NewsNovember 3, 2016

Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home visit the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.

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Leonard Koenig looks over a display of duck calls at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Leonard Koenig looks over a display of duck calls at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Yvonne Sale gently touches a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Yvonne Sale gently touches a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Jamie Koehler holds a two-headed rat snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Koehler holds a two-headed rat snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Leonard Koenig reaches out to touch a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Leonard Koenig reaches out to touch a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Carl Henneke checks out an American toad held by Belinda Phillips at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Carl Henneke checks out an American toad held by Belinda Phillips at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Frank Dybel, left, and Shirley Whittard chat in the auditorium at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Frank Dybel, left, and Shirley Whittard chat in the auditorium at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Yvonne Sale checks out a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Residents at the Missouri Veterans Home were treated to a morning of nature films, checking out native animals and a kettle beef lunch.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Yvonne Sale checks out a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Residents at the Missouri Veterans Home were treated to a morning of nature films, checking out native animals and a kettle beef lunch.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Tom Whittard pets a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom Whittard pets a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Jamie Koehler shows veterans from the Missouri Veterans Home a yellow-bellied water snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Koehler shows veterans from the Missouri Veterans Home a yellow-bellied water snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Jamie Koehler shows veterans from the Missouri Veterans Home a yellow-bellied water snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Koehler shows veterans from the Missouri Veterans Home a yellow-bellied water snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Shirley Whittard, a volunteer at the Missouri Veterans Home, escorts resident Frank Dybel through the displays at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Shirley Whittard, a volunteer at the Missouri Veterans Home, escorts resident Frank Dybel through the displays at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Leonard Koenig gets tickled after petting a yellow-bellied water snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Leonard Koenig gets tickled after petting a yellow-bellied water snake at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A resident from the Missouri Veterans Home checks out an American toad at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A resident from the Missouri Veterans Home checks out an American toad at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Leonard Koenig plays with a duck call at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Leonard Koenig plays with a duck call at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Tim Bowers touches a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tim Bowers touches a two-headed rat snake held by Jamie Koehler at the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.
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Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home visit the Conservation Nature Center in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.

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