Junior Ranger Snake Day - Tupelo, Mississippi

The Natchez Trace Parkway wants to spark your curiosity about snakes on Saturday, April 23rd with their Junior Ranger Snake Day event. During this free, family-friendly event, kids and adults alike can make crafts and learn about these fascinating, but often feared, overlooked and misunderstood creatures.

The event will be held at Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center located along the Parkway at milepost 266, just north of Tupelo, Mississippi.

Snake Craft and Learning Activities: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Booths will be set up outside of the Parkway Visitor Center with several snake themed art and learning activities such as make your own snake mobile craft, snake species matching game, create your own rattlesnake craft and a self-guided snake habitat scavenger hunt. With each activity you complete you earn fun Junior Ranger prizes including a junior ranger badge by completing three out of five activities.

Live Snake Presentation: 1:00 - 1:45 pm
“Snakes of Mississippi” presented by award winning educator Terry Vandeventer where he tells stories about and shows live snakes that can be found in Mississippi. This program will be presented outside the visitor center.

Junior Ranger Pledge Ceremony: 2:00 pm
For those who stay, a Park Ranger will swear in all the new Natchez Trace Parkway junior rangers in a large pledge ceremony outside the Parkway Visitor Center.

For additional information, please call the visitor center at 662-680-4027, or 1-800-305-7417.