# Native Animals of Independence > Event for families in the Kansas City area (MO / KS). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM - Where: George Owens DeWitt Hall, 1601 S Speck Rd, Independence, MO 64057 - Ages: all ages welcome - Price: Free event - Organizer: City of Independence Parks and Recreation - Official page: https://www.independencemo.gov/events/native-animals-independence-0 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/kansas-city/activities/native-animals-of-independence--listing-b5a37e6ea74d751444e573bd ## About A park naturalist from Independence Parks and Recreation talks with children about animals that live around the city, naming foxes, bugs, birds, and snakes, and the page says kids might get to pet one. It is indoors at George Owens DeWitt Hall on a Saturday afternoon in December, listed as a free event for all ages. The session is a single visit rather than a camp, and the page does not ask families to register. Children who are nervous about snakes can still come for the other animals; the page does not say a snake will definitely be handled. 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