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Both Butterflies & Snakes at Wickliffe Mounds State Park



2018-04-18 - Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, 94 Green Street, Wickliffe, Ballard County, KY - Photo Nice butterflies by Wayne Baxter; Good corn snake from KY State Parks.

WICKLIFFE, KY (Tues 17 Apr 2018) - Learn about snakes and other reptiles with the "World of Reptiles" show planned at Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, on the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, at 94 Green Street (Highway 51-60-62) Wickliffe, KY, on Saturday, 28 Apr 2018. This interactive program, presented at 1 p.m. by award-winning naturalist Scott Shupe, features live snakes and other reptiles. There will also be a Woods Walk Trail and a Butterfly Program in the Welcome Center from 9am-4pmCT, where kids can make and take a butterfly mobile and pick up free flower see packets for butterfly gardens. Admission for the reptile program is $3 adults/$2 kids. The reptile program with museum and site tour is $5 adults/$4 kids, seniors and military and includes the butterfly program. Call ahead for discount rates on groups of 10 or more. This is a great opportunity for Scout troops, homeschoolers or youth groups. For more information, call the park office at 270-335-3681, email carla.hildebrand@ky.gov. If you go on Sat 28 Apr a reminder that it is almost 4 hours from the historic courthouse at 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY, to the park, 250.7 miles away, according to Google Maps. PHOTOS: Left, Wayne Baxter: Flower - hosting state butterfly. Right: Corn Snake courtesy Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. The beautiful reptile, so often mistaken for a copperhead in Adair County, is considered an ideal pet snake, according to Corn Snake entry in Wikipedia


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