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Well, Hello There....

Forgive my manners, I forgot to catch this beauty's name, but am thinking we won't meet again. This 'Slithering Susan' (as we'll call her) was one of many local species-at-risk we were introduced to by a Little Ray's Reptiles zoologist at a picnic our family attended this afternoon. Ray's Reptiles is a relatively small zoo that showcases both exotic and locally found snakes, lizards, reptiles and four-legged creatures. Their big hit is the touring van of reptiles that can be hired for education-slash-entertainment purposes at events ranging from corporate picnics to kids' birthday parties. I would never dare to get this close to a snake in any other situation, trust me! And, as she is on the endangered species list, my chances of seeing another Eastern Ratsnake are pretty slim.