Reptile World

Again at the local park they had a terrific exhibit. REPTILE WORLD! This had Diego's name all over it. So we braved the heat and we were off. The guy who puts the show on is good. I think he had his speech memorized and it was interesting for both kids and adults. His reptiles...awesome!

Above is the assistant who is holding a snapping turtle and he was trying to take a snip at the assistant a lot...much to the pleasure of the kids! Below is a lizard that you can't really tell from the picture but was neat to look at. He was covered in spots.

Another crowd pleaser...this alligator kept giving the assistant a spanking with his tail.

I was soooo proud of Diego. This day was extremely hot and we sat under the shade at first but as time went on we ended up in the sun. I kept telling Diego he could move to a shaded area but he didn't want to leave his spot. He was so excited about what animal would come next. He was a trooper, never complaining about how hot it was...even when there were beads of sweat pouring down his face!! A proud moment for me and a true testament of how much he loves animals.

Here is one of the many snakes they brought. This was a boa...pretty big. They also had rattlesnakes and cobras that were very exciting. When they lifted the lid to the basket of the cobras their heads jumped up and they hissed loud and were going crazy. It was so fun for the kids to see.

Then it was time for the main attraction...an albino python. It was huge!! As you can see it took 3 people to get it out of the box.

What made it even better was that this is the snake that the kids got to go pet.

The kids were so good especially since it was so hot that I thought they deserved a Slurpee! It was a perfect way to cool-off.