Rising star and social media sensation Cat Aleah is a real life Doctor Doolittle who has found fame sharing her animal videos online. The creative young star has plenty of animal friends and specialises in rescuing, breeding and relocating different species of reptiles, but she also works with lots of mammals too including cuddly rabbits and sugar gliders. Nicknamed “the bubbly pastel alt snake catcher girl” – a description she is more than happy to embrace – Aleah has built a huge online following, with over 87k YouTube followers and 809k followers on TikTok. Based in Texas, Aleah has regularly appeared live at shows and exhibitions across the United States, including the biggest reptile expo in the US – Tinley.
Aleah has now amassed millions of views online, and one video showing her impressive collection of pets has reached over 3.4 million views alone. She first started posting videos on YouTube in 2013, but her first video to hit 100k views came in 2016 when she filmed her visit to the Lone Star Reptile Expo. Since then her online following has shot through the stratosphere, and the popularity of TikTok has meant even more fans have seen her videos (over 11.3 million to date).
Aleah may have a bubbly personality that has won over millions of fans, but she’s also keen to tackle some of the more difficult issues of the pet trade head on, and her videos have shown her confront the salesmen of mill-bred sugar gliders to make her viewers aware of the cruelty and dangers involved. Her own website and all of her social media platforms are packed full of information and advice for exotic animal lovers, where she continues to entertain and inform her fans.
