Fun, educational Jungle Jam works to dull hiss-teria over snakes

Nathan Dye, with For Goodness Snakes 8, is holding a reticulated python named Jafar. Jafar is around a year old, and like other male reticulated pythons, he will grow to be around 15 to 18 feet long. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

For Goodness Snakes 8 held a basket raffle at their Jungle Jam event on Saturday. There were eight baskets up for raffle in addition to a 50/50 drawing. All money made from the event went towards For Goodness Snakes 8 and their hopes to open a store front in the next two years. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

For Goodness Snakes 8 sold at least 1,200 wristbands for their event on Saturday at the Marietta Junior Fair Building. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

There were two bounce houses available for children, as well as a petting zoo, at For Goodness Snakes 8 Jungle Jam event on Saturday. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

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Nathan Dye, with For Goodness Snakes 8, is holding a reticulated python named Jafar. Jafar is around a year old, and like other male reticulated pythons, he will grow to be around 15 to 18 feet long. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

For Goodness Snakes 8 held a basket raffle at their Jungle Jam event on Saturday. There were eight baskets up for raffle in addition to a 50/50 drawing. All money made from the event went towards For Goodness Snakes 8 and their hopes to open a store front in the next two years. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

For Goodness Snakes 8 sold at least 1,200 wristbands for their event on Saturday at the Marietta Junior Fair Building. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

There were two bounce houses available for children, as well as a petting zoo, at For Goodness Snakes 8 Jungle Jam event on Saturday. (Photo by Clara Noelle)

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MARIETTA -- For Goodness Snakes 8 hosted a Jungle Jam event at the Marietta Junior Fair Building on Saturday. The organization is a reptile rescue dedicated to helping reptiles live a healthy life.

At least 1,200 wristbands were sold for the event and For Goodness Snakes 8 showcased more than 15 reptiles. There was also 22 vendors, two drink trucks and a food truck available for event goers, as well as face painting and live music from local musicians Jesse Forest and Tyson Huck.

The vendors present at Saturday's event ranged from Plato's Closet to Marietta's We Lov Pets.

"We also have dog trainers and groomers," said Event Coordinator Joelle Cornet.

For Goodness Snakes 8 also conducted a basket raffle. There were nine raffles at the event, one of them was a 50/50 raffle. The money made from these raffles went to For Goodness Snakes 8 and their mission to reptile rescue.

For Goodness Snakes 8 also had many things for the children attending as well. They had a petting zoo with puppies, a bunny, an alpaca, a mini horse, goats and sheep. For Goodness Snakes 8 also had two bouncy houses for the children to enjoy.

Clara Noelle can be reached at intern@newsandsentinel.com.