Kids take a reptile adventure at West Hempstead library
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To put fears to rest, Erik danced with Wallie the alligator and encouraged the kids to join him.
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Kids flocked to touch Twinkie before he ate his meal.
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Twinkie, an albino python, munched on a frozen rat.
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Volunteers held Twinkie, a 14-foot, 80-pound albino python, brought to the West Hempstead Library by Erik Callendar from Erik’s Reptiles Edventures.
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Jayden prepares to eat.
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Erik got Bluey the Blue Tegu from South America to give kids a little kiss.
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Erik Callendar, from Erik's Repitles Edventures, held Jayden the chameleon by his tail before feeding him an insect as children at the West Hempstead library watched.
Kids at the West Hempstead Public Library got to visit with reptiles — including a 14-foot python and an alligator — brought there by Erik Callendar from Erik's Repitles Edventures.