Category Archives: General
Reptile Gardens Mourns the Loss of Maude Brockelsby
Maude Brockelsby, wife of Reptile Gardens founder Earl Brockelsby, died on 11 December 2011 at the age of 95. Maude (Wagner) Brockelsby was born Nov. 2, 1916, in Lake Andes, S.D., the granddaughter of immigrants from Germany and Ireland. Her … Continue reading
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Unique holiday gift shopping at Reptile Gardens
By now, you have survived the Black Friday chaos and maybe even snagged some deals on Cyber Monday – the Monday after Black Friday set aside for online shoppers. If you still have some gift shopping to do but don’t … Continue reading
Marv Basham
Reptile Gardens just lost its last link to the past, Marv Basham (1917-2011). Until yesterday, Marv was the last person still around who was here on opening day in June of 1937. He had helped build our original buildings and … Continue reading
75 YEARS AND GOING STRONG! CALLING ALL FORMER & CURRENT REPTILE GARDENS STAFF MEMBERS
Next year, 2012, Reptile Gardens will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. You know what that means? We are planning a fun staff reunion to celebrate this momentous anniversary. The main reunion event will be held on Saturday, 30 June 2012 … Continue reading
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Practical Jokes at Reptile Gardens
Reptile Gardens’ founder Earl Brockelsby (1916-1993) was notorious for his elaborate & sometimes nasty practical jokes. Among them were: *Propping open the mouth of a dead alligator with the Sunday newspaper inside & setting it outside a friend’s home…a friend … Continue reading
Back When the Sky Dome was New
David, Jada, Clint and the rest of the staff have been really busy in the Sky Dome since we closed for the season. They have done a lot of work on the mezzanine level and even more in the Safari … Continue reading
Rocks, Fossils, Jewelry, and New Guinea Art!
Next week, we are headed to the world’s largest gem and mineral show in Tucson, Arizona to seek out and buy rare and beautiful rocks, fossils, minerals and who knows what else for our 2011 season. We never know what … Continue reading
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True Grit Rattlesnakes – How True is it?
The other day National Geographic contacted regarding the veracity of the rattlesnake scenes in the new movie, True Grit. Terry’s interview is posted on the National Geographic blog. As you know, we like to present the truth about reptiles and … Continue reading
New Year, New Web Site!
We have just launched a new, totally revised Reptile Gardens web site. Things change fast in the cyberworld and we do our best to keep up. It took months of work by our staff and the folks at Robert Sharp … Continue reading
Visit Santa This Week At Reptile Gardens
Starting this Saturday the 18th of December Santa will be here every day through Christmas Eve. Bring the kids to meet Santa and take your own photos with him. Reptile Gardens is the only place where you can take your … Continue reading