November 3rd, 2012   10am – 6pm

The Miami Science Museum combines two of its most well known events, Snake Day and Lizard Day, to bring you Reptile Day! New this year is our Turtle and Tortoise category. Proud owners show off their pet reptiles and compete for prizes in a competition with categories such as: Best of Show, Most Unusual, People’s Pick and Junior Herpetologist. In addition to the pet reptile competition, guests will also enjoy a sampling of Insect Cuisine freshly prepared by a professional chef.

Free admission for TWO with each family reptile registered.

Reptile Day will include entertaining and interactive including:

• Meet and greet with Animal Planet’s Gator Boys celebrities Chris and Ashley
• Live venomous snake handling show by Venom One
• Eyes and Ears (invasive reptile detection and reporting training) presentation by Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA)
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission airboat display
• Live invasive reptile display by ECISMA
• Reptile artifacts from MSM Collection Vault
• Live python animal presentation by MSM herpetologist
• Turtle race
• Eat Like a Reptile cooking demonstration by Kat Duran
• Outdoor tables featuring Venom One, FWC, ECISMA, Gatorama, Animal Planet’s Gator Boys celebrities Chris and Ashley and Gator Boys merchandise sale, Zoo Med prizes, Eat Like a Lizard

Arts & Crafts activities will include a sea turtle craft, spiral snake craft, and chameleon camouflage challenge (learn how camouflage is used as a survival technique as you color the chameleon to make it disappear into the background.)

Fun-filled floor demos at Reptile Day will be:
• Alligator vs. Crocodile – Think you know the difference between the two? Complete our venn diagram to identify the characteristics of each, then visit them in our Wildlife Center.
• Sea Turtle Bingo – Grab a “turtle egg” and follow the life stages of a sea turtle as you play this game of survival.
• Reptile Scavenger Hunt – Complete the scavenger hunt to learn more in-depth info about our reptile residents.
• Feeding Frenzy – Match the prey item to its reptile predator.
• Guess the Number of Eggs – Clutch size (the number of eggs laid in a nest) differs greatly among lizard species. Can you guess how many eggs each species lays?
• Lizard Personality Quiz – Lizards have interesting personalities, just like we do! Take this personality quiz to find out which lizard you fit in best with.

To register your snake, lizard, turtle or tortoise, click here. (Each reptile entry must be submitted individually.)

Download the Reptile Day 2012 Flyer

Reptile Day is sponsored in part by:
The Batchelor Foundation, Inc.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities contact:
Edson Pires at epires@miamisci.org