Known as The Reptile Man,Monroe-based zoologist Scott Petersen asks eight stout-hearted young audience members to hold an 11-foot, 100-pound Burmese python near the conclusion of his July 7th presentation on the lawn at the Tumwater Timberland Library.His one hour presentation was part of Timberland's "One World,Many Stories" summer reading program series.(STEVE BLOOM)staff photographer