Honduran Milk Snake
The milk snake’s name originates from the incorrect belief that they drank milk from the udders of cows because they were often seen in barns and stables. In reality, they were hunting rodents, commonly found in those structures.
Primate Park Now Open! 
Coun
ty Executive Joanne M. Mahoney joined the staff at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on July 15 to officially open Primate Park to the public. Primate Park is a new outdoor exhibit that will allow visitors to see and hear several of the zoo's primate species like never before.
With mesh perimeter walls, swinging vines, large rocks, a waterfall and soft grass, Primate Park will offer a variety of physically and mentally engaging elements for the animals to benefit their individual health and happiness.
"We have a world-class zoo right here in Onondaga County," said Mahoney. "Primate Park is a terrific addition to our zoo, as well as our community, and I encourage everyone to plan a trip to come see it in person." 
The siamangs, ring-tailed lemurs and the black and white ruffed lemurs will occupy the exhibit on a rotating basis. Also sharing Primate Park is a new species to the zoo, patas monkeys, which will make their zoo debut soon.
Primate Park is located in the heart of the zoo, adjacent to Gatherings, a newly renovated green gathering space. According to Ted Fox, curator of the zoo, Primate Park marks the first time in 10 years that a primate has occupied the exhibit space.
