ANIMALS from a specialist exotics shop, including deadly scorpions that can kill with one sting, will be some of the star attractions at a pet extravaganza.
A 12-foot albino Burmese python, giant spiders and a skunk will also be there to meet visitors in the exotics tent at Pets on the Hill organised by the Willows Veterinary Group at Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, Organsdale Farm near Tarporley, on Sunday from 10am.
The Willows Veterinary Group has its head office in Rudheath, and thanks to Lee Owen, proprietor of Warrington Pets and Exotics, there will be a host of snakes and lizards, blue-tongued skinks and red footed tortoises, African hedgehogs, bearded dragons, huge spiders and giant millipedes on show.
“There will also be a three-foot Caiman crocodile,” said Lee, who along with his second eldest daughter, Jemma – customer care supervisor at the shop – will be sharing incredible facts and figures about all the creatures they look after.
Audiences can be assured it will all be done in a safe and secure environment as Lee and his family have a lifetime’s experience of looking after exotic animals.
The day-long Pets on the Hill event is a new event borne out of the Willows Veterinary Group’s Pets in the Park, which outgrew its former site at Marbury Park.
Jemma, 19, is also responsible for taking animals to displays at private functions, including weddings and birthday parties, as well as educational visits to local schools.
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