Animals

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. Please stop by our third-floor exhibits to visit them!

MEET SOME OF OUR STARS
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Patches

Ball Python (Python regius)

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Nubs

Crested Gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus)

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Fire & Ice

Black and White Argentine Tegus (Salvator merianae)

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Caroline & Shelby

Box Turtles (Terrapene sp.)

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Sheldon (a.k.a. Speedy)

Russian Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)

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Octavian

Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

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Bowser

Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

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Freddy

17 ft Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)

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Mr. T

Box Turtle (Terrapene sp.).

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Chip & Dale

Madagascar Day Geckos (Phelsuma madagascariensis)

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Smog

Plated Lizard (Gerrhosauridae sp.)

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Tortilla

African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

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Basilisk

Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)

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New Caledonian Giant Gecko

New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)

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Splinter

Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)