Corralling a snake is not as easy as it looks, as Cara Perry of Parkdale learned Wednesday. “Reptile Man” Richard Richey of Colton brought this python and dozens of other snakes, lizards, and turtles for a funny, educational, and perhaps occasionally scary evening at Hood River Library. Reptile Man, a regular feature of Summer Reading Program and other library programs, drew an audience of about 200 people, filling the children’s section of the library. At least 30 kids’ hands would go up each time Richey asked if anyone would like to hold or touch a beaded lizard or a rattlesnake, while off to the side a number of parents sat listening. Richey uses comic timing and quick facts – a baby snake hatches by cutting the leathery egg shell with a razor-sharp “egg tooth” that immediately falls out – while delivering a message of respect for endangered species.