They sell these creatures to a large variety of customers, but some of their biggest business comes from universities that need animals for research or teaching labs. Sometimes they receive special orders for animals that can only be found far away, in upper Egypt or in the Sinai area. On these occasions Tourba sends a son into these areas to fill the order. Doing excellent work in a business such as theirs eventually brings fame. Tourba showed us several newspaper articles and magazine features from all over the world.
International press yields international business.
So they called up Tourba and flew him to Libya. He went into the building and removed 17 snakes and would have removed more if he had the time. His expertise in snakes also leads into other lines of business. Several times Tourba has been hired to work for Egyptian or European film companies, handling snakes needed for movies. On other occasions he has been requested to travel far, one time to Russia, in order to teach others proper techniques for handling snakes.