Located at the province of Manitoba, the place turns into a tourist attraction during spring because it has thousands of snakes. “People come from all over the world,” says Robert Vendramelli of the Manitoba Herpetocultural Society, a non-profit organization that promotes conservation of wild reptiles and amphibians.
Robert also observed “A lot of children are a little are a little more willing to hold the snakes and to interact with them. Sometimes the adults are a little more apprehensive.”
Bria Foster, a tourist visiting the place with her family, said “I do like snakes because they’re a little unpredictable.” While being interviewed, her elder daughter was playing with one of the snakes and Bria shivered a little when the snake got a little closer to her skin. “And yeah, I’m doing a terrible job pretending that I like snakes,” she admitted. Her daughter was quick to say sorry while her husband simply grinned in the background.
Bob Mason, the Chair of the Biology Program of the Oregon State University explained the phenomenon because of Manitoba’s natural weather. Here you’ll see “by far the largest concentrations of snake anywhere in the world… (because the area’s) temperature can reach below 50 degrees below 0” – something that’s really conducive for snakes to live in. “Having this healthy number of snakes mean you are living in a healthy environment.”
Robert extended an invitation to future visitors pointing out that “All the snakes here are harmless.”
Would you dare step your feet into this place? Or would you at least be brave enough to click the video below? Go hit the play button and find out if this is your kind of tourist attraction!
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