Snake City

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Located halfway between OR Tambo International airport and the Johannesburg City Centre lies a small city named Edenvale. The central part of this small city is littered with street-side cafés and coffee shops but if you happened to be looking for an adrenaline rush, you would find Hunyani Snake City on 17 Voortrekker Avenue.

What Is Hunyani Snake City

Hunyani Snake City is an educational centre that focuses solely on the conservation of South Africa’s Reptiles. This park has been designed to safely house the country’s most deadly snakes while giving visitors, young and old an unforgettable experience.

Why you should visit Hunyani

South Africa has a total of 121 different species of Snake. About 10% of these snakes have been dubbed the infamous “Deadly Dozen” for being some of the most venomous snakes in the world.
All 12 of these snakes can be found here. These snakes include

The Black Mamba
The Cape Cobra
The Mozambique Spitting Cobra
The Puff Adder
The Green Mamba
The Snouted Cobra
The Forest Cobra
The Black Spitting Cobra
The Rinkhals Snake
The Gaboon Viper
The Boomslang
The Twig Snake

Other animals that live here are The Reticulated Python, The Anaconda, Rattlesnakes, the Nile Crocodile, Bearded Dragons and Monitor Lizards. Hunyani is also home to 5 of the 6 biggest snakes in the world.

Another reason to visit Hunyani is the live snake show that takes place every day. These shows are designed to be educational; helping visitors identify different snakes, understand what to do when bitten by one and to change the perception snakes have grown to have.

How much it costs

Entrance to the Hunyani Snake park will cost only R30 ($2.00)

5 Interesting facts about snakes

Copperhead Viper venom is being used to help treat breast cancer.
Cobra Venom can be used to help alleviate chronic pain.
The black mamba is the world’s fastest snake.
The black mamba is more olive-brown than black. It gets its name from the black colour inside the moth.
The Cape Cobra and Black Mamba are responsible for more deaths than any other snake in South Africa

Sources: http://mail10.lindiestrydom.co.za/en/edenvale/activities-entertainment/hunyani-snake-city

https://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/gauteng/hunyani-snake-centre/

https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/news/newsletters/asi-newsletter-the-deadly-dozen/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE5kwqlg2AU