On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 EATM will be hosting an event called Boo at the Zoo, a family friendly event where there will be booths for face painting, candy and prizes.

The children will go trick or treating in the areas where the animals are in.

“You’ll see a Harvest or Halloween theme,” said Mara Rodriguez of EATM. “There will be special crafts all themed to Halloween.”

The students of the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program or EATM are running the event, which is one of the most renowned Exotic Animal Programs in the country.

For this event the regular hours of the Zoo will be extended from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., instead of the zoo closing at its regularly scheduled 5:00 p.m.

There will be animal shows every hour between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., and these shows will have a special Halloween style to them.

Boo at the Zoo is also a fundraiser for the EATM program, this year they expect to bring in thousands of dollars from Boo At the Zoo, according to Rodriguez.

This event is meant not just to raise funds for the zoo but also to give back to the community.

“It is a 15 year tradition it’s a neat time at the zoo,” said Rodriguez. “Because it looks so different when it’s decorated.”

In the Spirit of Halloween there will also be an exhibit entitled, “Encounters with Creepy Crawlers” which will bring people close to some of the snakeskin’s and other creepy crawlers that inhabit the Zoo.

Tickets are $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors (over 65) and Children (under 12).