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Reptiles

Reptiles include turtles, lizards, hognose snakes, and geckos. This collection features real encounters and photographs from reptile expos across Northern Indiana, with firsthand notes on care, behavior, and natural variation among different species.


Decorative Opae ula shrimp jar on a vendor table with lava rock, yellow coral, and a branching sea fan structure inside the brackish water.

Volcano Shrimp

Juvenile crested gecko resting on a person’s hand at a reptile expo.

Gecko Size

Brian holds a calm baby hognose pet snake in this hand.

Hognose pets

A large adult African bullfrog in a glass container at the Tinley Park Reptile Expo.

Bullfrog

Crested gecko with golden markings resting on a black light bar at the Critters, Khaos & Creations booth during the Goshen Reptile Expo, illustrating Crested Gecko lifespan and temperament.

Crestie Lifespan

Person holding a snake, at the tinley park reptile expo

Hold it

The handle of rubber-coated snake feeding tongs

Feeding tongs

A baby tarantula inside a small plastic container with webbing, shown by @amber_arachnid at the Goshen Reptile Expo

Tiny tarantulas

A man holding a plastic bin with a chameleon drinking water drops from a wet paper towel.

Josh’s Frogs

close-up of a diamondback terrapin turtle lifting its head above water in a clear container at the Goshen Reptile Expo

Diamondbacks

Close-up of a helmeted iguana being held at the Ginkgo’s Exotics booth during the Goshen Reptile Expo

Helmeted Iguana

A hognose snake striking a pinkie mouse held by tongs, to eat.

Hognose babies

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