The Reptile Nook shows children and their parents Bluey the blue tongued skink at the Erving Public Library. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Maurice LaRosa of The Reptile Nook shows children and their parents Bubble the ball pyton at the Erving Public Library. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Jessica Decoteau of The Reptile Nook, right, shows children and their parents Ruckus the Russian tortoise, Cherry, a red foot tortoise and Bluey, a blue tongued skink at the Erving Public Library. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Paul Franz is the Photo Editor of the Greenfield Recorder and has worked there since 1989. He can be reached at pfranz@recorder.com