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DOGS, CATS, REPTILES BIRDS
AND MORE, JENNIFER IS HERE ALONG
WITH SAM AND SOME WILD FRIENDS
WITH A LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN
EXPECT FROM THIS BIG EVENT AND
OF COURSE THESE THINGS ON THE
THING -- WE HAVE A LIZARD.
I'M OKAY WITH THE LIZARD; RIGHT?
IT'S A SAVANNAH MONITOR.
I'M COOL WITH THE SAVANNAH
MONITOR, I'M OKAY.
THE SNAKES ARE FREAKING ME OUT A
LITTLE.
I WANT TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT
THE EVENT.
THERE ARE THREE SNAKES HERE.
THREE SNAKES.
WHAT ARE THEY?
THEY ARE PYTHONS.
THAT'S GREAT.
THEY ARE COMPLETELY HARMLESS.
THEY MAKE AWESOME PETS.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY COME IN --
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN SNAKES ON A
PLANE?
I SAW THIS --
[LAUGHTER]
GREAT MOVIE.
GREAT MOVIE, YEAH.
SO THEY ARE HARMLESS.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN EVEN IF THEY DID BITE
YOU --
LET'S NOT PUT THAT OUT THERE
AS A POSSIBILITY.
THERE'S NO PAIN.
THERE'S NO VENOM, NOTHING WILL
HAPPEN TO YOU.
YOU ARE WITH THE REPTILE
RESCUE OF ORANGE COUNTY.
CORRECT.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE
SNAKES AS PETS.
WHAT IS THE APPEAL?
WELL, THEY ARE FASCINATING
CREATURES.
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THEY ARE VERY LOW MAINTENANCE.
THEY EAT ONCE A WEEK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK THEM.
I MIGHT CHANGE MY TUNE ABOUT
SNAKES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK THEM.
THEY ARE AMAZING CREATURES.
AND THEY COME IN LOTS OF
DIFFERENT -- THEY ARE CALLED
PAINT JOBS BUT DIFFERENT COLORS
AND PATTERNS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THESE THREE SNAKES ARE THE SAME
SPECIES.
DO THEY HAVE PERSONALITIES?
SOME LIKE TO BE HELD MORE.
SOME DON'T.
SOME JUST WANT TO KIND OF HANG
OUT.
I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LOOKING
AT ME.
TELL ME ABOUT THE MONITOR.
THIS IS A SAVANNAH MONITOR.
HIS NAME IS GRUMPYS.
HE WAS NAMED BY ONE OF THE
KIDS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PETS
THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AT
THE EXPO.
TELL ME ABOUT THE EXPO.
THIS WEEKEND, FRIDAY SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY, IT IS AT THE OC FAIR
AND EVENTS CENTER, MORE THAN A
THOUSAND ANIMALS ON DISPLAY FOR
PEOPLE TO MEET, GREET, TOUCH,
FEEL, INTERACT.
IT IS ALL ABOUT ANIMAL
EDUCATION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MANY FARM
ANIMALS.
WE WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF DOGS
AND CATS.
AND SHOWS, A PERFORMANCE DOG
SHOW.
WE WILL HAVE POLICE DOG
DEMONSTRATIONS.
COOL.
HERE HE IS I OTHER FAVORITE.
-- HERE'S MY OTHER FAVORITE.
AND THEN OF COURSE YOU WILL
SEE ALL THESE LITTLE GUYS.
LOOK HOW CUTE THAT IS.
WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S A CRESTED GECKO.
THEY EAT FRUIT.
THEY EAT FRUIT.
I CAN GET BEHIND THIS AS A PET.
YOU RESCUE PETS.
THESE HAVE STORIES BEHIND THEM,
DON'T THEY?
A LOT OF THEM DO.
WE TAKE IN ANIMALS THAT HAVE
BEEN CONFISCATED, ABANDONED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY,
THEY MOVE AND LEAVE THEIR
ANIMALS BEHIND.
A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST GET PETS,
THEY GET TOO BIG AND THEY ARE
EITHER SCARED OF THEM OR THEY
DON'T WANT THEM ANYMORE, THE
KIDS GET BORED OF THE ANIMAL SO
THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THEM.
WE WILL TAKE THEM IN AND GET
THEM A GOOD HOME AND FIND THEM A
NEW HOME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN
THERE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT.
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THAT RIGHT
OWNER.
I ASSUME YOU DO YOUR OWN
BACKGROUND AND MAKE SURE THESE
ARE GOOD OWNERS.
JUST LIKE ANY DOG OR CAT
ADOPTION.
ARE THEY COOL WITH EACH
OTHER?
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE
HERE?
THEY ARE FINE.
[LAUGHTER]
HE WAS LOOKING AT ME NOW.
NOW HE'S LOOKING AT ME.
TELL ME THIS.
IT IS ALL ABOUT EDUCATION.
IF I WANTED TO BRING MY ANIMAL
ALONG WITH ME, AM I ALLOWED TO?
NO, NO, THIS IS AN EVENT FOR
PET PARENTS AND PEOPLE ONLY.
SO WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS FOR
THE FAMILY TO SEE AND DO, BUT WE
REQUEST THAT THE PETS STAY AT
HOME.
OKAY.
BUT YOU CAN BRING HOME LOTS
OF FUN THINGS FOR THEM.
TELL ME WHAT THAT IS
THIS IS A TARANTULA.
HER NAME IS ROSIE.
TOTALLY CHILL.
KIDS LOVE TO HOLD HER.
TOTALLY CHILL.
YOU ARE SAYING THE KIDS ARE MORE
BRAVE THAN I AM RIGHT NOW?
PRETTY MUCH.
PRETTY MUCH.
[LAUGHTER]
AGAIN, DOES ROSIE HAVE A
PERSONALITY THERE?
YEAH, ROSIE, THEY ARE
VENOMOUS, BUT -- A LOT OF
ANIMALS ARE.
[LAUGHTER]
HE BARELY BITES HIS FOOD.
SO YOU SAY THERE'S A CHANCE
IS HOW I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT
THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S THE PET EXPO, KICKS OFF
TOMORROW AND RUNS THROUGH
SUNDAY.
I THINK I'VE EXPOSED WHAT A WIMP
I AM.