Meet and Greet | Nature Center
The Leonard J. Raker Nature Center Discovery Lab has become the home of an alligator, leopard spotted gecko, and most recently, a snake. Year-round, guests enjoy visiting our Nature Center to meet our animals and to learn all about them. Animal Meet and Greet This week, we are sitting down to interview our animals in the Nature Center and see what they have to say! Our South Carolina Master Naturalist, Brandy Cloos, joined us for the interview to give us a little more insight into the lives of our animals. Hatchling Humor Species: Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta) Name: Gandalf Age: 2 weeks old What is your favorite food? I like to eat pinkies. Those are super tiny frozen mice. My mom thaws them out and lets them get warm before I eat them. As I grow, the size of the mice I eat will grow as well. What do you love about Ocean Lakes Family Campground? My first experience in Ocean Lakes was hatching in someone’s camper. The camper owner was nic...