Visitors to the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby during the July school holidays can experience some of Australia’s scariest creatures with the Deadly and Dangerous series.
The popular series will return from July 1-16, educating guests about Australia (and the world’s!) most dangerous creatures.
The Park is home to more than 3,000 animals, with about half of them being deadly and dangerous.
In the all-new Venom Show, keepers will showcase the deadliest animals that call the Park home at 1pm daily.
Visitors can witness live snake and spider venom milkings daily and get up close with Australia’s crankiest crocodile, Elvis.
The holidays will also see special events on the weekends to amp up the visitor experience, including feeding the giant reticulated python Cupcake and seeing one of the most venomous lizards in the world, Kraken the Komodo dragon, devour his lunch during a feeding.
Visitors can also venture into themed exhibits such as the Lost World of Reptiles and see juvenile Komodo dragons.
After successfully breeding and hatching Komodo dragons in April 2022, the Central Coast wildlife park is now the only place in the country where visitors can see these hatchlings.
The Park is home to the world’s deadliest snake – the inland taipan, the world’s longest snake – the reticulated python, the world’s largest crocodilian – the saltwater crocodile, the world’s deadliest spider – the funnel-web spider and the world’s largest lizard – the Komodo dragon.
It also houses seven out of 10 of the most venomous snakes in Australia and five out of 10 of the deadliest snakes in the world.
Some of Australia’s most infamous spiders will also be a part of the Venom show series, as keepers demonstrate how to react and apply correct first aid if bitten by the highly venomous funnel-web or redback spider.
Regular park hero experiences will also continue throughout the holidays including daily reptile shows, Tasmanian devil talks, the walking of Kraken the Komodo dragon and the giant Galapagos tortoise, plus roving keepers introducing a variety of animals to guests among free-roaming kangaroos.
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Australian Reptile Park