Trade show showcases thousands of reptiles

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Thousands of snakes, frogs and other cold-blooded creatures are coming to Tinley Park Oct. 10-11 for the North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show.

Galo Gutierrez, a Chicago police detective and also vice president and treasurer of Friends of Scales Reptile Rescue, brought some of the show's rock star reptiles to our studio.

North American Reptile Breeders Conference and Trade Show

Saturday, Oct. 10-Sunday, Oct. 11

Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, Ill., 60477

Weekend passes: Adults $15. Children under 13: $8.00. Children 5 and under: Free.

Tickets are available online at http://www.narbc.com/Tinley/tickets_narbc_tinley_park.html and at the door both days of the event.