Naturalist Chris Kopsick lectures on the black rat snake at Riverbend Park in Great Falls. Photo by Steve Hibbard.
Riverbend Park in Great Falls held a not-so-scary Halloween wagon ride through the meadow on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, where children could learn about the park's animal inhabitants. The one-hour trek stopped at the Corn Crib decorated with spiders and bats, and children were treated to a reading from the book, "The Very Busy Spider," by volunteer Clare Condon. Naturalist Heather Shockey-Barrett also gave a talk on animals that roam the park. Afterwards, they returned to the Riverbend Nature Center where they could pet a real black rat snake and bunny rabbit with a talk by Naturalist Chris Kopsick. Children also received Halloween treats.