Riverside Reptiles

Cleaning out the enclosure of a recently acquired gorgeous Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Hopefully within the next year she’ll be going on exhibit with Wyatt, our male WDB. #rattlesnake #westerndiamondback #westerndiamonbackrattlesnakes #crotalus #crotalusatrox #venomoussnake #venomouskeeper #connecticut #zoo

Eve the King Cobra! #kingcobra #cobra#snake#reptile#ophiophagushannah #venomoussnake #connecticut #zoo

If you listen closely you can hear the conversations of the Large Milkweed Bugs. It was a phenominal year for milkweed bugs outside in Turtle Haven this year! #insects #insectsoftiktok #insectsofinstagram #milkweedbugs #invertabrates #truebugs #hemiptera #milkweed

Halloween Event Raffle drawing!!!

Moving one of our Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman. #caiman #cuviersdwarfcaiman #crocodiliansoftiktok #crocodilian #reptile #reptiles #reptilesoftiktok #connecticut #reptilezoo

A large Eastern (Black) Rat Snake moving through my yard in route back to it’s hibernaculum. #snake #snakes #ratsnake #snakesoftiktok #pantherophisalleghaniensis #connecticut

Target training Tiki the Morelet’s Crocodile. #reptiles #reptilesoftiktok #crocodile #crocodilian #connecticut #reptilezoo #moreletscrocodile

Meet “Ozzy” the Savannah Monitor and learn about the diet of a captive Savannah Monitor. #savannahmonitor #savannahmonitorlizard #monitorlizard #varanus #varanusexanthimaticus #lizards #lizardsoftiktok #lizardsofinstagram #connecticut #zoo

Nigel the European Starling with his friend Caleb. He loves Caleb’s hair! #starling #birdsoftiktok #petbird #connecticut #zoo #birdsofinstagram

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach ASMR. Enjoy! #asmr #cockroach #hissingcockroch #madagascarhissingroach #insects #insectsofinstagram #insectsoftiktok #connecticut #zoo

Moving the Gaboon Viper into a new enclosure! #gaboonviper #viper #venomoussnake #snakesoftiktok #snake #connecticut #zoo #reptilekeeper #reptilezoo

Alien Sun Beetles making more Alien Sun Beetles. #sunbeetles #scarabbeetle #beetles #insects #insectsoftiktok #insectsofinstagram

Eelon Musk the Electric Eel swimming all around this evening! Electric Eels are actually not true eels, they are a type of knifefish. True eels have a long dorsal fin. #electriceel #electricfish #fish #knifefish

The Vietnamese Giant Centipede goes back into her enclosure. #centipede #vietnamesecentipede #scolopendradehaani #scolopendra #invertebrates #connecticut #zoo