Snake Day 2008

August 17, 2008
10:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.

Sunday-August 17-Registration Begins: 10:00 am - 1:00pm
Pre-register on line for a guaranteed spot, pre-registration available after August 1.

Calling all proud Snake owners!
Enter your Snake in our Snake Showcase competing for prizes in categories such as: The Largest, Best of Show, People's Pick, Most Unusual and Junior Herpetologist. Spend the day showing off your pet snake to Museum visitors as well as other snake owners.

Venomous Snake Show:
A live show of the most venomous snakes in the world by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Venom One Unit, staring the Black Mamba from the "Kill Bill" series.

Eat Like A Reptile:
Don’t miss our Bug Feast! Watch, participate and sample some of reptile's favorite insect cuisine. Two live shows as Professional Chef, Kat Duran prepares this unusual and highly nutritional tasty treat for all to enjoy.

Do you need to find a good home for your Pet Reptile? Post It!
Advertise your pet reptile you want to place for adoption on one sheet of paper with picture, description and contact information and we’ll post it for adoption to all the reptile lovers attending this Snake Day event. Please do not bring the actual animal to be adopted.

No Snake? No Problem... come anyway and enjoy the festivities!

Snake Day Schedule of Events

10:00 - 1:00 / Snake Registration - Closes promptly at 1:00 / Lobby

10:00 - 1:30 / Snake Showcase / Space Gallery

10:00 - 3:00 / Venom I Display-Miami Dade Fire Rescue / Lobby

10:00 - 6:00 / Reptile Adoption Board - Post & View / Lobby

10:00 - 4:00 / Snakes at Sunset Display / Lobby

10:00 - 4:30 / Science Hands-On Activities / Lobby

10:00 - 4:00 / Venomous Snake Display - Everglades Outpost / Lobby

11:30 / What is a Fossil? / Intel Lab

12:00 - 1:30 / Peoples Pick Voting - Closes promptly at 1:30 / Space Gallery

12:00 - 2:00 / Anaconda Photo Shoot / Space Gallery

12:00 - 4:00 / Reptile Hut Trivia - Win A Prize! / Reptile Hut Area
**Drawing on Wildlife Deck at 4:30 PM

12:00 - 5:00 / Arts & Crafts Projects / Earth Discovery Rm

12:30 / Titans: Animals, Vegetable and Minerals / Intel Lab

12:00 - 12:30 / MD Fire Rescue-Dangerous Critters in your Backyard / Theater

12:30 - 3:30 / Face Painting by Chiquilinas / Lobby

12:30 - 1:00 / Snake Sizzle - A Gourmet Bug Cooking Feast / Memory Wall Area

1:00 - 1:30 / Snake Judging Begins - Please be with your Snake / Space Gallery

1:30 / Were Dinosaurs Cold Blooded or Warm Blooded? / Intel Lab

1:00 / Bird of Prey Feeding / Wildlife Center Deck

2:30 - 3:00 / Live Venomous Snake Show - Lt. Charles Seifert / Theater

3:00 - 3:30 / Awards Presentation - Snake Winners Announced / Theater

3:30 / Can Fossils Prove Aliens Exist? / Intel Lab

3:30 - 4:00 / Snake Sizzle - A Gourmet Bug Cooking Feast - Chef Kat Duran / Memory Wall Area

4:30 / Reptile Trivia Drawing / Wildlife Center Deck

4:30 / Were Dinosaurs Cold Blooded or Warm Blooded? / Intel Lab

Snake Day Online Registration

For more information contact Greta Parks at gparks@miamisci.org

*Required Information

Registration Form for Sunday August 17th, 2008

*Owner's Name:

*Birthdate:

*Address:

*City:

*State:

*Zip Code:

*E-mail:

Species of Snake:

Approximate Length of Snake:

Tell us some fun and interesting facts about your snake! (How you got him/her, favorite activity, vital stats, etc.):

How did you hear about Snake Day?:

Museum Website T.V. Newspaper

Advertisement Friend

Other

PHOTO RELEASE STATEMENT:

"I understand photographs may be taken for marketing purposes. I give permission for pictures of me or my snake’s to be used."

WAIVER:

"The undersigned agrees that Museum of Science and Planetarium will not be held responsible for any injuries caused to either persons or animals participating in this program."

* Name	*Date	* Signature Authorization