By Ariana Moini, Seattle Times:
Beacon Hill’s newest community center isn’t much to look at — a jumbled pile of rocks, really. But for some of Jose Rizal Park’s most secretive and slithery residents, it’s a place to hang out.
Last month, garter snakes populating the park’s tree-tangled west side got a construction project designed just for them. Called a herpetarium, it’s a shelter fit for any reptile, with its small, pyramid-shaped form and walls lined with recycled scrap.
“It’s not the Taj Mahal,” said project coordinator Craig Thompson. Read more.
Seattle’s first public herpetarium, or reptile habitat, opened in June in Beacon Hill’s Jose Rizal Park, to provide shelter for the local garter snake population. The modest structure was built with rocks and concrete debris that had been removed for the benefit of Seattle Parks Department mowing crews. Photos/Craig Thompson
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