WHITE SANDS – Take an adventurous look into the world of snakes and other reptiles that live in the Tularosa Basin. See the “Herpetology Simplified Science Show,” a hands-on, interactive education program at 8 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 25 at the White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east of Las Cruces on Highway 70.
Donna Hoidahl will lead the “see-and-touch” program and photos and videos are encouraged. Give the kids a head start on a school science project (justification for staying out late on a school night) and maybe sneak in a dune slide or two.
“She’ll probably have a hognose or bull snakes that people will be able to handle, along with some lizards,” said Becky Wiles, chief of interpretation programs for White Sands National Monument.
The $3 per person admission is good for seven days. Kids $15 and under are admitted free. An annual passport to the monument is $20. The official August full moon is Tuesday, and you might want to spend more than one night enjoying White Sands in all its 3-D fully moonlit glory.
Take picnics and bring your family and friends.
The 2010 White Sands National Monument Full Moon Nights series will venture into an actual 3-D presentation – and 3-D glasses will be provided – at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24.
You’re invited to “fly through the dunes, see a tarantula up close, explore crystal pedestals, cacti, spiders, snakes and more, all in stunning 3-D stereo.”
For information on White Sands programs and events, call (575) 679-2599