By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Herp-O-Rama returns to the Remington Nature Center.
The coronavirus pandemic shut the popular program down for two years. It is back on Saturday at the center in St. Joseph.
Naturalist Shelly Cox says she’s glad to bring Herp-O-Rama back.
“It’s probably the most popular event that we have at the nature center. We find that even individuals who have a fear of snakes or other reptiles, they’re still curious about them, the still want to know about them, sometimes from a great distance, but they still want to know,” Cox says with a laugh.
Cox says this is a great event to help you get over your fear of snakes, reptiles, and amphibians.
“So, sometimes we even get people out there that have phobias or fears and they’re just coming to learn how to identify things, learn what might be dangerous in their area, and we’re very happy to provide that educational component to this event,” Cox says.
Perhaps the star of Herp-O-Rama is the axolotl.
Cox says a video game has featured the odd-looking amphibian, making him famous among youth.
“Minecraft has really put the axolotls out there for kids,” Cox says. “It’s so funny. We do these programs at school. As soon as we mention that we have axolotls, the kids just go crazy. We do have those there, which are Mexican Salamanders, and they’ll get to see them.”
Cox says Herp-O-Rama is one of Remington’s most popular shows.
It begins Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the center, located 1502 McArthur Drive, St. Joseph.
