We supervise all hands-on activities to ensure the safety of students at all times. Many other reptiles are pictured on huge posters, so students get a close look at a lot of different subspecies. A lizard's tongue not only helps catch prey, but sometimes serves as a nose to smell. Turtles and Tortoises have shells that can cover their entire body. This protects them from stronger, faster animals.
Turtles range in size from a few inches to as tall as a full-grown man.
Some weigh over 1,000 pounds. Instead of teeth, these reptiles have jaws with razor-sharp edges. Fresh water turtles, with their webbed feet, spend most of their lives in water. Sea turtles have broad flippers to help them navigate the sea. Tortoises, which have toes, live mostly on land.