's Exotic Animal Ranch | BEAST BUDDIES

23-YEAR-OLD Blake Kaldirimoglu has been handling dangerous animals since he was six years old. Now the owner and founder of Blake's Exotic Animal Ranch, Blake turned his passion into a business early on and his ranch now boasts a wide variety of exotic animals, from crocodiles and snakes to emus and kinkajous. Two years ago, Blake started a YouTube channel named after his business that has since achieved over 700k subscribers. Blake has also brought his passion for exotic animals to his travels and his YouTube channel showcases his most exciting animal encounters in the wild. In 2018, Blake's ranch was struck by tragedy - a thunderstorm caused the building that housed his turtles and fish to catch fire - none survived. But thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, the structure is currently being rebuilt and is already looking bigger and better than ever.