Vipers of the world featured in science museum’s Reptile and Amphibian Day, March 11
For immediate release ‐ March 07, 2023
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[RALEIGH, N.C.] — All vipers are venomous, some more so than others. North Carolina is home to five species of viper: copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and pigmy rattlesnake. But vipers are found globally, and their diversity is astounding. Africa has the large Gaboon viper, which has the longest fangs of any snake in the world. Central America has the diminutive but deadly eyelash viper, possessing one of the fastest strikes in the world.
Find out all you ever wanted to know about vipers, plus a menagerie of wild reptiles and amphibians from North Carolina and around the world at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Reptile & Amphibian Day, Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. This free event is being held in person for the first time in three years.
All floors of the Museum will offer dozens of guest exhibitors and presenters, live reptiles and amphibians (including lizards, crocodilians, frogs and toads, snakes and salamanders, turtles and tortoises), and information on topics ranging from conservation efforts to veterinary care. You can also learn how to (safely) identify the varied venomous and non-venomous species of snake in North Carolina, and even how to attract them to your back yard (yes, some people do that).
Learn to love snakes at “My First Snake,” a hands-on station where people may see snakes up close, and even touch them if they choose. Kids can enjoy making take-home crafts, perusing the Pollywog Playspace (with activities “perfect for young tadpoles”), and much more.
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