Nairobi Snake Park Visit
The Nairobi Snake Park at Nairobi National Museum, started in January 1961 as a popular attraction site for visitors and as a research centre on reptiles and breeding of snakes.
The Snake Park also serves as a home for rescued and threatened reptiles.
Nairobi Snake Park Visit
The park attracted a number of researchers who donated a diversity of specimens both locally and internally. Among the donations was the American alligator in 1967, which is currently the centre for attraction.
Among the animals exhibited are, venomous and non-venomous snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, turtles, lizards among many.
The exhibitions are used to create awareness on the threatened and endangered species, recreation purpose, and home for rescued, feared, injured and unwanted reptiles from the society and also serves as a research and training hub on reptiles.
The park also has an aquarium section, that exhibits both marine and freshwater fish. The beautiful freshwater fish exhibited are from lakes, dams, and rivers within Kenya. There is a variety of collection from outside Kenya like the beautiful Malawi and Tanganyika fish.
The marine section displays assorted fish, live corals and other invertebrates from the Indian Ocean.
On display are, cobras, puff adders, mambas and the large African-Rock python (non-poisonous) found only in Kenya. Several species of crocodile found in Africa, the American alligator, freshwater terrapins and tortoises are also on display aquariums holding coral fish from the East African lakes also feature.
The Snake Park provides refuge and home for abandoned and unwanted reptiles including a giant tortoise that is still currently living at the park. The specimen was found wondering along a road in Limuru in 1961.
The Snake Park assists the local public over the years by removing snakes from residential premises as well as advice on handling of the reptiles. Visitors too enjoy the exhibits of reptiles, fish and succulent plants.
Nairobi Snake Park Visit