The Brief
- Rescued reptiles make up a new show at the Tarpon Springs Aquarium.
- Visitors can see alligators and a crocodile at the Crocoseum with shows twice a day.
- The brave ones can even feel the scales of a baby alligator as they get to hold one in a “touch time.”
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla – Learning about alligators and crocodiles gets more up-close and personal at the Tarpon Springs Aquarium’s new Crocoseum.
These descendants of dinosaurs are actually repurposed reptiles as each one was rescued from different situations.
What they’re saying:
“We call it the Crocoseum, lovingly named after Steve Irwin’s large alligator and crocodile habitat,” shared owner and handler Paige Konger Henry, “We’d like to be the kind of be the Irwins of the Tarpon Springs… Tampa Bay area.”…