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Reptile World Serpentarium
5705 East Irlo Bronson Highway
St Cloud, FL 34771
United States
Donovan, Carla and myself visited on Sunday.
Much fun!
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This unassuming cinder block and stucco building houses an impressive collection (over 50 species) of snakes from around the world, ranging from the familiar and innocuous to the exotic and deadly. Here you’ll find the Australian taipan, considered by some to be the world’s deadliest snake, as well as a splendid 18-foot king cobra. All told, there are six species of cobra and 11 kinds of rattlesnakes. There are also snakes you may never see elsewhere, like the brilliant pea green East African green mamba and its less startling but nonetheless beautiful West African cousin. The snakes are housed in modest glass-fronted pens along a darkened corridor. Snakes are the main course, but there are also a 14-foot gator sulking in a shallow, murky pool, a passel of iguanas, and a pond full of turtles.
If all Reptile World had to offer was its snake displays, it might be recommended only to the certified snake fancier. But this is a working venom farm. Though there may be only 75 snakes on public display, behind the scenes are hundreds of venomous snakes just waiting to be milked for their valuable venom. Reptile World ships this precious commodity worldwide for use in medical and herpetological research. The regular milking of these dangerous snakes is done in public and makes Reptile World more than just another snake house. All of the snake displays have informational plaques and the owners are always willing to answer questions.
The alligator is currently tending eggs.
5705 East Irlo Bronson Highway
St Cloud, FL 34771
United States
Donovan, Carla and myself visited on Sunday.
Much fun!
Promo material:
This unassuming cinder block and stucco building houses an impressive collection (over 50 species) of snakes from around the world, ranging from the familiar and innocuous to the exotic and deadly. Here you’ll find the Australian taipan, considered by some to be the world’s deadliest snake, as well as a splendid 18-foot king cobra. All told, there are six species of cobra and 11 kinds of rattlesnakes. There are also snakes you may never see elsewhere, like the brilliant pea green East African green mamba and its less startling but nonetheless beautiful West African cousin. The snakes are housed in modest glass-fronted pens along a darkened corridor. Snakes are the main course, but there are also a 14-foot gator sulking in a shallow, murky pool, a passel of iguanas, and a pond full of turtles.
If all Reptile World had to offer was its snake displays, it might be recommended only to the certified snake fancier. But this is a working venom farm. Though there may be only 75 snakes on public display, behind the scenes are hundreds of venomous snakes just waiting to be milked for their valuable venom. Reptile World ships this precious commodity worldwide for use in medical and herpetological research. The regular milking of these dangerous snakes is done in public and makes Reptile World more than just another snake house. All of the snake displays have informational plaques and the owners are always willing to answer questions.
The alligator is currently tending eggs.