NAIA HANNAH HAAST (Naia Hannah meaning “blooming flower” and which, in the 1950s, was also the scientific name for the king cobra) grew up in Miami in wonderfully unique surroundings: the Miami Serpentarium. After being involved with theater and film productions in California for many years, she moved with her husband to Connecticut, and several years ago started designing one-of-a-kind, completely handmade, tooled leather products, capturing the beauty and expression of exotic and endangered animals. Inspired by her mother and in loving memory of her father, Haast founded the King Cobra Conservancy in 2016. KCC has rapidly grown and is now supporting king cobra research projects around the world.