Black Rat Snake Naming Contest Winner

The Burlington Science Center would like to announce the winner of the 3rd-5th grade “Name the Endangered Snake Contest.”  Our previous snake, Amelia, passed away at an old age of 18.  Our new snake is one year old and captive bred from Las Vegas.

And the winner is……….

Laelia Fowler from Mrs. Bernstein’s 3rd grade class at Fox Hill School!

She chose the name “Kusari” which is a type of tool that ninjas use.  Laelia received an award plaque and a goody bag of science prizes.

We would like to thank all the students who participated in the contest.  The winner was chosen by our high school Science Center aides.

The Black Rat snake is an endangered reptile in Massachusetts.  It is also MA largest snake.

Click here and here to learn more about this snake.