Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and Luna, a 5-year-old ball python who taught kids to appreciate snakes, were among dozens of animal casualties in the early morning fire that destroyed a shopping center in Nederland Thursday.
Wild Bear Nature Center was one of more than a dozen businesses in the shopping center that was reported burning by a Boulder County Sheriff’s deputy just before 4 a.m. Thursday.
Other scorched businesses included Very Nice Brewing Company, Mountain Man Outdoor Store, Tadasana Mountain Yoga and Kaleidoscope Arts Gallery…