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To put fears to rest, Erik danced with Wallie the alligator and encouraged the kids to join him.
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Kids flocked to touch Twinkie before he ate his meal.
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Twinkie, an albino python, munched on a frozen rat.
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Volunteers held Twinkie, a 14-foot, 80-pound albino python, brought to the West Hempstead Library by Erik Callendar from Erik’s Reptiles Edventures.
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Jayden prepares to eat.
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Erik got Bluey the Blue Tegu from South America to give kids a little kiss.
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Erik Callendar, from Erik's Repitles Edventures, held Jayden the chameleon by his tail before feeding him an insect as children at the West Hempstead library watched.
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Kids at the West Hempstead Public Library got to visit with reptiles — including a 14-foot python and an alligator — brought there by Erik Callendar from Erik's Repitles Edventures.
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