Editing Reptilia (zoo) (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Crocodylus niloticus Induna at Reptilia Vaughan.jpg|thumb|left|Induna in September 2022]]
[[File:Croc in aquarium with reflection in water imgp4489cr.jpg|thumb|left|Participants learn how alligators and crocodiles hide themselves in the water. Here we see the small above-water portion of the reptile well [[camouflage]]d, though also reflected in the water.]]
[[File:Reptilia live reptile show child and snake.jpg|thumb|right|Live reptiles are used in hands-on teaching.]]
[[File:Reptilia audience members handling burmese python dsc 0083.jpg|thumb|right|During a live reptile show, volunteers from the audience are requested to assist in the handling of a 5-meter-long (approx. 16-foot) female [[Burmese python]].]]
About 250 species of reptiles are in the zoo's collection.<ref name="Lupton" /> Among them is Canada's largest [[crocodile]], a {{convert|14|ft|adj=on}}, {{convert|1200|lb|adj=on}} male [[Nile crocodile]] named Induna.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/whatson-story/1442391-reptilia-reptile-zoo-vaughan/|title=Reptilia Reptile Zoo, Vaughan|publisher=Vaughan Citizen|date=2007-08-19|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> The zoo also contains {{convert|20|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} [[Pythonidae|python]]s, [[anaconda]]s, [[poison dart frog]]s, [[rattlesnake]]s, and more.<ref name=CityV/> About 75% of animals are [[Animal sanctuary|rescues]], with the remainder either born on location or acquired from other accredited facilities.<ref name="Lupton" /> Of the rescues, many are obtained from previous owners who cannot cope with animals that have achieved their adult size, for which the zoo receives "constant calls".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/13/150-toronto-crocodiles-alligators-rescued-by-reptile-zoo.html|title=Crikey! 150 Toronto crocodiles, alligators rescued by reptile zoo|last=Hall|first=Diana|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=2015-08-13|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> The zoo takes in about 75 such animals every year, many of which are later sent to other facilities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/2014/07/20/exotic-pet-ownership-on-the-rise/wcm/f187c656-ee88-48ec-87e4-ca36472b9a8b|title=Exotic pet ownership on the rise|last=Wolfe|first=Blake|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|date=2014-07-20|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>

Each location has a theatre area in which the zoo exhibits interactive reptile shows.<ref name="Pessian" />