Problem. Due to
inclement weather, your family has cabin fever and you’re pulling out your hair over work. It’s not a school day, so your
child has watched their 15th episode of Peppa Pig, your wife has her
routine morning sickness hurling, and you’re quickly running out of options,
what do you do? Google “things to do inSnohomish County” and pray.
Rescued by the Google genie and Reptile Zoo in Monroe, WA. The zoo is open 365 days a year, so they are
obviously keen about keeping options open to people and weekenders. I threw on my hat, bid adieu to my ailing
wife, grabbed the kid, and high tailed it out of our subdivision.
The zoo has undergone a recent facelift from a crimson-red
barn color to a modern Gobi Dunes beige, some photos on the internet show it as
the aforementioned red. Once inside, you’re
punched in the face with a warm, musty, reptilian smell, but that’s normal. After you pay the cashier strait ahead, turtles,
medium to large sized snakes, lizards, and petting exhibits are to the right of
the entrance. Kids and adults get a kick
out of touching the slithering Python bivittatus, a head-nodding Cycluras, and
other tractable species in this section.
But wait, the fun isn’t over, you can leave this section to check out
the alligators, exotic snakes, and a two-headed turtle that await at the left
of the entrance.
The zoo was well worth its price, considering its size and
attractions. The cost for each person is
$8 or less, kids under 3 get free access.
The staff are true professionals.
They are conscious about the needs of the reptiles and they care very
much about what they are doing. So, when
you run out of holiday options or find yourself in the trenches with the
family, go out and visit Snohomish County’s one and only Reptile Zoo.