Reptile Man visits Bothell’s Whole Earth Montessori School

Published 4:23 pm Thursday, May 9, 2013

He delighted the students in the upper and lower elementary students with his unique and exotic reptiles from all over the world. Isaac Petersen, the son of the original Reptile Man, brought out nine live reptiles for the children to see and pet.

First, was the 45 pound tortoise, “Squirt” from Africa; then “Rocky”, a Rock Iguana from Cuba; “Larry”, a legless Glass Lizard from Southern Europe; “Lumpy”, the alligator; ”Bo”, a six foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake; ”Raphael”, a golden Corn Snake Constrictor; “Sunshine”, a female Golden Cobra from Sumatra and a Burmese Python from Asia.

The Whole Earth Montessori School campus, in Bothell, provides a unique environment that offers student programs in stream-keeping, horticulture and alternative energy.