Jake Czarney looks over a Mexican Black King Snake being held by his mother during the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
A show attendee uses a pet carrier to carry his dragon gecko during the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Attendees got a chance to hold some of the reptiles like this bearded dragon during the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Lyn Patrick with Calypso’s Charms holds up a snake skin given to her by a friend that she will make into jewelry during the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Lyn Patrick with Calypso’s Charms uses shedded snake skins to make jewelry to see during the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)A red-footed tortoise at the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Emerald Boykin gets into the spirit of the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo by using some face paint at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Enso Reptiles brought a Rhacodactylus leachianus, the largest deck in the world, to the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)A lucky person could win a spider of their choice during the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)During the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The expo is held twice a year with the second one being on Sept. 6-7 in the same location. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
