Opens June 17, 2009

Lizards & Snakes: Alive! is an engaging exhibition that features more than 55 live lizards and snakes from five continents and introduces visitors to a diversity of squamates—the group that includes legged and legless lizards, including snakes.

Lizards & Snakes showcases live animals and their remarkable adaptations, including protractile tongues, deadly venom, amazing camouflage, and sometimes surprising modes of locomotion.

Representing 25 species occurring in countries such as Australia, Cuba, Egypt, Guatemala, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Sudan, and the United States, the animals are shown in re-created habitats complete with ponds, tree limbs, rock ledges, and live plants.

Visit the Ontario Science Website for more details!

Lizards & Snakes: Alive! is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org) in collaboration with the Fernbank Museum of Natural History and the San Diego Museum of Natural History.

Supported by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.