Meet Our Animals!
Burpee Museum has a variety of live animals, including snakes, turtles, tegus, geckos, and lizards. We take pride in our animal care and enrichment. We believe that it is important for children to interact with animals in order to build a sense of connection, empathy, and care for wildlife and the environment. Stop by our third floor exhibits to visit them!
Patches
Ball Python (Python regius)
Nubs
Crested Gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus)
Fire & Ice
Black and White Argentine Tegus (Salvator merianae)
Caroline & Shelby
Box Turtles (Terrapene sp.)
Sheldon (a.k.a. Speedy)
Russian Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
Cornelius
Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
Bowser
Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Freddy
17 ft Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
Mr. T
Box Turtle (Terrapene sp.).
Chip & Dale
Madagascar Day Geckos (Phelsuma madagascariensis)
Smog
Plated Lizard (Gerrhosauridae sp.)
Tom
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
Basilisk
Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
New Caledonian Giant Gecko
New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)
Splinter
Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Tortilla
African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)