The Zoo comes to you: Meet a Kenyan snake
Zoo schedules barbecue and movie night for this weekend
11:45 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2008
Topeka Zoo events
The Topeka Zoo and CD Tradepost will host Zoo-B-Que and Movie Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The movie is "Madagascar and Friends." Kids can also enjoy an inflatable jumper and animal programs. Guests can also enjoy free food samples from four area restaurants and a buy one get one free admission rate.
If you have questions, call (785) 368-9180.
A Kenyan sand boa visited the set of Good Morning Kansas. The nocturnal snake, a relative of the boa family, is one of the newest members of the Topeka Zoo's Educational Program.
Topeka Zoo Director Mike Coker says the Kenyan sand boa usually stays under the ground. It "lays in wait" until a meal, usually small rodents, appears.
These snakes feed every seven to ten days. They squeeze their prey to death. A misperception some people have about snakes because so many are constrictors that they don't have teeth, Coker said. However, all snakes have teeth.
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Jun. 23, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)parkay (anonymous)
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