July 2007

Available for Adoption: Female Albino Burmese Python, 2 yrs, about 8 ft; Pair of Blood Pythons, 2 yrs, about 3 ft; Juvenile Ball Python; Adult Male Ball Python, age unk, 4 ft. All are currently in quarantine but have fed on frozen thawed. Call or email for details. Adoption fee and Experience with Large Constrictors required.

We also have a few new arrivals: A beautiful Hog Island Boa, an Iranian Jayan Carpet Python, a Dumeril's Boa, a Western Hognose and a juvenile Albino California Kingsnake.

We have placed all but 4 of our yearling Kenyan Sand Boas, these are offspring from our pair, feeding very well on frozen thawed peach fuzzies, great for those who want a snake that stays reasonably small (18-24") and easy husbandry.

June 2007

WANTED:  Rough Green Snake, Brown and Ringneck Snakes for our displays and education prgorams. Prefer young but not newborn specimen in good health. An unwanted longterm captive would be great. Other species considered.

June is half over, summer is a great time to schedule a visit or a program. The weather is great for outside mobile programs and the reptiles are very active with the warm temps. Come visit the Snakes Alive Reptile Zoo for some fun handson experience with the wide variety of snakes, lizards, and turtles. We also acquired some amphibians for added variety.  Home Schoolers, our programs make a great addition for your children - we will bring them to you and tailor a program to your needs.

Animal Donations just keep coming - but that means we need more cage space and could use some volunteer help - great experience for anyone wanting to deal a variety of reptiles from small to large, native to exotic, without the responsibilty of ownership.  Any donations to help with feeding and housing will be greatly appreciated as well.

May 2007
Sorry but through some error the previous site update was never published.
We've acquired some exciting new reptiles not yet posted on the website but avilable for viewing at the zoo or for programs - a female Green Iguana, 2 Juvenile Savannah Monitors, 2 juvenile Boa Constrictors, a juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtle, a Sinaloan Milksnake, a juvenile Albino Striped California Kingsnake.
We just finished a new outside enclosure for the box turtles including a fish pond.

Our Birthday Party schedule is filling up for the summer months - book early - it is sure to be an experience you and your special child will remember.

We are also now selling frozen mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits.
We have live crickets, mealworms, superworms, and Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

 Nov 2006

We outgrew the zoo on the square and have moved to 4191 Hwy 53 E, just 2.5 miles West of the GA 400 and Hwy 53 intersection. Just 5 minutes from the Outlet Mall.

We now live onsite - which means not only are the snakes and lizards available to tour, but our turtle tanks as well as our exotic birds. Come say hello to "Baby", an adopted Citron-crested Cockatoo and "Alpha", our "mature" African Gray Parrot. We have triple the floor space and room for programs or Birthday parties onsite. Call 706-216-6192 for info.

Recent additions by donation (thanks) include 2 juvenile Savannah Monitors, a juvenile Columbian Tegu, a juvenile and sub-adult Red-tail Boa Constrictor. We also have newborn Kenyan Sand Boas from our breeding pair and 3 neonate Canebrake Rattlesnakes from a rescued gravid female.

I will be overhauling and updating the species list before the new year so stay tuned.

UPDATE FEB 2, 2006

We have finally found a location for our zoo, called "Snakes Alive" at 33 Hwy 9 South in Dawsonville. We have all the snakes and lizards moved, a sign is up - look for our snake head in the eggs logo - and will be open to the public soon. We also have added most of the venomous species of snakes native to Georgia to our captive specimens including an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Canebrake, Black and Yellow Timber Rattlesnakes, 4 subspecies of Copperheads, and 2 subspecies of Cottonmouth.

We are still available for school and scouting programs, birthdays or other special events.

Please e-mail or call 706-864-7304 if you have any questions.

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UPDATE APRIL 2005

We have programs scheduled for White County Middle School and Hidden Lake Academy for May 2005.

Plan ahead and schedule your Summer Programs with us now!

Update  October 2004

We have added several new snakes. Georgia native Midland Brown Snakes, those little guys that help keep the slug population down in your garden plus we are now raising and have available for programs a neonate African Brown House Snake, a pair of hatchling Mangrove Salt Marsh Snakes, and a pair of yearling Red-Bellied Water Snakes. Pictures are available on the Species List page. 

The Species List page now has both pictures and data sheets on each species including size, range, habitat and more!

News Flash!!
From Faunaclassifieds.com:  New York State is in the process of trying to pass a bill that will ban the possession of many exotic pets. The bill has passed both the house and the senate and is awaiting the governors' signature. It will adversely affect breeders, commercial suppliers and hobbyists alike. If passed, similar bills will spread across the country, it has happened before. Contact the Governor at http://161.11.3.75/.  Read the Bill at http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A02684&sh=t.
My biggest concern with this bill is it moves jurisdication from the local level to the state level. Does NYC really have the same problems as a litte town in rural NY?
Contact anyone you know in NY about this bill and prepare yourselves for similar restrictions to come!