NEW!
Adopt an Animal Program 
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center is looking for sponsors to help support the cost of feeding and caring for the animals used in our K-12 educational programs. An animal may be adopted by an individual, a business, or a group such as an elementary school class or a scout troop. The sponsors’names will be displayed on the animals’ cages for one school year. Donations are tax deductible; sponsorship opportunities for 2007-2008 are listed below. For more information, please contact Deborah McMurtrie at DeborahMc@usca.edu or 803-641-2834.
BIRDS |
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| Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Non-releasable male, born 1992 (Windsor) | $1,500 |
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) Non-releasable male, born 1998 (Spencer) | $1,250 |
REPTILES: CROCODILIANS |
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| American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) female, born 2003 (Miss Sippi) | $1,000 |
| American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) female, born 2006 (Georgia) | $750 |
| American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) male, born 2006 (Louie) | $750 |
REPTILES: SNAKES |
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| Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) | $500 |
| Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus) | $500 |
| Grey Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta spiloides) | $500 |
| Albino Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata) | $500 |
| Coastal Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata) | $250 |
| Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) | Adopted |
REPTILES: TURTLES |
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| Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) | $100 |
| Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) | $100 |
| Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) | $100 |
| Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) | $100 |
| Red-Eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) | Adopted |
| Yellow-Bellied Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta scripta) | $100 |
AMPHIBIANS |
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| Barking Tree Frog (Hyla gratiosa) | $75 |
| Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) | $75 |
| Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolora) | $75 |
| Southern Leopard Frog (Rana urticularia) | $75 |
| Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana) | $75 |
| Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris) | $75 |
| Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) | $50 |
| Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) | $50 |