Mom, can I have a snake for Christmas? Here are scenes from a petting zoo at Natchez Merry Market

Published 4:28 pm Friday, December 1, 2023

By Staff Reports

Zavee Smoot handles a beige-colored ball python at the petting zoo. (De'Nora Stewart | The Natchez Democrat)
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Fuzzy Bottoms Mobile Petting Zoo based in Franklin County is among the many attractions at the December Merry Market, which is happening now at the Natchez Convention Center.

Fuzzy Bottoms has goats, sheep, a donkey, a miniature cow, bunnies and reptiles for holding and petting.

Check out these adorable creatures in the gallery below.

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Merry Market is open on Friday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Natchez Convention Center.

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