{"id":7251,"date":"2018-06-29T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safariwest.wpengine.com\/?p=7251"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:48:02","slug":"save-snakes-slithers-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/2018\/06\/save-snakes-slithers-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Save The Snakes&#8221; Slithers Into Our Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>An Evening of Serpentine Fun<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this month, friend of Safari West Michael Starkey joined\u00a0us as part of our ongoing Conservation Dinner Series. Taking\u00a0place throughout the year, this series allows us to play host to scientists and conservationists from around the globe. Mr. Starkey has been a frequent guest\u00a0over the years and has spoken on\u00a0a number of conservation issues. This time, he appeared in his role as Executive Director of <a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Links', 'click', 'http:\/\/www.savethesnakes.org');\"href=\"http:\/\/www.savethesnakes.org\">Save the Snakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After a day of exploring the Sonoma Serengeti our guests\u00a0enjoyed dinner at the Savannah Cafe. Once the plates were\u00a0cleared away, everyone headed into the Elephant Room for a special evening of education and entertainment. Mr. Starkey&#8217;s presentation, titled &#8220;Golden State Snakes: An Introduction to Some of California\u2019s Most Spectacular Serpents&#8221; kept the crowd at rapt attention. Snakes don&#8217;t always enjoy positive attention from their human neighbors. Like spiders, bats, and other creepy-crawlies, they suffer a great deal of unfair persecution. Mr. Starkey did an excellent job of pushing back against this prejudice and\u00a0exploring just how amazing\u00a0these reptiles are.<\/p>\n<p>As he discussed\u00a0the ecological value of snakes, Mr. Starkey also showed the crowd how to identify some of our local species and how to tell the venomous variety from the non-venomous. All in all, it was an amazing and enlightening evening and we&#8217;ve got more just like it in the lineup. If you&#8217;d like to take part in the Conservation Dinner Series, keep an eye on our <a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Links', 'click', 'http:\/\/www.savethesnakes.org');\"href=\"https:\/\/safariwest.wpengine.com\/calendar\/\">calendar<\/a> for upcoming events.<\/p>\n<p>PS- Special thanks to Michael Starkey and Save the Snakes, who not only provided a dynamite evening for our guests, but who also published this beautiful <a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Links', 'click', 'http:\/\/www.savethesnakes.org');\"href=\"https:\/\/savethesnakes.org\/2018\/06\/05\/safari-west-supports-save-the-snakes\/\">write-up<\/a> of the evening. Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Evening of Serpentine Fun Earlier this month, friend of Safari West Michael Starkey joined\u00a0us as part of our ongoing Conservation Dinner Series. 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