subject: Snake Parks [print this page] Snake parks in Kenya are quite a number and hard to full exhaust watching in one day. Most of then are usually confined with museums except the private ones. Right at the capital centre Nairobi, there is a snake park situated around Nairobi National Museum. There are kinds of snake starting with the fiercest of them all, the rattle snake. This snake is very swift and poisonous and can kill in a very short time.
Snakes are of different types and depend on their adaptation and mode of feeding. Most of them feed on lizards and birds. If you get to the park on time you can wittiness as they are being fed. Other fierce snakes include the python, black mamba, cobra and other different species. If you love snakes, you sample them one by one. Sometimes visitors are given a chance to hold them. If you have fear for reptiles perhaps this is the best time to strengthen your spirit.
Snake parks also help to control movement of endangered snakes that poachers main for skin and medicinal use. However remember every time you purchase an item made from wild animals that was killed by poachers you are helping to promote an illegal trade. Snakes have attracted a lot of visitors to these parks .At Kisumu National Museum there is another snake park that displays the best reptiles in the region. However though these animals may be tamed and enclosed never try to feed them. It's illegal and strong measures can be taken against you.
