At Learning Gone Wild we take safety very seriously. With 18 years of reptilian and exotic animal experience we have seen what can go wrong with improper handling and display of animals. For everyone’s safety -- as well as the safety of the animals -- there will be a few safety rules that we ask you follow. We have several venomous animals that cannot be touched, under any circumstances, by anyone but our demonstrator.

We encourage people to interact with our safer non-venomous animals because Learning Gone Wild believes that the closer you can get to an animal the more you can understand it. However, just like humans, animals can have bad days. If our demonstrator feels like one of the animals are behaving strangely and deem it unsafe to be interacted with we request you respect our decision. Rest assured you will be able to interact with several animals at every show. We also would add that while we do encourage interaction it never will be forced upon anyone. If you don’t feel comfortable with an animal please just let us know that you would rather not touch it or have it near you.

Hand sanitation is an important aspect of animal handling. Learning Gone Wild provides hand sanitizer at all shows. Sanitizer must be used by all participants before and after handling the reptiles. Signs will be posted on our display table as a reminder.

We have spent many hours handling our animals so they are as calm as possible during shows and while interacting with the public. While they are fascinating animals, they also are very special parts of the Learning Gone Wild family. We give them the best care possible and ask that you do the same. Any deliberate aggression towards an animal will not be tolerated. Any individual who behaves improperly or disrespectfully towards an animal will be asked to sit away from the animals for the remainder of the program.

With a flawless record of shows and programs at other facilities and companies, our demonstrators’ number one concern is safety, followed closely by offering a fun and educational look at these amazing animals.