SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - After months in the making, the Reptile Adventure Zoo is celebrating its grand opening in Sioux Falls.
There's plenty of variety in the reptiles to see and interact with.
"We have 13 alligators. We have really big snakes, really small snakes. We have lizards and turtles, and tortoises. We also have the amphibians, as far as frogs, toads, we have a bunch of stuff that people probably haven't heard about, from caecilians and worm lizards and sirens and all types of stuff that I really think people will enjoy seeing and getting to know," said Andrew Adam, owner of the Reptile Adventure Zoo.
The Reptile Adventure Zoo is open 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Saturday and 11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Sundays.
"It's just a cool experience, even for the people that aren't super into reptiles. If you like going to any zoo, aquarium, science center type thing, this is very similar, very kid-friendly, with our sandbox and interactive animal things. Very educational," said Adam.
In addition to the reptiles on display, all things reptile-related are covered under one roof.
"We do host the reptile expo once a year. This is the shop for that, and then we also have our pet store where you can buy and adopt animals and supplies, and then obviously admission to the zoo experience. Additionally, we have the birthday party room, where you can have different, smaller events, including birthday parties. Then lastly, well, not lastly, we have the herpetological society, the Sioux Falls Herpetological Society. I started that 15 years ago, been meeting pretty strong, and bout 15 to 30 people meet once a month, and then also we do have the rescue as far as people rehoming animals and then adopting too, so all of that in one spot," said Adam.
The grand opening comes after months of hard work, turning the former DMV into the Reptile Adventure Zoo.
"It's awesome just to get across the finish line and just actually let the public come see what we've been working so hard the last five months on. I think it's a really cool experience in Sioux Falls for families and individuals and just everyone that likes animals and nature and stuff like that," said Adam.