About the exhibition
Envenomators: The Venomous Snakes of North America is designed to promote understanding and clarify the misunderstandings that much of the public has about this intriguing and beneficial group of animals.
Visitors encounter living dioramas, interactive stations, interpretive panels, and some of the most immersive snake exhibits ever put in front of a public audience.
Highlights
- Walk a swinging suspension bridge over a rock arroyo filled with live rattlesnakes
- Step inside a rattlesnake winter den and be surrounded by live snakes
- Crawl through a 25-foot model of a diamondback rattlesnake
- Test your reflexes at the simulated rattlesnake bite station
- See the world through infrared snake vision
- Encounter stone walls bearing snake symbols from cultures across history
Five sections
Inside the exhibition
Section 1
Snakes in World Mythology
Visitors encounter two stone walls bearing the symbols humankind has created throughout time to record its interaction with and response to snakes.
Section 2
Man and Snakes
Discusses the ancient beliefs and cultural relationships that many peoples have held through the centuries.
Section 3
Up Close with North America's Venomous Snakes
Focuses on the four types of venomous snakes native to North America: copperhead, cottonmouth, coral, and rattlesnake — through living dioramas, interactive stations, a suspension bridge over live rattlesnakes, and a rattlesnake winter den.
Section 4
Snake Anatomy and Physiology
Covers snake evolution and biology, featuring a 25-foot diamondback rattlesnake model kids can crawl through, a simulated bite station, and an infrared vision display.
Section 5
Snake Education
Dedicated to the realities of sharing the world with venomous snakes — turning fear into respect and understanding their role as beneficial creatures.
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