WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: The Reptile Lady visits Ounces

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WSB photos by Dave Gershgorn

While many were out watching orcas this afternoon, another animal-viewing opportunity drew a crowd – The Reptile Lady‘s appearance at Ounces Beer Garden & Taproom in North Delridge.

April Jackson is The Reptile Lady, a calling in which she followed her dad, Scott Peterson aka The Reptile Man.

She brought a mini-zoo of reptiles to Ounces this afternoon, and her audience was enthralled:

From scales to shells, it was a chance to get up close and personal with the visitors, including Spongebob Scalepants, a Sulcata Tortoise:

Rocky the Cuban Rock Iguana was a crowd fave:

So was Mr. Pickles the Burmese Python:

This wasn’t the first exotic-animal visit to Ounces … they hosted a camel five years ago!

Pelicans February 23, 2025 (12:26 am)

Wow! Is that first photo of a snapping turtle? They can get so huge! All these animals give me a clue as to what dinosaurs were like.

WSB February 23, 2025 (2:15 am)

That’s how photographer Dave described it when he sent me the images.
- Pelicans February 23, 2025 (6:49 am)
  
  Neat!
WS mom February 23, 2025 (9:53 am)

Yes, it was an alligator snapping turtle named Bowser :)

A February 23, 2025 (4:01 am)

That container looks too small for that snapping turtle

Ivan Weiss February 23, 2025 (7:21 am)

When my daughter was little, she looked forward to every visit of the Reptile Man I could get her to. In one memorable occasion, when she was 3 or 4, she embraced a 120-pound albino python and rubbed “cheeks” with it. I’m sure she’ll be delighted to hear that Scott’s daughter is carrying on his work.

CapitalWon February 23, 2025 (8:22 am)

What a great opportunity for people of all ages to be introduced to parts of nature we rarely get to see in city life! Interactions like this are a huge boon for conservation, so thank you, Reptile Lady! Minor nit pick, Rocky appears to be a baby American alligator or some other young crocodilian, not an iguana. My guess is April (who is a wealth of animal knowledge) is well aware of this and the photographer might have just gotten some names mixed up.

alkibeeeech February 23, 2025 (8:33 am)

I wish I didn’t have to work and could’ve gone to see her! Her father was the highlight of my childhood assemblies. He brought such joy to understanding reptiles that really helped me love them. It makes me so happy to know she is continuing the legacy. Hope to see more events with her in the future!

Derp February 23, 2025 (3:49 pm)

That’s awesome, great experience. We had her Dad Scott, Come to our house 20+ years ago for my sons birthday party. What a great thing for kids

gooniesHouse February 24, 2025 (8:43 am)

Weird how bringing kids to bars is such a big thing these days.

anonyme February 24, 2025 (2:59 pm)

I think maybe the photo descriptions got switched, as that looks like an alligator species, not a Rock Iguana. I met Scott years ago when my friend David (who later worked at Discovery Park and Camp Long) and I used to do nature programs at The Nature Company in Pike Place Market. We did reptiles, but our spider programs were the most popular.

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