Rare Albino Alligator at Reptile Expo & Sale at Flamingo Gardens 1/16 January 16, 2010

Lady Godiva, a four foot albino alligator named for the white chocolate, visits the Reptile Expo & Sale at Flamingo Gardens on January 16 from 9:30 to 4:30. Extremely rare, albino alligators do not survive to maturity in the wild. Due to a lack of pigment, their scales burn in direct sunlight, and with pink eyes unprotected from the glare, they become blind. The show also includes a display of albino lizards, snakes and frogs.

Stop, Look & Learn about albinism in reptiles. Have your photo taken with a live albino alligator. Ask an Expert with herpetologist and author, Gerald Marzec. Free family fun In the Kids Korner, create an "albino" or traditional green frog memo holder. Practice your frog jumping in the bounce house. The Kool Giveaway Drawing at 3pm for adults is a $25 gift certificate to any vendor table at the show. Purchase quality reptiles at great prices directly from expert breeders. Guests are not permitted to bring animals for trade, sale or show to this event.

Special 1/2 price admission is only $8.50 ages 12+, $4.25 ages 4-11, under 4 free. The event is free with admission as well as the gardens, native wildlife exhibits with panthers, bobcats, otters, alligators, tortoises, turtles, free-flight aviary with over 40 species of native birds, birds of prey exhibit, live Wildlife Encounter Shows and guided tours of historic 1930s Wray Home. The narrated tour by tram of the wetland and native hammock areas is extra. Food, snacks, and beverages are available. Parking is free. Public playground in the courtyard with a Gift Shop, Garden Shop and Tropical Marketplace is also free.

Flamingo Gardens is a 60-acre botanical paradise which exhibits and cares for permanently injured, non-releasable animals including threatened and endangered native species. It provides educational programs for school and camp children. A not-for-profit organization, it is supported solely by admissions, proceeds from events, donations, visitor purchases and memberships. Never been to Flamingo Gardens? Visit the website Attractions page for panoramic photos to see just a little bit of what you are missing. 3750 S Flamingo Road, Davie, 954-473-2955, www.flamingogardens.org

Official Website: http://www.flamingogardens.org