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February 20-26, 2003
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While it's maybe true that the scales never lie, the scaly-skinned of the animal world have had to endure some pretty outrageous myths being perpetrated against them, largely by the fearful. Over the next few months, The Academy of Natural Sciences plans to set the balance straight -- by rooting out the terrifying features of all-too-real creatures, from crocs and alligators to pythons and vipers. "Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly," their extensive new exhibit, presents live reptiles -- such as the black and white spitting cobra, frequently used by snake charmers but whose bite causes paralysis, or the Nile crocodile, which as an adult consumes everything from small prey to zebra -- as well as hands-on artifacts including skeletal mounts that explain the mechanics of fangs and jaws and the prospect of "milking" venom from a model rattlesnake.
Runs through Sept. 7, $8-$9, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th St. and the Parkway, 215-299-1000.
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