Humans are drawn to the 'scary' or 'different'. Learn why that isn't quite fair to our scaley neighbors and how important they really are.
About this Event

Welcome to The All American Rattlesnake event! Join us online OR in person starting on Tue Jan 07 2025 16:00:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) - Visitor Education Center. Get ready to learn all about these fascinating creatures and how to coexist with them in our environment.

After a brief history of the Rattlesnake Museum, Bob Myers will give a narrated tour of the museum located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Along the way, he will discuss species recognition, ranges, behaviors, captive maintenance, urban myths and relevance to medicine, Native American culture, fine art, symbolism, advertising, and fashion. At the Rattlesnake Museum, their goal is to enhance interest through other areas of study and creativity. Time will be given for questions and answers in areas of interest to the participants.

Author's Bio: At New Mexico State University, I was a biology and education double major and out of school taught high school biology in Florida for 6 years. With a strong attraction to wildlife, particularly reptiles, I always had a classroom well adorned with live snakes, turtles, and lizards and plenty of students eager to add to the menagerie. After moving back to Albuquerque and considering my next career choice as a natural history museum employee, I took a sudden left turn (at Albuquerque) and started my museum with a reptile theme. Thirty-four years, and 2 million "students" later, I'm still encouraging guests to respect, not fear, these wild scaly friends.