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Kentucky Reptile Zoo

Q: Where is Kentucky Reptile Zoo?

United States. Kentucky Reptile Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 200 L&E Railroad Place, 40376. Its coordinates are 37.793° N, 83.704° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 247 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Kentucky Reptile Zoo?

8 species. Citizen-science photos record 8 species at Kentucky Reptile Zoo, including Black Mamba, American Alligator, Eastern Hognose Snake, Prairie Rattlesnake and Broad-banded Copperhead. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Kentucky Reptile Zoo in the wild?

Black Mamba: Pilanesberg National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Kentucky Reptile Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black Mamba (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Pilanesberg National Park), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and Eastern Hognose Snake (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park).

Q: When is Kentucky Reptile Zoo open?

Thu–Mon · 10:00–17:00. According to its open map listing, Kentucky Reptile Zoo is open Thu–Mon · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 8 spp. present

Kentucky Reptile Zoo is a non-profit facility in Slade, Kentucky, that specializes in venomous reptiles and the acquisition of venom through a process called venom extraction. The venom is collected for use in medical research programs as well as for the production of anti-serum. The Kentucky Reptile Zoo is owned by Jim Harrison. The zoo has been featured on PBS, Animal Planet and National Geographic Channel. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

37.793° N 83.704° W

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Essentials

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Medium

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Opening hours

Thu–Mon · 10:00–17:00

Getting there

Address: 200 L&E Railroad Place, 40376

kyreptilezoo.org ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Dendroaspis polylepis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Pilanesberg National Park+ 1 more park

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Heterodon platirhinos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Crotalus viridis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Badlands National Park+ 1 more park

Agkistrodon laticinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Dallas+ 1 more city

Macrochelys temminckii

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Naja

Daily sighting probability —

See the group

Ophiophagus

Daily sighting probability —

See the group

Before you go

Where is Kentucky Reptile Zoo?

United States

Kentucky Reptile Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 200 L&E Railroad Place, 40376. Its coordinates are 37.793° N, 83.704° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 247 km away.

What animals can you see at Kentucky Reptile Zoo?

8 species

Citizen-science photos record 8 species at Kentucky Reptile Zoo, including Black Mamba, American Alligator, Eastern Hognose Snake, Prairie Rattlesnake and Broad-banded Copperhead. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Kentucky Reptile Zoo in the wild?

Black Mamba: Pilanesberg National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Kentucky Reptile Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black Mamba (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Pilanesberg National Park), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and Eastern Hognose Snake (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park).

When is Kentucky Reptile Zoo open?

Thu–Mon · 10:00–17:00

According to its open map listing, Kentucky Reptile Zoo is open Thu–Mon · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.