Snake Park, Nairobi

The Nairobi Snake Park is one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations – since 1961 the park has been a leading animal attraction as well as research centre for reptiles and snake breeding. The centre now also acts as a rescue centre for all kinds of reptiles and amphibians. In 2008, the park underwent a major refurbishment and extension, and now features an impressive range of exhibits, talks and interactive displays with harmless animals. Some of the most popular attractions at the park are the crocodile feeding sessions and octopus exhibit. There are now audio-visual exhibits included at the park to ensure that you leave knowing a whole lot more about these often feared and misunderstood African animals.

Some of the creatures that you can expect to see at the Snake Park include: giant snails, baboon spiders, crocodiles, Mombasa train millipedes and plenty of snakes, frogs and birds, too. At the rescue and rehabilitation centre you can see animals that have been abandoned or confiscated as part of illegal collections, as well as those that have been found injured. The Nairobi Snake Park is open every day of the year from 9am to 5pm.