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2020’s
2020 – The year started out promising with strong visitation, but things quickly changed when we were shut down on March 17, along with many other businesses, due to COVID-19. We were able to continue to provide excellent care to our animals during the shutdown thanks to our phenomenal team. We reopened Reptiland on June 5 and remained open all...
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2010’s
2010 – Chad Peeling contributed to the book Cane Toads and Other Rogue Species. The Natural Selections Gift Shop was expanded and updated to a new, modern look. 2011 – The phenomenally successful exhibit Dinosaurs Come to Life roared into Reptiland. Construction began on a new building designed expressly to house Komodo dragons. 2012 – With the...
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2000’s
2003 – Frogs: A Chorus of Colors, Reptiland’s second and most popular traveling exhibition, hit the road. 2005 – The second version of Frogs: A Chorus of Colors was built for The Baltimore Aquarium. 2006 – The Scoop on Poop: The Science of What Animals Leave Behind debuted at the Virginia Living Museum. 2007 – The specialized show Venom...
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1990’s
1991 – Purchased and renovated an existing reptile zoo in Catskill, NY. 1994 – Produced a 20-minute multi-image show, The Beautiful and The Deadly, to augment our lecture demonstrations. The Beautiful and The Deadly has since been reformatted into a video presentation. 1996 – Built a 5,000-square-foot reptile & amphibian complex, allowing...
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1980’s
1983 – Developed The Cricket Machine, a coin-operated behavioral enrichment device. Allowed visitors to gain a better understanding of predator-prey relationships. 1985 – A tornado damaged much of our perimeter fence and corn-crib-style cages, which had been used for mammals and birds. We subsequently developed those areas into outdoor reptile...
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1960’s – 1970’s
1964 – Reptiland opened July 11. Convinced that a clean, well-managed reptile zoo could support itself entirely by those who used the facility, Reptiland was designed around the philosophy that people want to see large and venomous reptiles and learn about them while being entertained. 1967 – Built main entrance building that includes...
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