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Featured Animals – Western Hognose Snake

Discover “everything western hognose snake” around the Zoo below; from news to adoptions, births, conservation programs, your own encounter options, animal experiences, shows, events and more.

Everything Western Hognose Snake

Reptile Art Experience

Join a Loft Zoo Keeper for a memorable and fun painting session with one of our Loft Animal Ambassadors!

Bring the Animals to You.

These Animal Ambassadors may visit you when you book a custom animal experience with the ZOOMobile. Our EdVenture keepers bring live animals to engage your classrooms, birthdays, community gatherings, seniors, special events and more. The ZOOMobile visits groups throughout the Pikes Peak region and beyond.

Due to the nature of working with live animals, the ZOOMobile cannot guarantee which animals will be present for any program.

For ZOOMobile opportunities visit Bring the Zoo to You

Experiences at The Loft

See. Learn. Explore. Do. Discover what it is like to care for animals. Bring your curiosities and discover fun experiences with Zoo animals! You may get to help make a tortoise salad, change a snake’s water bowl, or mist a lizard habitat. Signage is designed to highlight our individual animals and share something special about them. Each visit to The Loft is unique and the whole space is kid-friendly.

Scutes Family Gallery

Beautiful. Understandable. Memorable. Featuring more than 40 species of reptiles in unique, artistic environments that complement their natural beauty. This creative setting is designed to diminish reptile fears and help guests gain an appreciation of these amazing animals. In addition, meander through a separate snake space, where serpents from all over the world show off their remarkable beauty.

Endangered Species at the Zoo

Are They in Danger of Extinction? Animals listed here may have a threatened or endangered conservation status with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Adopt an Animal

Foster any animal and you’ll help Cheyenne Mountain Zoo continue to provide outstanding care. Whether given as a gift or used to celebrate a favorite species, symbolic adoptions come with a variety of benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy. Ways to adopt your favorites: Digital Adoption – ($35) choose any Zoo animal from the full . . .

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