They were going wild here in the morning show you can hear the call of the wild at the
Jacksonville zoo. It is
a very adult night live music
food trucks, a bar and of
course the animals right I got
a little buddy here in my hand,
this is a gift for my lovely co
anchor Lauren verno too is
crouched in a corner the
shaking
right now. So joining us this
morning. We have Dan Maloney as
well as kale down there on
the ground
and a lot of awesome amazing
friends here during
natural Vick enters always
think about it well calm at
stake isn’t and try to get
learned to hold off a snake
Whisperer here you have I don’t
know.
>> As a child not only did I go
to a zoo camp
at the Jacksonville zoo.
I begged my mom for years for a
pet snake
and as you and do it she
wouldn’t do it you have
a hedgehog but just go at it so
I had good for your mom but it
was it was a compromise where
you’re holding right now
year-old in about a year old
indigo snake got at the zoo
these 2 into goes. They’re the
you know they one of the rare
snakes. Certainly in our state
there the largest snake in
North America and these Eastern
indigo have been really you
know
they’ve been they’ve been
hunted down a lot and you have
people have collected them and
so they’re you know they’re
threatened in fairly protected
and it’s sad and because you
know people can be intimidated
by him. They might look scary,
especially when they’re larger
but
they’re gentle peaceful
creatures they want to wrap
around my head really are what
you guys are great snakes.
But I would say that you know
because we live in a state
where there are venomous
snakes, you know, let you know
what you’re looking at I would
I would say don’t the go ahead.
Graham now right
and then this little pink a
turtle yeah that’s a pay cut
orders from Africa and there’s
the there’s one of the
hatchlings obey all of
that actually.
>> The banking going on for
months or 4 months old for this
is that that saw the baby Ares
adults there are happily name
is pancake tortoises.
Jack and I don’t think it’s
going to be it’s it’s warm out
there and all
these these these skies we
brought in because they like
warm weather alright.
So let’s talk about night of
the zoo it it’s very important
to keep
>> running throughout the year
20 year bigger. You
know fundraisers and you put
the fun in fundraiser that I
love it I love that the good
I’m glad you’re in say
something else but the yeah
tonight though is is one for
for adults only.
>> It’s always beautiful out
there now we’ve changed brew at
the zoo to May 15th this year.
Took it from the fall to the
spring. So if you want to get a
little taste of what you would
have it group it’s a kind of a
mini version churn out tonight
all right that’s going to be a
whole lot of fun, 21 and up
obviously.
>> It’s time for us
to reveal. But let’s just say
the elephant in the room yeah,
that let’s go down.
Oasis because this is
just a little girl right
because those are small a
Burmese Python here in August,
we know their name.
>> What is not going to turn
the Clinton OK
snake from London and the Queen
so yeah please what was the
last
time she. So actually she only
it’s about every other week in
single seat will March, but I
don’t that’s more than enough
for her acting like a like a
female co anchor.
Well we got one spare in
the You have any sense, but I
think the couple weeks That we
have not measured her own life
or was he has been out to kill
is going to take a little of
what he would do it yesterday
and you know what they would
let me trade and I absolutely
please do I got it, I got the
gun good job of their it up all
right there you go we have to
pull her to a stretcher out so
we’re just going to you know
just like I would just kind of
role are not going to do that
just.
>> I was important
to you. But she’s a she’s a
good girl and this kind of go
with the angles.
This kind of off and go with that her is so I don’t know that we’ve ever
>> measurement the end
of war and would like to look
like the front door cuddle up
you know, that’s it tonight
could be a lot of dancing and
music and people like fakes
they like to dance with snakes.
We know that britney Spears
certainly did.
>> First day.
Around was their big what we
are looking at you have a drum
roll.
14 feet
and foot were job, nice job, OK
keep that away from
me right, 14 feet has a way for
me I don’t like those songs
the account. No stress me out a
little bit of the
stressed out of my dad just
doesn’t want to be live
streamed away properly thought
you know this is starts
rattling.
we have to have 2 people and
yes we’re trying to serve the
way we could pick up we have
enough people that are out how
we can do that
the out
now really is incredible how
much does she weigh, you know
what we think Intel what is she
about now 1 one 30 at one point
on the already somewhere in
there and say yeah we have and
we’ve got to get a new way to
honor.
>> And what does she.
Typically it’s wrapped rabbits
at this point, I’m just saw
just one rather large revenue
Feud alive they come out they
call frozen and thawed out so
so we wouldn’t do that the its
stake school or 8th, so tonight
music fruit.
And there’s also a costume
crack costume. Contest
8 o’clock in range the Jaguar
it’s dancing through the
decades. Bring your most for
precaution for the air. I love
it that thank you kill the
snake Wrangler thank you Dan as
always appreciated the
information up there on your
screen we’re also going to post
it on our website news 4 Jax
dot com get out this 21 and up.
>> Night at the zoo, and we’ll
be right back.
We we have all this takes
account of I let’s keep your
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