Visitors should be able to check out the reptile house sometime in early July
AMARILLO, TEXAS -- The Amarillo Zoo is nearing completion of its new herpetarium, a 32-exhibit reptile and amphibian house. Visitors should be able to see the newest residents of the zoo sometime in early July.
The project is in the final 30 days of construction when they'll start building the individual exhibits, which will take about six weeks. The zoo is currently acquiring reptiles and amphibians for the herpetarium, including a very large anaconda that has already been secured.
"It's going to bring a very high quality facility to the zoo that people will be very pleased to see, enjoy, and learn a lot about -- some new reptiles that have never been seen here at the Amarillo Zoo," said Larry Offerdahl, director of parks and recreation.
More than 200,000 visitors visited the zoo last year, and the popularity of the attraction is only increasing.
Offerdahl mentioned they would be making an announcement sometime in the next month or so about a new exhibit coming to the zoo.
