Ginobili, a giant Tegu lizard, gets a flickering taste of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, while traveling on the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle. The 38-foot tour vehicle, with its various reptiles and birds, was on base March 15 to give Team Lackland a chance to meet and interact with the animals. The Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle will visit more than 20 of the nation's largest cities during the tour year. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Animal Encounter team member Jason Baca holds Ginobili, a giant Tegu lizard, while Team Lackland children pet the reptile. Ginobili rides in a safety-approved kennel while traveling in the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle. The 38-foot tour vehicle, with its various reptiles and birds, was on base March 15 to give Team Lackland a chance to meet and interact with the animals. The Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle will visit more than 20 of the nation's largest cities during the tour year. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Jason Baca lets one of his birds show off for the audience while the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle was on base March 15. The 38-foot tour vehicle, with its various reptiles and birds, was on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to give the community a chance to meet and interact with the animals. The Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle will visit more than 20 of the nation's largest cities during the tour year. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

With the bravery of a newly graduated security forces technical school student, Airman Lexa Drea pets Ginobili, a giant Tegu lizard, that is traveling with the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle. The 38-foot tour vehicle, with its various reptiles and birds, was on base March 15 to give Team Lackland a chance to meet and interact with the animals. The Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle will visit more than 20 of the nation's largest cities during the tour year. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)