Don Riggs, billed as the Reptile King, shows Toothless the black dragon at his Reptile Isle show at the Grant County Fairgrounds last week. Toothless is one of only 250 of his kind in the world, up from four 11 years ago, Riggs said.
August 15, 2024
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MOSES LAKE — It’s not every day a dragon visits the fair. “That’s exactly what they’re called, a black dragon,” said Don “the Reptile King” Riggs, Thursday. “One of only 250 in the world. We’re trying to increase those numbers; there were only four 11 years ago when we started working with them.” The dragon in question is a rare variety of Asian water monitor, and his name is Toothless, after a children’s book and subsequent movie titled “How to Train Your Dragon.” He was one of the animals that Reptile Isle, Riggs’ traveling show, brought to the Grant County Fair last week.