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WEEKEND ZOO EVENT FEATURES SNAKE-EDUCATION PROGRAMS
BY: Tom GillespieMar. 28, 2008
ASHEBORO, N.C.—The North Carolina Zoo hopes to quell some of the myths and fears about snakes Saturday and Sunday, March 29 & 30, when they present a special “Save Our Snakes” program.
The two-day event will feature games, keeper talks, exhibits and hands-on demonstrations about snakes.
Events will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day at the Cypress Swamp, Streamside, kidZone and Sonora Desert exhibits in the North America region. Additionally, visitors can get “up close and personal” with pythons at the African Pavilion exhibit, starting at 1:30 p.m. each day, where keepers will also have skins and skeletal parts, and visitors can guess the weight of some of the larger snake species.
The Sonora Desert demonstration will focus on the zoo’s efforts to track and study indigenous snakes through the use of tracking transmitters on the animals.
Keepers at the Streamside event will demonstrate how to identify and co-exist with snakes, including how to move them when necessary.
Games will highlight the Cypress Swamp event, geared for younger visitors.
The “kidZone” events will feature snake-related games and crafts. Additionally, there will be live-snake demonstrations—weather permitting.
Signs near the exhibits will help visitors with event times and exact locations.
Visitors who want to plan their zoo visit or who want more information, can visit the zoo’s Web site at www.nczoo.org.
The zoo is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resource, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary: Michael F. Easley, Governor.