Rattlesnake Museum Opens In OKC

<p>A new local exhibit is offering the opportunity to see rattlesnakes up close and personal. </p>

Thursday, July 5th 2018, 7:54 pm

By: Karl Torp

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A new local exhibit is offering the opportunity to see rattlesnakes up close and personal.

The Oklahoma City Rattlesnake Museum officially opened today in the Stockyards District.

It’s located at 1501 S Agnew.

It includes 35 snakes from Oklahoma and outside the United States.

A 22 pound, 5 foot long diamondback named "Big Girl" is the largest snake on display.

Admission to the museum is free- but donations are encouraged.

“I just hope they like learning about what the different ones are,” says Museum Carl Sandefer who has been collecting snakes over the years.

Karl Torp

Karl Torp is an award-winning journalist who’s been part of the News 9 team since 2012. He co-anchors the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts on weekdays. Karl loves telling Oklahoma’s unique stories, and he’s also a huge sports junkie. He loves to think of trades that would help the Oklahoma City Thunder win a World Championship (despite knowing little to nothing about salary caps and luxury taxes).