Clyde Peeling's Reptiland

10/02/2026

We invite you to step into the shadows for a thrilling nighttime journey through the wild!

For two nights only, you can explore exhibits alive with nocturnal energy, catch special live shows, visit our touch table, and encounter rarely seen animals! Grab dinner from Happy Family BBQ on Friday, The Big Chee on Saturday, and stop at our marshmallow toasting station!

We welcome all attending kids to participate in our scavenger hunt! This year’s hunt has a special twist—the clues are invisible! Use our ultraviolet flashlights to decode the secret message that will reveal where to collect your prize!

Nocturnal Showtimes: 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 8:00 PM.

Doors open at 5:30 PM.

Tickets are available at the door or online at reptiland.com

Take a peek at the animals’ “secret” after-hours activities with a special safari! Many of our animals become active at night. Take a peek at their...

09/07/2026

Beginning on Tuesday, September 8th, we enter our off-season, and our hours change to 10 AM to 5 PM daily. Shows and encounters continue to occur every day, and our Wild Card schedule will take place on Saturdays and Sundays until temperatures drop.

09/05/2026

09/02/2026

Our kinkajou, Rodney, turned 22 yesterday!

Want a chance to see him? He will be joining us for our shows during Flashlight Safari on October 16th and 17th!

08/27/2026

Only 12 remain! Get yours while you can!

Baseball pins are now available!

This is a limited run of 300, so be sure to grab one while you can!

08/14/2026

It's , a day where we celebrate the incredible world of lizards, from garden-dwelling geckos to Komodo dragons!

Speaking of dragons, this is Saphira! Many of you may have encountered her on exhibit or during our Komodo feedings. She is known (and loved) for her spunky attitude. While she looks rather silly here, the dangers of these massive land monitors are not to be underestimated!

07/29/2026

Join us for an evening aged to perfection . . . and extinction!

Enjoy an after-hours 21+ event filled with fine PA w**e & spirits, live music from Walt Straiton's Jazz Band, food vendors, and of course, dinosaurs! With a complimentary w**e glass in hand, you’ll venture out into Dinosaurs Come to Life. Stroll the pathways lined with prehistoric creatures, and stop at each w**ery along the way! We also encourage you to peruse the zoo and encounter many species of reptiles and amphibians!

To purchase tickets and view current event details, visit reptiland.com!

Join us for an evening aged to perfection . . . and extinction! Enjoy an after-hours event filled with fine PA w**e & spirits, live music, food truck fare,...

07/25/2026

Hello everyone, my name is Chris, a jack-of-all-trades here at Reptiland. My fellow staff and zoo guests usually find me drinking eight cups of coffee on a long Saturday in the gift shop, being chased by emus in the Dinosaur Park, or getting bit by animals at shows or encounters or when cleaning cages, etc., but I love being able to both work with and help my keeper friends here at the zoo. They all deserve so much recognition for their hard work daily. Being a keeper is not an easy job! Keepers work long hours. At times we are all physically and mentally exhausted by the end of the day. And Reptiland has some of the best keepers I have ever known.

I have been coming to Reptiland since I was a kid, and my daughter Erica grew up here at the zoo. She considers many keepers to be her close friends as well. And she loves helping out when she can!

Besides helping my friends in the zoo and in the gift shop, I enjoy talking to guests and watching the excitement on children's faces every week.

My favorite animals at the zoo are our resident celebrity turtles "Cuff" and "Link" from the movie Rocky Balboa. I am a huge Rocky fan. I was shocked when we were asked to take the turtles. I love helping to take care of them at the zoo each week. Plus I love using them for my animal encounters since red-eared sliders are one of the world's most invasive species of turtles - outcompeting native turtles by taking over basking spots and food. We even used them in our shows for National Invasive Species Awareness Week.

So I just want to close the week by saying thank you to all the keepers at Reptiland for your time and hard work. It doesn't go unnoticed. I love hearing in the gift shop what a great job you all do. And a shout out to all zookeepers: Happy National Zookeeper Week!

07/25/2026

Howdy! I'm Jeremy, and I have been a keeper here for about a year and a half now. Before starting as a keeper, I worked at another zoo in education for nearly 2 years. My college education was mainly focused on mammals and fish, but I have gained a deep appreciation for reptiles throughout the years.

The fellow individual in the picture with me is Boris, one of our boa constrictors. Although he may seem quite intimidating to some, he is just a big goofball. He loves to explore and climb as high as he can reach. He can be a bit stubborn sometimes, but I still love him.

After working with a myriad of animals throughout my life, one of my favorite aspects of it has to be learning an individual animal's personality. It can be difficult to discern at times, but it always pays off to learn what certain animals like, dislike, and how they interact with the world around them.

07/25/2026

Hello everyone, my name is Ian, and I’ve been a keeper here at Reptiland for about two and a half years! I grew up locally, so Reptiland was a destination throughout my childhood. I’ve always loved reptiles for as long as I could remember, with a special interest in snakes. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a variety of unique species from around the globe. Nowadays the vast majority of my experience and expertise revolves around venomous snakes, which are some of my absolute favorites. My favorite animals to work with are most definitely rattlesnakes, especially our eastern diamondbacks, which happen to be the largest rattlesnake species on the planet! It has been such a pleasure to work with such an amazing team these past couple of years! Happy Zookeeper Appreciation Week to our entire zoo team!