The Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum

07/03/2025

We will be OPEN tomorrow on July 4 from 10-6!

07/02/2025

Julian, our Dumeril’s Boa. These snakes can reach lengths of up to seven feet and are the second largest snake on Madagascar after their close relative the Madagascar ground boa. They are named in honor French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril. Like many of our reptiles, Julian was a donation who came to us after passing through multiple owner over a period of several years and had a reputation for being “aggresive”. We’ve actually found that Julian, while he is an enthusiastic feeder, was actually a sweet-natured snake, at least after he figures it’s not dinner time! https://www.bugandreptile.org/

07/01/2025

Spiny Flower Mantis nymph grooming itself my thumb.

The Museum is open 10-6 Tuesday through Saturday at the Sendero Marketplace (formerly the Fashion Outlets)

WE WILL BE OPEN ON JULY 4!
https://www.bugandreptile.org/

07/01/2025

BEHOLD THE GOLIATH WORM EATER!
Actually, it’s a Goliath bird eating tarantula. While they are indeed the largest spiders in the world, in truth these nocturnal, ground dwelling spiders would rarely have a chance to eat a bird. Their actual menu in the wild includes insects and the occasional vertebrate such as small reptiles, frogs, and rodents. Surprisingly however, some researchers have reported observing them feeding on eathworms more often than any other prey, so we like to incude them in their diet at the Museum.

https://www.bugandreptile.org/

06/28/2025

Today

🔬Join us every Saturday from 2-4PM for our Science Saturday program where you can conduct STEAM experiments with special guests and our museum educators! 🧪

🦋We will be welcoming special guest educator Wade Harrell from for a creature meet and greet! Meet interesting insects🐜, amazing amphibians🐸, and regal reptiles! 🐊

This program is presented by We Are Intel and partially funded by New Mexico Oil & Gas Energizing Our Future Fund

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🔬¡Únete a nosotros todos los sábados de 2:00 p.m. a 4:00 p.m. para nuestro programa de Sábado de Ciencias, donde podrás realizar experimentos STEAM con invitados especiales y los educadores de nuestro museo! 🧪

🦋¡Recibiremos al educador invitado especial Wade Harrell del Museo de Reptiles e Insectos de Santa Fe para un encuentro con criaturas! ¡Conoce insectos interesantes🐜, anfibios asombrosos🐸 y reptiles majestuosos! 🐊

Este programa es presentado por We Are Intel y financiado parcialmente por el Fondo para Energizar Nuestro Futuro de New Mexico Oil & Gas

06/27/2025

Chow time! These are Blaberus discoidalis, commonly called “discoid cockroaches”. It’s hard to even estimate how many we have, the are often buried in the soil, especially the juvenile nymphs seen here. When we fill the food bowl the ground comes alive!

The Museum is open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10-6. https://www.bugandreptile.org/

06/14/2025

Spike is giving you the side eye!

We’re open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10-6. Come visit!

https://www.bugandreptile.org/

06/14/2025

Today!

🔬Join us every Saturday from 2-4PM for our Science Saturday program where you can conduct STEAM experiments with special guests and our museum educators! 🧪

🦋We will be welcoming special guest educator Wade Harrell from The Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum for a creature meet and greet! Meet interesting insects🐜, amazing amphibians🐸, and regal reptiles! 🐊

This program is presented by We Are Intel and partially funded by New Mexico Oil & Gas Energizing Our Future Fund

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🔬¡Únete a nosotros todos los sábados de 2:00 p.m. a 4:00 p.m. para nuestro programa de Sábado de Ciencias, donde podrás realizar experimentos STEAM con invitados especiales y los educadores de nuestro museo! 🧪

🦋¡Recibiremos al educador invitado especial Wade Harrell del Museo de Reptiles e Insectos de Santa Fe para un encuentro con criaturas! ¡Conoce insectos interesantes🐜, anfibios asombrosos🐸 y reptiles majestuosos! 🐊

Este programa es presentado por We Are Intel y financiado parcialmente por el Fondo para Energizar Nuestro Futuro de New Mexico Oil & Gas

05/24/2025

We’ll be OPEN 12-5 on Memorial Day, Monday May 26!

Normal hours from the on, 10-6 Tuesday through Saturday.

We’re at Sendero Marketplace, formerly known as the Fashion Outlets, 8380 Cerrillos Rd, suite 108.

https://www.bugandreptile.org/

05/14/2025

Here's a riddle a kid told me today, feel free to use it yourself!

Kid: What is a salamander doing in a school?

Me: I give up, what was it doing?

Kid: WORKING!!! (laughs)

Me: It was working??

Kid: Yeah, he was like the principal or something!

05/10/2025

Here you can see how Cuban false chameleons get their OTHER name, “western bearded anole”! The Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 10-6. https://www.bugandreptile.org/