Virtual "World Snake Day"
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Time: 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. on Facebook
Location: Online - on the MMNS Facebook www.facebook.com/msnatural
County: Hinds
For more information please contact Nicole Smith at 601-576-6000 or by email at nicole.smith@mmns.ms.gov
VIRTUAL “World Snake Day”
NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL ONLY TAKE PLACE ONLINE! JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT ON THE MUSEUM'S FACEBOOK PAGE - www.facebook.com/msnaturalscience
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Curious about snakes? Join us ONLINE ONLY for the museum's first-ever VIRTUAL “World Snake Day” event to celebrate snakes and raise awareness about their conservation!
On July 16th from 10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., join us on the museum’s Facebook Page to learn more about a few of your favorite reptiles through:
- an informative lecture about venomous and non-venomous snakes
- a special “snake day” craft for the kids to make at home
- a Facebook LIVE question and answer session with snake expert Terry Vandeventer
- an exploration of the museum’s snake collections, and
- an Eastern Indigo Snake Creature Feature.
See below for the schedule of times and activities for this virtual event. The event will include four pre-recorded videos (including a craft activity) that will be released throughout the day and one Facebook LIVE question and answer session.
Can’t join us in real-time? No worries, all of the videos and downloads will be saved to our Facebook Page for you to watch later. You will still be able to ask your questions in the comments and we will respond to you.
Don’t let this virtual event slither by! Plan to join us online for this fun exploration of snakes. Then, make your reservation to visit the museum soon after to see our resident reptiles on exhibit.
SCHEDULE:
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.: World Snake Day Lecture Video with noted snake expert Terry Vandeventer (Recorded Video Post). Learn the ecological value of Mississippi’s native snakes, how to distinguish venomous from non- venomous snakes, and how to respond to snakes when you find them in the wild.
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Facebook Live Question and Answer Session with Terry Vandeventer. What does a snake eat? What should you do if you see a snake? How do snakes hear? Join us LIVE on the museum’s Facebook page to ask Terry your snake questions. Just pop your questions in the comments section during the LIVE.
11:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.: “Craft-a-Snake” Instructions and Activity Download (Recorded Video Post). Once you’ve learned about snakes from Terry’s talk, get creative with your family and make your own snake! Not crafty? No worries, we have a download for you. No printer or out of ink? No problem. We will also tell you have to do this craft with items in your home. Watch the pre-recorded video that will be posted to Facebook for instructions on completing this craft.
12 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Scott Peyton and the Museum’s Reptile Collections (Recorded Video Post). Meet Collections Manager Scott Peyton as he discusses the important conservation role museum collections play in the scientific study Mississippi’s natural history. Scott has been with MDWFP’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science since 2000 and has helped to build, maintain, and conserve our collections.
1 p.m. - 1:08 p.m.: Endangered Species Creature Feature (Recorded Video Post). In this video, you will meet the Eastern Indigo snake, learn more about this unique creature, and what it means to be an endangered species.
