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Reptiles visit La Cañada camp

Camp Runamuk participant Sean Rodriguez, left, reaches out to touch a black throat monitor lizard as, from left, Nicolas Garcia, Thomas Pesa and Chirstopher Hanna hold the large animal during a visit by Matt's Reptile Family for the Rainforest Adventure week of the camp at the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge. Matt Steinberg, also known as the 'Reptile Guy' and owner of the reptiles, brought lizards, snakes, turtles and tortoises that children could see up close and touch.
Camp Runamuk participant Sean Rodriguez, left, reaches out to touch a black throat monitor lizard as, from left, Nicolas Garcia, Thomas Pesa and Chirstopher Hanna hold the large animal during a visit by Matt’s Reptile Family for the Rainforest Adventure week of the camp at the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge. Matt Steinberg, also known as the ‘Reptile Guy’ and owner of the reptiles, brought lizards, snakes, turtles and tortoises that children could see up close and touch.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Young children in a La Cañada Flintridge summer camp had some strange and colorful visitors on Thursday morning.

The Reptile Family’s Matt Steinberg stopped by the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge with lizards, snakes and turtles. Children took turns petting the reptiles and posing with the creatures on their arms.

PHOTOS: Reptiles visit Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge’s Camp Runamuk

The Community Center operates Camp Runamuk, which is geared for children ages 5-8 and offers activities with different themes each week. This week’s theme was “Rainforest Adventure.”

The camp runs Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through July 26. For more information on Camp Runamuk, visit www.cclcf.org or call (818) 790-4353.

-- Tiffany Kelly, tiffany.kelly@latimes.com

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