Ripleys Aquarium presents Lethal Weapons Exhibit

Lethal Weapons is a new exhibit at Ripleys Aquarium Gatlinburg that features dozens of the most shocking and deadly creatures of the sea, along with a variety of interactive displays. The Lethal Weapons exhibit gives guests the opportunity to witness the deadly environment that exists in the seas. It explores the struggle between the sea’s peaceful population and the lethal animals that share the same waters.

As the name Lethal Weapons implies, the exhibit is loaded with examples of those survivors. Everything from a Portuguese Man of War who stings everything it touches to crowns of thorns starfish the most lethal coral predator on the planet are on display.

• Tangle with a golf ball sized warrior that packs enough poison to kill 26 humans!
• Match skills with an insect assassin that shoots down tree-bound bugs!
• Challenge a boxing shrimp that lands a punch with the force of a bullet!
• Marvel at a lethal snail that catches and devours fish!
• Experience an electric eel that generates a 500-volt jolt!

The aquarium is located at traffic light #5 on the Parkway in Gatlinburg and is open 365 days a year.

The exhibit, which is on display through 2009, is free with regular admission to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. Ripleys Aquarium tickets are on sale now.