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380 OLD BAYOU PIERRE RD. NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA 71457 TOLL-FREE: 1-877-354-7001 FAX: (318)357-8323
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FROM
PROTECTED WALKWAYS AND PLATFORMS, YOU'LL
BE ABLE TO SEE HUNDREDS OF ALLIGATORS, FROM
THE YOUNG 4-FOOTERS TO THE HUGE 1000-POUNDERS,
ALL IMMERSED IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL ENJOY WATCHING AS
THESE BIG GATORS SWIRL, SPLASH, LUNGE, AND
LEAP FOR THEIR DINNER. YOU CAN EVEN GET
YOUR PICTURE TAKEN HOLDING ONE OF THEM. |
LETS
START OUR TREK THROUGH ALLIGATOR PARK AT "THE
MARSH", A NATURAL ALLIGATOR HABITAT THAT INCLUDES
FOUR HALF ACRE PONDS AND SERVES AS THE SITE
FOR THE SPECTACULAR "BIG AL'S FEEDING SHOW,"
WHERE YOUR HOSTS WILL ENTICE GIANT 1000-POUND
GATORS TO LEAP IN THE AIR FOR THIER DINNER.
AS
WE CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY, WE COME TO "ALLIGATOR
ISLAND", WHERE YOU WILL BE SURROUNDED BY
OVER 100 ALLIGATORS. THIS IS A THRILLING
EXPERIENCE , ESPECIALLY FOR THE KIDS. ON
THE ISLAND, THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL ENJOY
THE "ALLIGATOR ISLAND SHOW". A LIVELY AND
INFORMATIVE DEMONSTRATION OF THE ALLIGATOR
FARMING INDUSTRY AND THE CONSERVATION PROGRAM
TO SAVE THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR. WHILE
ON THE ISLAND DON'T MISS THE MOVIE THEATER
WHERE YOU CAN COOL OFF AND WATCH A 10 MINUTE
DOCUMENTARY AND RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
IS OUR "REPTILE HABITAT" WHERE
YOU WILL FIND PLATED LIZARDS, SKINKS, WATER
DRAGONS, SAVANNAH MONITORS, IGUANAS, CAIMAN
CROCODILES, STUMPY, THE GATOR WITH NO TAIL,
"MYRTLE" A 50 YEAR OLD ALLIGATOR
SNAPPING TURTLE, BABY ALLIGATORS IN AN AQUARIUM
AND MUCH MORE. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A WALK
THROUGH TINY TOWN. A TOWN BUILT AT HALF
SCALE WITH A BARBER SHOP, SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
MERCANTILE STORE, SCHOOLHOUSE AND MANY MORE
WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FEED OUR CUTE
LITTLE PIGMY GOATS, PEACOCKS AND MANY MORE
OF OUR CUTE LITTLE CRITTERS THROUGH THE
WINDOWS OF THE TOWN. |
NEXT,
IT'S SHOWTIME AGAIN. THIS TIME WE TRAVEL
TO "CASTAWAY ISLAND" WHERE WE
ENCOUNTER TWO PILOTS THAT HAVE CRASHED ON
AN ISLAND SURROUNDED BY LARGE HUNGRY ALLIGATORS.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE OUR FEEDING SHOW
FROM THE COMFORT OF OUR COVERED STADIUM
SEATS WHILE WE ATTEMPT TO FEED FROM A CAJUN
HOUSE BOAT SURROUNDED BY THESE BIG MONSTERS.
IT IS OUR NEWEST AND MOST EXCITING SHOW
EVER! |
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ALL
RIGHT, WE HAVE SEEN QUITE ENOUGH ALLIGATORS,
SO LETS HEAD ACROSS THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE
AND OVER THE WATERFALL TOWARD "THE
JUNGLE". HANG ON; THIS BRIDGE MOVES
UNDER YOU FEET. AS WE ENTER THE JUNGLE,
WE ARE IN AIR CONDITIONED COMFORT AS WE
PEER INTO ROOMS FULL OF SLITHERY SNAKES
FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN THEIR NATURAL
INVIRONMENT INCLUDING "BERNADINE"
THE 14' ALBINO PYTHON AND ALL OF HER FRIENDS
IN A RAINFOREST ATMOSPHERE. THE
NUTRIA RAT HABITAT WITH CYPRESS TREES
INCLUDED AND A NEST FULL OF BABY ALLIGATORS
HATCHING OUT OF THEIR EGGS WITH MAMA GATOR
NEARBY. DON'T WORRY, THEY'RE BEHIND GLASS.
DEEPER INTO THE JUNGLE WE GO UNTIL WE
COME ACROSS "ROCKY RACCOON RESORT".
A LITTLE VILLAGE MADE JUST FOR OUR CUTE
LITTLE RACCOONS. THEY
HAVE LITTLE HOUSES ON STILTS WITH BRIDGES
CONNECTING THEM AND THEIR VERY OWN WATERFALL.
THEY'RE MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS
AND YOU CAN FEED THEM TOO! OK, LETS EXIT
THE JUNGLE AND HEAD TOWARD THE AVIARY
WHERE WE CAN FEED EMU, DUCKS, TURKEYS,
QUAIL AND LOTS OF DOVES THAT WILL EAT
RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HAND.
ALL
RIGHT, TIME TO PRESS ON TO "TURTLE
TOWN". IT'S A WHOLE TOWN WITH HOUSES,
STREETS AND BRIDGES INHABITED TOTALLY
BY BOX TURTLES. AS WE TURN THE CORNER,
WE RUN SMACK INTO "PAPA JOE",
SO NATURALLY, IT'S ONLY POLITE TO STOP
AND HAVE A CHAT WITH OUR RESIDENT CAJUN.
YOU CAN ASK HIM QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARK
AND HE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOU. HE LOOKS
AND TALKS SO REAL, YOU'LL THINK HE IS.
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