ONE STOP AT THE STATE FAIR IS BEING DESCRIBED AS COLD- BLOODED. THE SNAKES ALIVE BOOTH HOSTS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SLITHERY REPTILES. FEATURING SNAKES, FROGS AND LIZARDS, THE BOOTH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 40 YEARS. THOSE WHO COME TO THE EXHIBIT CAN EVEN HOLD A SNAKE FOR THEMSELVES. IT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES THE EXHIBIT A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR FAIRGOERS. <5535 06;45;45;21- 06;46;02;19 "SNAKES ALIVE IS DIFFERENT. SO YOU WALK AROUND THE FAIR AND THERE'S FOOD, THERE'S RIDES, THERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE ALL OVER, BUT SNAKES ALIVE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. YOU WALK AROUND AND YOU SEE SOME EXOTIC SNAKES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. SNAKES, REPTILES, THERE'S A GIANT WATER MONITOR UP FRONT. I'VE GOT A FROG THE SIZE OF A DINNER PLATE BACK THERE IN THE HALLWAY."> THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EVERY DAY OF THE FAIR
‘Snakes Alive’ booth offers fairgoers a chance to get up close to reptiles
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Updated: 10:28 PM CDT Aug 13, 2023
The Snakes Alive booth at the Iowa State Fair hosts a number of different slithery reptiles.The booth, which has been around for over 40 years, features snakes, frogs and lizards.Those who come to the exhibit can even hold a snake for themselves. It's part of what makes the exhibit a unique experience for fairgoers."Snakes Alive is a little bit different experience. You walk through, you get to see some exotic snakes from all over the world. Snakes, reptiles, there's a giant water monitor up front. I've got a frog the size of a dinner plate back there in the hallway," Nick Blay with Snakes Alive said.The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the fair. Tickets are $3.50 with an additional charge to hold the snake.You can stay up-to-date on all of our state fair coverage here.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Snakes Alive booth at the Iowa State Fair hosts a number of different slithery reptiles.
The booth, which has been around for over 40 years, features snakes, frogs and lizards.
Those who come to the exhibit can even hold a snake for themselves. It's part of what makes the exhibit a unique experience for fairgoers.
"Snakes Alive is a little bit different experience. You walk through, you get to see some exotic snakes from all over the world. Snakes, reptiles, there's a giant water monitor up front. I've got a frog the size of a dinner plate back there in the hallway," Nick Blay with Snakes Alive said.
The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the fair. Tickets are $3.50 with an additional charge to hold the snake.
You can stay up-to-date on all of our state fair coverage here.
