Meet The Creatures

Curious, confident, always into something.

Slinky is the first creature spotlight in the series — a lizard with personality, history and a story worth telling.

• —Excellent swimmer and climber
• —Recognizes familiar voices

Conservation status: Least Concern

Older, wiser, and watching everything.

Nostradamus brings a different energy to the sanctuary — calm, deliberate, and impossible to ignore.

• —Keen awareness of surroundings
• —Long-lived and intelligent

Conservation status: Least Concern

Dramatic, gentle, and full of surprises.

Bella is the third creature spotlight — a snake with personality, history and a story worth telling.

• —Plays defense with the world's most dramatic hiss
• —Loves a good burrow

Conservation status: Least Concern

Dramatic, deeply opinionated about branch placement.

Juniper arrived as a surrender from a family who loved her but could not keep up with her needs. She has been the sanctuary's quiet ambassador ever since.

• —Changes color from yellow to green as she matures
• —Prefers the top perch, always

Conservation status: Least Concern

Shy for a week, then suddenly everywhere.

Recovered from a shell fracture after a lawnmower injury. Fully healed, fully home.

• —Homing instinct within a half-mile range
• —Loves strawberry season

Conservation status: Vulnerable

Dog-like, sun-obsessed, follows Sophia everywhere.

Hand-raised at the sanctuary and now a core part of the education program.

• —Recognizes individual people
• —Digs burrows over six feet long

Conservation status: Least Concern

Patient. Watchful. Absolutely in charge of the pond.

A confiscated illegal pet, Delta now has the water she should have had all along.

• —Bite force over 2,000 psi
• —Vocalizes to communicate

Conservation status: Least Concern