Join us for the 4th annual Reptile Day family festival on Saturday, July 24, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Experience live reptiles and more through exciting activities, exhibits, and children's crafts.

Don't miss the following activities and displays at the Reptile Day festival:

Reptile Displays
The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont Great Hall

Live Reptile Displays
Keith Farmer, NC Herpetological Society

Mark Kilby, Director of Luray Zoo

Wildlife Action Plan
with Susan Watson, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, Virginia Herpetological Society

Diablo, an albino Burmese python
Brice Stevens, reptile enthusiast

Lectures
Walker Lecture Hall

Live Demonstrations
Mark Kilby, Luray Zoo
11 a.m., 2 p.m.

Rescuing Reptiles
Bonnie Keller
1 p.m.

Educational Activities
Suzanne M. Lacy Education Center
Slither downstairs for fun, family-oriented activities, crafts, games and storytime.

Teacher Resource Center
Live Demonstrations
“Corny” the corn snake: 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
“Sheldon” the Painted Turtle: 12 and 2:15 p.m.

Distance learning Classroom
Story Time – The Mixed-Up Chameleon: 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Story Time – One Tiny Turtle Story: 11:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Fun and Games – “Who Wants to be a Herpetologist?”:
10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 1:15 p.m.

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation Classroom
Fun and Games – “Snakes and Mice”: 10 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 3 p.m.

Charity League of Martinsville/Henry county Classroom
Paper Making – Reptiles and Amphibians: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mark Kilby of Luray Zoo at the 2009 Reptile Day family festival.  Don't miss Mark Kilby's exciting and educational presentations at the 2010 Reptile Day festival on Saturday, July 24 at VMNH. 

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