Repticon Returns To Camp Jordan
Everything from snakes and spiders to geckos filled Camp Jordan arena, but these animal enthusiasts say you can leave your fears at the door.
"Just helping people realize that reptiles aren’t a danger and a threat, just makes the world a whole lot better place," said G.W. Redmond with Red Sky Geckos.
"We don’t see them because they are very reclusive creatures. They don’t come out most of them are nocturnal, but even the diurnal ones, when they see you they go away, so we are not exposed to them, so we don’t get the opportunity to learn," added Greg Bliss, vice president of CHET, the Coalition of Herp Enthusiasts in Tennessee. They want to help people learn that the creature they see on the movie screen, is far different than the one that lives in the real world.
"Sharknado is one of my favorite movies in the world, but I’ve never seen one of those yet. No one believes that we are going to have a tornado full of sharks, and so, likewise, we want to make sure that people realize that snakes are not going to start coming out of holes and attacking us. I think that is the kind of thing that is in the back of people’s minds when they see one, and it’s just not true," said Bliss.
"The movies like Anaconda, have come out saying reptiles are man-eaters, that’s just wrong."
Even the youngest fans believe they can teach others not to fear the often docile creatures. "We just feel like the more reptiles we sell, the more people will understand what is happening," added G.W. Redmond.
"People expect them to be something that will scare them and something that will bite them and it is obvious that is not going to happen," added Lorna Redmond of Red Sky Geckos.
"Just helping people realize that reptiles aren’t a danger and a threat, just makes the world a whole lot better place," said G.W. Redmond with Red Sky Geckos.
"We don’t see them because they are very reclusive creatures. They don’t come out most of them are nocturnal, but even the diurnal ones, when they see you they go away, so we are not exposed to them, so we don’t get the opportunity to learn," added Greg Bliss, vice president of CHET, the Coalition of Herp Enthusiasts in Tennessee. They want to help people learn that the creature they see on the movie screen, is far different than the one that lives in the real world.
"Sharknado is one of my favorite movies in the world, but I’ve never seen one of those yet. No one believes that we are going to have a tornado full of sharks, and so, likewise, we want to make sure that people realize that snakes are not going to start coming out of holes and attacking us. I think that is the kind of thing that is in the back of people’s minds when they see one, and it’s just not true," said Bliss.
"The movies like Anaconda, have come out saying reptiles are man-eaters, that’s just wrong."
Even the youngest fans believe they can teach others not to fear the often docile creatures. "We just feel like the more reptiles we sell, the more people will understand what is happening," added G.W. Redmond.
"People expect them to be something that will scare them and something that will bite them and it is obvious that is not going to happen," added Lorna Redmond of Red Sky Geckos.
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