Repticon snakes things up at O.C. fairgrounds

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Justin Gardner with the Southern Calififornia Herpetology Assn. and Rescue holds Revelations, an albino Burmese python, as young visitors pet her at Repticon at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

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Julia Lobe, 5, meets a western hognose snake at Repticon at the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday.

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Kendyl Bernardin holds Kevin, a purple tiger reticulated python, as guests look at other snakes at Bernardin’s booth during Repticon at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

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Luis Muno of The Bug Plug holds an Asian forest scorpion during Repticon at the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday.

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Annika Guterman of Los Angeles gets a look at water monitors at Repticon on Saturday at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

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A chameleon shows its colors at Repticon at the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday.

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Clive Conrad, 11, left, of Santa Barbara and Ian Keene, 12, of San Diego meet a chameleon during Repticon on Saturday at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

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Guests look at bearded dragons at Repticon at the OC Fair & Event Center.

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Repticon visitors pet a bearded dragon on Saturday at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

By Daily Pilot staff

Nov. 11, 2017 5:40 PM PT

Repticon — a full-scale reptile show and vendor fair — slithered back to Costa Mesa this weekend.

Hundreds of reptiles, along with amphibians, invertebrates, spiders and other critters, are available for purchase at the OC Fair & Event Center through Sunday.

Guests also can snake their way through an assortment of vendors and educators offering supplies and resources catered to exotic pets.

The event also features free raffles.

Sunday’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Los Alamitos building at the fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive.

Tickets are $10, or $9 for military service members with identification. Admission is $5 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for 4 and younger. Parking costs $8.

For more information, visit repticon.com/california/los-angeles-costa-mesa.

Repticon snakes things up at O.C. fairgrounds

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