Adam's Animal Ambassadors

 10+ foot long Petunia, one of our largest animals, has been an animal ambassadors since April 2012 when she was almost hit by an FPL driver on their way home. Lucky for her, he was an animal steward, and after a few calls were connected, she found her way to us.  We're unsure of how long she was roaming S.W. Florida before being captured, but it was long enough for her to get some wild instinct. We try to bring her to as many programs as possible, but she makes that decision, not us. 

 We got a call to come pick up flower in December of 2012.  A college student had been watching her for a roommate for months, and ran out of mice.  They called us after not being able to reach the owner for more food.  Clearly never handled and scared, we witnessed her attempting to bite the wind if it blew hard enough.  Our staff has spent countless hours holding her in attempts to make her friendly, and although better, she is still unpredictable, and therefore is shown in programs from inside her enclosure.  We continue to handle flower in hopes a good temperament may blossom. 

Our newest Ball Python, Saba, was donated October 2017 by a personal friend of Adam and his animals. A rare donation, she has been very well taken care of, receiving the proper food, as well as having perfect living conditions for ball python to thrive.  Traveling from Washington to Florida before receiving her, Saba is great on car rides, and has visited hundreds of students so far.  Her health and well mannered demeanor are thanks to the love and countless hours our friend spent with her. Our staff loves her dearly, and she'll continue slithering her way into peoples hearts everywhere. 

Sierra was donated to us in October 2013 after an outreach. Our animal ambassadors came to his home for a birthday party, and after the show, he walked into his home, and came back out holding Sierra. "I want you to have him, he will have more friends with you". Ball pythons are not social animals, but after speaking with his mom, and arranging visitation rights, Sierra came home with us that day and is one of 3 ball pythons housed at our facility.  The boy is in high school now, and still comes to visit Sierra 1-2 times a year at Adams Animal Encounters to say hello, and take a ssssssssssssselfie