Snakes/Lizards Exhibit at CA Academy (PICS)

[Lolo76]

Today my mother & I went to the California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco) to view the new snakes/lizards exhibit... I actually have more snakes at my house, but I did get to see some cool critters! I certainly don't have a Gabon Viper, for example, so at least there was some novelty to it. Definitely worth checking out if you live nearby, but not worth driving a long distance or anything.

Here are some, okay LOTS of photos! I don't remember all the species' names, but I'll identify what I do remember - feel free to fill in the blanks, if you know the ones I'm missing.

This is the actual animatronic snake from "Anaconda"


Mural of how big a retic gets...


The best pic I could get of "Lemondrop," the albino Retic (I think he's a permanent fixture at the museum)


Entrance to the main exhibit




Blue-tongued Skink?


Shy Crested Gecko






This guy had some funky skin!


Nicely camouflaged Veiled Chameleon


Anyone know what this is? Loved it...




Burmese Python






Milk Snakes


Viper of some sort?




Gorgeous Gabon Viper


Green Mamba


Emerald Tree Boa


And from the main floor, here's Claude the albino Alligator! Or is it a Croc? I never can tell the difference, LOL.


He's quite the handsome fella, huh?

[LadyOhh]

My brother and father went there today too...

I am going to be in town next weekend, and I plan to go take a look, but I never expect much from exhibits like these, unless they specialize in it.

Looks like a good time, though! Thanks for sharing.

[ahunt037]

that looks like fun and that is one beautiful gator remember gators have a short stub nose and crocs got the long pointed nose..... not actually pointed they just have a longer snout or mouth or watever u wanna call it

[SpartaDog]

Gila monsters
Blue-tongue skink
Crestie
Collard lizards
Eastern water dragon
Frilled lizard?
Veiled chameleon
Lined leaf-tailed gecko
Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko
Burmese python
Milksnake (I can never tell individual species apart)
Mexican black kingsnake?
Gaboon viper
Green mamba
Emerald tree boa
Albino American alligator.

There you go ^_^ Great shots. Wish they had something like that over here on the East coast.

Also, gators vs crocs: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QcLSLhMkr6...le%2Bsnout.jpg
You can also tell the difference on normals by their colors and markings, but that doesn't help much with an albino, does it?

[Lolo76]

Thanks for the ID, SpartaDog! I knew my fellow herp nerds could do it, LOL. I think they misspelled the Gaboon Viper's name, since it was definitely Gabon - and I thought that looked wrong. As for the black snake, I'm almost positive it was something venomous.

Also thanks to you & ahunt for the info on crocs vs alligators... as I said, it's always been confusing to me.

[Lolo76]

My brother and father went there today too...

I am going to be in town next weekend, and I plan to go take a look, but I never expect much from exhibits like these, unless they specialize in it.

Looks like a good time, though! Thanks for sharing.

Wonder if we were all there at the same time? Funny coincidence! If you find yourself in the South Bay next weekend, feel free to drop me a line... it's always fun to meet a fellow BP.netter.

Btw, I actually tried to find you at the San Diego show last summer, since I heard you'd be there. I asked a few people if they knew you, and unfortunately didn't have any luck.

[LadyOhh]

Wonder if we were all there at the same time? Funny coincidence! If you find yourself in the South Bay next weekend, feel free to drop me a line... it's always fun to meet a fellow BP.netter.

Btw, I actually tried to find you at the San Diego show last summer, since I heard you'd be there. I asked a few people if they knew you, and unfortunately didn't have any luck.

Will do! I was there, but not vending... I was walking around alot, it tends to be hard to pin me down when there are 1000 other people walking around as well. Sorry we missed each other! I'll be there this San Diego show on Saturday, walking around. Should be a good time! Maybe see you there this time?

[Skiploder]

Took the kids to the CA Academy last summer and was disgusted to see them keeping a woma, a blackhead and a JCP together in a very small circular cage.

Not cool........all three animals were obviously stressed by the lack of space and were having a heck of a time figuring out their cylindrical enclosure.

[ER12]

That is a Pallid Red Spitter, Naja pallida.

Viper of some sort?