10-Foot Python Stars in Reptile Exhibit

A 10-foot python, poisonous frogs and all manner of snakes, lizards and tortoises will be on hand at the 12th annual Live Reptile and Amphibian Exhibit at the Lakeview Terrace Recreational Center on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors can have their picture taken with the python, handle snakes and lizards, and learn about the habits of reptiles and amphibians.

The exhibit, presented by the Southwestern Herpetologists Society, will include workshops and activities for families and educational and conservation displays. Experts will be on hand to answer questions.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (818) 367-0864.

SCIENCE FOR KIDS

* A reptiles workshop for children ages 7 to 12 will be held by Pierce College Extension from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Call (818) 719-6425.

METEOROLOGY

* Bernard N. Meisner, Forest Service research meteorologist, will discuss “Computerized Predictions of Fires Induced by Lightning Strikes” at the American Meteorological Society, Los Angeles chapter, at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the UCLA Math Sciences Building, department of atmospheric sciences, Room 7124. Call (818) 287-3484.

HEALTH/MEDICINE

* St. John’s Hospital and Health Center concludes its breast health awareness series with a community education forum on issues such as reconstruction and implants at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the seventh-floor auditorium. The program will be preceded by a display of implants and other devices at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required. Call (310) 829-8453.

* A program on eating disorders will be held tonight as part of a continuing series on “Today’s Family,” sponsored by the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital; 7 p.m. in the institute’s auditorium. Call (310) 825-0481.

* The Wellness Community-Foothills will sponsor a lecture by Dr. Gerald P. Murphy on current research and the early detection of prostate cancer at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena at 7 p.m. Monday. Reservations are required. Call (818) 796-1083.

* The Beach Cities Health District seniors’ program and the South Bay Hospital seniority plus program will sponsor a seminar for seniors, ages 60 and over, on “Take Charge of Your Health,” at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Reservations are required. Call (310) 318-2273.

* Caring for the elderly, postpartum depression and dealing with miscarriage or stillborn loss are among the topics in programs offered by the Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center in Tarzana beginning this week. Call (818) 609-2280 for a schedule.

ASTRONOMY

* The lunar eclipse visible from Southern California on Nov. 29 will be discussed by Edwin and Robin Krupp at the California Map Center in Santa Monica at 7 tonight. Edwin Krupp is director of the Griffith Observatory. Call (310) 829-6277.

* The Los Angeles Valley College Planetarium will host its annual Halloween planetarium show, “Spooky Skies,” at 8 p.m. Friday and Oct. 29. It will have a special program for children ages 8 and older at 4 p.m. Oct. 30. Call (818) 781-1200, Ext. 335.

* The telescopes of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will be trained on the Andromeda Galaxy at 8 p.m. Friday, weather permitting. Call (805) 682-3224.

ORNITHOLOGY

* “Bird and Marine Life of the Sea of Cortez” will be discussed at the monthly meeting of the Whittier Audubon Society at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Whittier Community Center. Call (310) 699-2021.