BUTTERFLIES can be spooky as Stratford Butterfly Farm was out to prove.
The Monarch butterfly took centre stage for Halloween as visitors found out more about their migration story and its associations with the Day of the Dead during the half-term holiday.
The Monarch is the largest species found in the British Isles and one of the rarest migrants.
Renowned for its remarkable long-distance travel, they arrive like clockwork in Mexico around early November, which coincides with the Día de Muertos celebrations.
Many indigenous communities believe that these butterflies represent the souls of deceased loved ones returning to the earth to visit.
A pair of venomous Sumatran pit vipers are the newest arrivals in the Rainforest Realm.
Also known as Trimeresurus Sumatranus, they are native to the rainforests of Sumatra and surrounding Southeast Asian regions. They have a striking yellow or green body. The ones at the Butterfly Farm are yellow, with black markings.
