{"id":275150,"date":"2026-04-19T04:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/275150\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T04:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:51:09","slug":"thousands-of-reptiles-on-display-for-the-sacramento-reptile-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/275150\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of reptiles on display for the Sacramento Reptile Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIT\u2019S A REPTILE TAKEOVER AT CAL EXPO THIS WEEKEND, THE     SACRAMENTO REPTILE SHOW IS BACK, AND ORGANIZERS SAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 3000 REPTILES FROM ACROSS THE WORLD ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING A CHANCE TO MEET A LIVE TEN FOOT ALLIGATOR. THERE ARE BREEDERS, SHOPS SELLING HABITATS AND CARE PRODUCTS FOR THOSE THINKING OF BRINGING REPTILE HOME, ALONG WITH THE HANDS, THE HANDS ON EDUCATION CENTER ORGANIZERS SAY IT\u2019S THE LARGEST REPTILE EXHIBIT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE ONLY WAY TO GET EDUCATED IS TO EXPOSE YOURSELF TO EXPERIENCES. SO EVEN IF YOU\u2019VE NEVER BEEN IN A REPTILE SHOW BEFORE, OR YOU\u2019VE NEVER HELD A REPTILE, OR YOU HAVE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THEM, THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO COME AND GET EDUCATED. YOU CAN TOUCH A SNAKE, YOU CAN SEE A SNAKE. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO GET OVER YOUR FEARS OR YOUR CONCERNS. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IT\u2019S EDUCATIONAL. YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW MORE THAN YOU CAN. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HOW THE PROPER CARE OF REPTILES IS. IF YOU\u2019VE NEVER HELD A LEOPARD GECKO, I RECOMMEND IT. THEY\u2019RE SO FUN. ALL RIGHT. ONE OF THE SHOW WRAPPED UP AT 5:00 TODAY. IT CONTINUES TOMORROW FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of reptiles on display for the Sacramento Reptile Show<\/p>\n<p>Reptiles from across the world take center stage Saturday and Sunday at Cal Expo for The Sacramento Reptile Show.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769020329_917_kcra.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KCRA logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:08 PM PDT Apr 18, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReptiles from across the world take center stage Saturday and Sunday at Cal Expo for The Sacramento Reptile Show. More than three thousand reptiles are on display, including a live 10-foot alligator. The show also features breeders, shops selling habitats and reptile care products, and a hands-on education center. &#8220;The only way to get educated is to expose yourself to new experiences,&#8221; said Jeremy Epstein, a coordinator for The Sacramento Reptile Show. &#8220;You can touch a snake, you can see a snake. You can do whatever you need to do to get over your fears or concerns.&#8221; Organizers claim it is the largest reptile exhibit in Northern California. Day one of the show wrapped up at 5 p.m. Saturday. It continues Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cal Expo. Tickets are $20, and parking costs $10. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Reptiles from across the world take center stage Saturday and Sunday at Cal Expo for The Sacramento Reptile Show. <\/p>\n<p>More than three thousand reptiles are on display, including a live 10-foot alligator. The show also features breeders, shops selling habitats and reptile care products, and a hands-on education center. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only way to get educated is to expose yourself to new experiences,&#8221; said Jeremy Epstein, a coordinator for The Sacramento Reptile Show. &#8220;You can touch a snake, you can see a snake. You can do whatever you need to do to get over your fears or concerns.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Organizers claim it is the largest reptile exhibit in Northern California. <\/p>\n<p>Day one of the show wrapped up at 5 p.m. Saturday. It continues Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cal Expo. Tickets are $20, and parking costs $10. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWAe1c230c3-2072-b6d3-8a7b-b8f1016e88e7\" data-linkindex=\"0\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWAaa043cdb-4961-a192-deeb-a619030ae931\" data-linkindex=\"1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" data-ogsc=\"black\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our app<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/subscribe\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWA8bda8b57-ede8-90c9-050c-89b8b5186016\" data-linkindex=\"2\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/subscribe\" data-ogsc=\"black\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KCRA\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"OWAba73280a-adeb-b8c4-2ec0-63974b4f7d50\" data-linkindex=\"3\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KCRA\" data-ogsc=\"black\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IT\u2019S A REPTILE TAKEOVER AT CAL EXPO THIS WEEKEND, THE SACRAMENTO REPTILE SHOW IS BACK, AND ORGANIZERS SAY&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2820,91326,2691,119034,119035,119040,9736,23615,10693,119041,266,119036,95612,119037,121,119038,123,122,119039,1166,46473,669,776,3293],"class_list":{"0":"post-275150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-app","9":"tag-breeder","10":"tag-cal-expo","11":"tag-cal-expo-events","12":"tag-cal-expo-shows","13":"tag-center-stage-saturday","14":"tag-display","15":"tag-download","16":"tag-habitat","17":"tag-large-reptile-exhibit","18":"tag-northern-california","19":"tag-reptile","20":"tag-reptiles","21":"tag-sac-reptile-show","22":"tag-sacramento","23":"tag-sacramento-events","24":"tag-sacramento-headlines","25":"tag-sacramento-news","26":"tag-sacramento-reptile-show","27":"tag-shop","28":"tag-snake","29":"tag-subscribe","30":"tag-sunday","31":"tag-thousand"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}