Activities Kick Off
Charity Raffle opens on Graze Deck & Activity Tables open
Food Stations Open
check map for locations
Keeper Chat : Wreathed Hornbill
at Wreathed hornbill habitat
Indigo 101 – Presentation by Dr. Bogan
Director of the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation
at the Wayne Densch Discovery Center, near Zoo entrance
Amazing Reptiles! Show
in front of the Herpetarium Building
Live Music by
at the Wharton Smith Tropical Splash Ground
Keeper Chat : Amur Leopard
at Amur leopard habitat
Amazing Reptiles! Show
in front of the Herpetarium Building
Live Music by
at the Wharton Smith Tropical Splash Ground
Keeper Chat : Chacoan Peccary
at Chacoan peccary habitat
Charity Raffle Closes
at Graze Cafe deck
Indigo Blues BBQ at the Zoo Closes
Thanks for visiting!
Items available a la carte, or get all four by purchasing a Tasting Trail Pass at any of the Trail Locations!
Additional options available at Graze Cafe, including a vegetarian jackfruit option. Tasting Trail Card is only applicable at items found at the Tasting Trail Stations.
The beautiful eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is North America’s longest native snake and a key predator in the southeastern U.S. ecosystem, keeping the populations of other snakes in balance. Despite its importance, the species has faced drastic population decline in part due to habitat destruction, fragmentation, the exotic pet trade, and human influence due to fear and misinformation. As a federally threatened species, conservation efforts are critical to ensuring its survival.
At the Zoo’s Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation (OCIC), we are dedicated to restoring eastern indigo snake populations through scientific research, habitat preservation, and our breed-and-release program. As the only facility specializing in the captive propagation of eastern indigo snakes for release into the wild, we collaborate with organizations such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Orianne Society, Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, Conecuh National Forest, Auburn University, and many others to reintroduce these snakes into protected areas where they once thrived.
Through these efforts, we are not only helping to recover a species but also restoring balance to the ecosystems they support. By attending the Indigo BBQ, you’re making a direct impact—$2 from every ticket sold will benefit OCIC’s conservation programs, helping us continue this vital work.
