This evening we had a field trip to the Camp Rockmont Nature Center in Black Mountain. Mike Beaver is the one who runs the place! It was good to see him, it's been quite a while. :)
| This is the space. | From another angle. |
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| Chloe brought her mali uromastyx | In this cage is a praying mantis with two egg masses. |
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There were a number of small animals:
Bunnies, mom and babies
Daddy bunny
Degus
and a little mouselike creature, very cute, no
tail.
The turtle tub had one active Reeves turtle and two reclusive turtles I never
saw. 
Here's an African pink leg millipede - a
vegetarian.
A tarantula
A type of scorpion that sprays acetic acid - a
Vinegaroon
| An Emperor scorpion under black light! |  |
| Here's a striped California Kingsnake. |  |
| And a little cornsnake. |  |
| A cane toad. |  |
| An iguana. |  |
| Leopard Gecko |  |
The Venomous exhibit! The adult snakes, two rattlers and a copperhead, are local - caught/rescued this summer.
| The black timber rattler is from Montreat. |
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| The yellow timber rattler is a lawnmower injury, now in recovery. |
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| One day when Michael came in, he noticed what he thought was something regurgitated on the rock in the cage - but it was a litter of baby timbers! He suspects they are from the black timber, as the yellow one was so injured. |
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| Then a few days later when he came in, there was a litter of baby copperheads! |
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He was waiting until after our meeting to release them all back in their native territory. There's still time for them to get to their hibernaculum.
After a delightful and interesting evening, some of us decided it was bedtime.
Thanks to Mike Beaver and the Camp Rockmont Nature Center for hosting our meeting this month!
