SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) -- Starting a new zoo in Sioux Falls is more than just a pet project for a local couple.

They expect to open their zoo showcasing reptiles later this month.

The menagerie that will include everything from geckos to gators… to giant pythons.

The owners of Reptile Adventure Zoo expect visitors will rush to their new business when it opens, certainly… much…faster… than… this… tortoise.

"Years ago, it was like one in twenty people had a pet reptile. Now, it's gotta be like one-in-twelve. I mean, it's like more common and mainstream to have a bearded dragon or bull python, or something like that," co-owner Andrew Adam said.

Andrew Adam has had a lifelong fascination with reptiles. But these creatures were more of an acquired taste for his wife.

"He introduced me to

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