{"id":10749,"date":"2013-07-01T10:28:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=10749"},"modified":"2013-07-01T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:28:20","slug":"serengeti-steve-brings-scary-exotic-animals-to-hazelwood-d-a-r-e-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=10749","title":{"rendered":"Serengeti Steve Brings Scary (Exotic) Animals to Hazelwood D.A.R.E. Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Serengeti Steve, a reptile and insect expert, brought some exotic creatures to this year\u2019s Hazelwood D.A.R.E.\/Risk Watch Summer Camp where he let the kids hold and play with the animals.\u00a0 An audience of 4th and 5th grade campers were excited\u00a0 when he brought out a baby alligator, several snakes and lizards, as well as a tarantula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Serengeti Steve brings out a very large lizard and excites the audience of 4th and 5th graders at this year\u2019s Hazelwood D.A.R.E.\/Risk Watch Summer Camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Serengeti Steve, a.k.a. Steve Ceriotti, made himself famous when he kissed the back of a venomous Cobra snake and produced a mouthful of cockroaches during the Las Vegas show of NBC-TV\u2019s \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d last year. Also, he is in the Guinness Book of World Records for holding a venomous West African Scorpion in his mouth for 17 minutes, 17 seconds.<\/p>\n

Steve, a former Bel-Ridge police officer, says he does about 600 Reptile Experience Shows a year and no one has ever gotten hurt.\u00a0 He assures that his shows are safe because he\u2019s very familiar with how the animals react around people.\u00a0 He also points out that his programs are about helping children face their fears and learn more about animals.\u00a0 \u201cNothing makes me happier than to see children at the end of a program, who were terrified 45-50 minutes earlier, raising their hands and begging to hold an animal.\u00a0 The element of fun I add makes a big difference,\u201d Steve said.<\/p>\n

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WHAT\u2019S ON MY HEAD? \u2013 A Hazelwood D.A.R.E. Summer Camper opens his eyes and feels something crawling on his head and looks alarmed. Serengeti Steve puts him at ease and tells him it\u2019s just a lizard and he might pee on you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Steve shows off the animals, he likes to slither in a few interesting facts to make it a good educational experience for kids.\u00a0 For instance, he tells kids that most dangerous scorpions have the largest claws and alligators aren\u2019t really green.\u00a0 Additionally, he increases the comfort level for kids being around the animals.\u00a0 When he brings out a rat snake, he tells the audience just because the snake has teeth in his mouth, that doesn\u2019t mean it is going to bite.\u00a0 \u201cYou guys have teeth, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re going to bite and neither is the snake, I promise,\u201d he says.\u00a0 (continued on page 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Both the Hazelwood Police and Fire Departments are hosting this three-week summer camp from June 10 to June 28. Thirty-six Hazelwood residents entering 4th and 5th grade in the 2013-2014 school year signed up to participate in this year\u2019s event.\u00a0 Not only do these campers receive drug resistance classes along with safety classes, but guest speakers like Serengeti Steve are asked to come in and give presentations as well.\u00a0 Other activities include arts and crafts, sports, swimming, and self-defense classes just to name a few.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur primary goal with this D.A.R.E. summer camp is to show kids there are a lot of fun things to do instead of abusing their bodies with drugs and alcohol,\u201d Hazelwood Police Department D.A.R.E. Officer\/Camp Director said. \u201cThe interesting guests we bring in allow them to learn fascinating things about the world around them and to consider different career options.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right before Steve ended his program, he brought out a scorpion similar to the one he used for the Guinness Book of World Records. Before he put it in his mouth, he cautioned the kids not to do this at home because it\u2019s very dangerous.\u00a0 He said he can get away with it because he knows what to do if he gets bit since he works with dangerous animals all the time.\u00a0 After he successfully put the scorpion in his mouth and spit it out, he announced his plans to break his own record later this year in California during the taping of another Guinness Book of World Records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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