Families visited Ottawa's Reddick Library on Friday, June 10, 2022, for the Crosstown Exotics Traveling Bug and Reptile Show, which included a giant millipede. (Photo provided by Reddick Library)
Patrons packed Ottawa’s Reddick Library on Friday afternoon for the Crosstown Exotics Traveling Bug and Reptile Show.
The hourlong program allowed families to experience the wilderness with hands-on, educational entertainment using scaly ambassadors. Millipedes, pythons, frogs and tortoises were among the animals showcased in Friday’s event.
Children take turns Friday, June 10, 2022, petting a green anaconda at Reddick Library in Ottawa. The Crosstown Exotics Traveling Bug and Reptile Show visited the library. (Photo provided by Reddick Library)
A blue-tongue skink is shown to one of the visitors of the Reddick Library's reptile and bug program Friday, June 10, 2022. Crosstown Exotics Traveling Bug and Reptile Show provided the animals. (Photo provided by Reddick Library)
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