Reptile Gardens is sharing new details following a late‑November fire that killed more than 100 animals. The fire began in the southwest corner of a detached habitat, and investigators determined the cause to be undetermined electrical. Curator Terry Phillip says the building’s collapse left little additional information about what happened.
The attraction says it remains committed to its visitor experience, announcing a new group of alligators arriving from eastern Texas. Reptile Gardens also plans to rebuild and improve its tortoise habitat, with two baby tortoises—whose eggs were laid before the fire—expected to join the exhibit.
