Kingsnake on the road
Most people might go on vacation to some tropical beach or other exotic location. Not this herper.
I'm sitting in a hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota, nursing a sunburn I picked up at Reptile Gardens, where Terry Phillip, head reptile curator, had promised me a trip worth the 14 hour drive. He delivered and then some.
-Feeding Perentie Monitors - Check
-Holding Perentie Monitors - Check
-Holding a Fiji Island Iguana - Check
-Learning some basic hot handling - Check
-Holding a King Cobra - Um yeah CHECK
-Playing with more morelia than I can recall - Check
-Getting splashed by a ginormous alligator - Check
While we hit a national monument or two, these will be my highlight of my trip.
Photos under the jump, with much more to come!
Cindy with Tank and Terry Phillip
A stunning Rough Scale Python
Terry promised before I left I would be holding venomous snakes, and well, he was right!
To see the full photo gallery, click here.
