Name: Spring Break Junior Zookeeper Camps - Radical Reptiles
Start: 2025-03-31T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-03-31T12:00:00-06:00
Location: 4944 W 6200 S, Kearns, UT, United States, Utah 84118

Spring Break Junior Zookeeper Camps - Radical Reptiles

Featuring: Radical Reptiles
Monday through Friday @ 9am-11am
Week: March 31st – April 4th and Week: April 7th – 11th
$25/day/Child
March 31 & April 7th – Radical Snakes – What good are snakes? Why do we find them near our homes? Did you know that there are some incredible uses for snake venom? – In this class we will learn why snakes are such an important part of our ecosystem and important in the medical world. (Animal Handling – a variety of snakes)
April 1st & April 8th – Radical Crocodiles – How have crocodiles survived for so long? Did you know there were crocodiles alive when the dinosaurs were still alive? Alligators and crocodiles have antibodies flowing through their blood! We’ll take a deeper dive into these radical beasts for this week’s program. (Animal handling opportunity: crocodiles, alligators and caiman (mouths taped))
April 2nd & April 9th – Radical Lizards – Lizards are both predators and prey. In this week’s camp we will learn about lizards serve as both pest control and how they fit into the food web as prey for larger animals. (Animal handling – a variety of lizards)
April 3rd & April 10th – Radical Turtles & Tortoises – Turtles and tortoises are so cute, but do they really help the environment? Yes, yes they do! Come learn how these radical creatures are like bumblebees and other pollinators. (Animal handling – a variety of turtles and tortoises)
April 4th & April 11th – Radical Arachnids and Bugs – Did you that tarantulas have magical hairs on their bodies? Did you know that when a cockroach touches something gross, it washes it’s hands? Come find out all the cool and weird things that these radical arachnids and bugs do and how parts of their bodies have been used for many other purposes! (Animal handling or observations: Tarantulas, Scorpions, Cockroaches and a variety of other bugs)