Take a look at some Florida reptiles and other animals that you can learn about at the Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach Florida. This is a fun and great way to learn more about Florida, your environment and nature.
Did you know that toads hop and frogs jump?
My son went to a class held by Green Cay Nature Center. They will come out to your local library and bring some of their cool animals with them for the kids to pet and learn about. This is great for homeschool events. They also offer a program of classes at the center for kids and some for seniors called, Science for Seniors. What a great way to learn about your local environment.
He was able to touch a baby alligator and see him close up and personal! What boy would not just love that experience!
Lizards, the curly tailed ones are not natives to Florida and are not good for our environment. They eat the good lizards. Our good lizards do not eat other lizards. These curly tailed lizards are taking over the environment and you can now see them running around your yards more than the good lizards with the straight tails.
My son learned that the life cycle of a frog is called metamorphosis which means to change the way you look.
Toads are not natives to Florida either. They eat natural things here.
Turtles shells grow with them and they can grow to be 100 years old! That is a long time to a 5 year old, not so long to us, the moms!
And he learned the safety rules for getting close to snakes. Florida does have snakes and a lot of them! The Coral snake is a very poisonous snake and you are to stay away from them. But it is very confusing because the non venomous King Snake looks a lot like the Coral Snake. If red touches yellow than get away! The nature guide told the kids in the nature class to use the visual of a stop light. Yellow means to slow down and red means to stop. So when you see those colors touching that is a poisonous snake. But of course, the best precaution is just to simply stay away from all snakes that may even look to be like a Coral snake.
They have a cool boardwalk with a Cypress Swamp, Emergent Marshes and many Wildlife features and wonderful Exhibits. You will learn the benefits of wetlands and see all kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and fishes!
The Green Cay nature center is located at 12800 Hagen Ranch Road in Boynton Beach Florida 33437
You can visit the Green Cay Nature Center Online Here.
The Boardwalk is open daily from sunrise to sunset. The Nature Center is closed on Mondays. They are open during the rest of the week. There are special holiday hours so check on the website for changes to hours.
Visiting the nature center would make for a great family outing.
You can join the Friends of Green Cay Nature Center and adopt an animal or donate money to help feed the animals among other wonderful and beneficial things that you can participate in.
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Photos courtesy of the Green Cay Nature Center Website with credit to John Petford and Marvin Fleisher.
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