The Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum

Name: The Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum
Address: 8380 Cerrillos Road Suite 108, Santa Fe, NM, 87507, US
Telephone: (505) 695-8569

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The Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum is a new nonprofit organization founded to continue the education Like our page for updates!

We currently do not have a physical location, but we will soon!

05/23/2026

The Museum is OPEN 10-6 Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12-4 Sundays and we will be open Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 from 12-5!

This is one of our blue death feigning beetles feeding on a dead cricket. These beetles get their name from their habitat of playing dead when disturbed. They are omnivorous scavengers from the Mohave and Sonoran deserts in the western US. They wouldn't be able to capture a live cricket, but whenever we get a new shipment of feeder crickets (we go through 3,000-4,000 a month) there are always a few dead ones in the box, and they always go to the beetles!

05/09/2026

Santa Fe roads seem to be under construction all over town, including around Sendero Marketplace, not to mention the construction going on here AT the mall! However, the Santa Fe Bug and Reptile Museum is OPEN, just drive carefully! We're open Tuesdays-Saturdays 10-6 and Sundays 12-4.

05/02/2026

Spike normally doesn't like being picked up, but today she seemed like she really wanted me to, so we're just hanging on a rainy Friday afternoon. She is often curious about visitors! You can visit her at the Museum, Tuesdays through Saturdays 10-6, and Sundays 12-4.

04/03/2026

The Museum will be open normal hours on Saturday, but we will be CLOSED on Sunday, April 5 for Easter. Regular hours will resume one Tuesday, April 7!

03/15/2026

I love it when snakes have markings around their eyes reminiscent of ancient Egyptian art! These types of markings often help disquise the snakes eyes from prey. Prey animals like birds and rodents are often skiddish when they see any eyes looking at them, so snakes often have lines and stripes on their head to help them hunt by This is Pelonius the bullsnake. He is about 12 years old, and close to seven feet long. They are one of the largest most commonly encountered snakes in our region.

03/13/2026

Do you ever wonder how spiders stay clean? Why, good grooming of course! Like many arthropods, spiders clean themselves by passing their limbs through their mouth parts, not unlike little cats! When this wolf spider turns around you can see her doing this, her fangs are in silhouette. The Museum is open 10-6 Tuesdays through Saturdays and 12-4 on Sundays. Also open 12-5 Mondays in March for Spring Break!

02/28/2026

The Santa Fe Bug and Reptile Museum is OPEN for spring break! Our regular hours are 10-6 Tuesdays-Saturdays and 12-4 Sundays. We're also open Mondays in March from 12-5!

This is our albino axolotl named "Axl Rose", although we believe she is a female!

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine's Day from the Santa Fe Bug and Reptile Museum! This is Amber, one of our tarantula ambassadors! Amber is a curlyhair tarantula, a species native to Central America. The heart-shape on her abdomen is the result of lost urticating hair. Tarantulas from the western hemisphere can use this hair to defend themselves by using their back legs to dislodge this hair into the face of a predator, it is barbed and painful in the eyes or nose. Some species, like the curlyhair, become calm with handling and stop flicking the hair. Amber no longer flicks hair, but she will continue to have the heart shape until she molts again, and the heart will disappear! Bring your Valentine to visit the Museum today, we're open 10-6 Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12-4 Sundays, and we will be open 12-5 on Presidents Day! Link to our website in the comments.

02/10/2026

In addition to our regular hours of 10-6 Tuesday-Saturday and 12-4 Sunday, we will also be open on Presidents' Day, (Monday, February 16) from 12-5!

02/07/2026

Baby vinegaroon eating a waxworm! Vinegaroons, also known as Whipscorpions, are arachnids like spiders and scorpions, but are in their own separate order, Uropygi. Although they do superficially resemble scorpions, they are not closely related. Vinegroons have no venom and can neither bite nor sting. They are capable of pinching (as seen here!) but rarely pinch defensively. Instead, they defend themselves by spraying acetic acid, creating a powerful odor of vinegar. They are common in many parts of New Mexico. This baby is about an inch long but they grow to 3" or more in body length, and much bigger if you include the "tail" (telson) and "whips" (anennaform legs). You can meet a vinegaroon and other fascinating creatures here at Museum! https://www.bugandreptile.org/

Also, thanks to https://dubiaroaches.com/ for donating the waxworms!

Address

8380 Cerrillos Road Suite 108
Santa Fe, NM
87507

Telephone

(505) 695-8569

Website

http://www.bugandreptile.org/

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