This change in topic and speaker was announced a week in advance. The Museum After Hours “Renewing the Walla Walla Valley Story Zones at Tamástslikt” has been cancelled due to illness. That talk will likely be rescheduled for a later date.

Rattlesnakes share our half of Washington State and if you’ve spent time in the sagebrush country of Walla Walla County you probably have a story about your own encounters involving this misunderstood reptile. DON’T TREAD ON ME is about our only native rattlesnake and what its life cycle involves, where it lives, why it is here, what it eats, and why does it rattle when it has no external ears to hear with? A few of the common myths and legends about the snake will be shared and discussed. Gary Lentz has spent 60 years studying  this reptile and will share what he’s learned and wants to hear your stories as well".