Reptile Garden

Reptile Garden A fun and interactive reptile display park where people can learn about reptiles.
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We also have a reptile specialist shop where you can get everything you need to care for your herps properly. Reptile Garden is a display park where we have more than 50 species of reptile on display from Mambas, King Cobra to large pythons, geckos, Monitor Lizards and much more. Our main aim to to create interest in reptiles and educate the youth about these amazing creatures. We also have a reptile specialist shop attached where you can get products to care for your critters.

31/12/2025

Feeding Blanco and Lucy my newest additions. These are leucistic Monocled Cobras (Naja kaouthia). Being leucistic these animals are lacking all pigment. You can't even see the O marking on the back of the neck which gives them their name.

26/12/2025

So stoked to get eggs from my Cape Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus).

These guys are such characters and often are more bark than bite. They will most likely headbutt you rather then bite. But dont take the chance. They have a mild neurotoxic venom which can claim a life of a child or someone with small body mass or suffering with other illness. Bites are pretty rare from these very shy nocturnal snakes.

I know this animal very well and I am pretty confident when handling her. Hence the freeish handling.

I hope everything goes well and we have some cute little baby whipper snappers in a few months. Stay tuned I will be sure to share!

Come see over 60 species of reptiles from King Cobra, Green Anaconda, Rattlesnake, Mambas, Monitor lizards, Geckos, Tort...
26/12/2025

Come see over 60 species of reptiles from King Cobra, Green Anaconda, Rattlesnake, Mambas, Monitor lizards, Geckos, Tortoises and so much more.

We only closed on the 1st January!

Find us at Stodels Nursery Eversdal Rd Bellville Cape Town South Africa. Entrance is only R50 per person and under 3 years old are free.

25/12/2025

Spoiling the kids with a little Christmas lunch. Feeding some of the albino and het albino West African Gaboon Vipers (Bitis rhinoceros).

These are by far the easiest snakes to feed. I just love my Gaboon vipers. They are getting on well with nice steady growth from the young ones.

23/12/2025

Sector one of my Albino West African Gaboon Vipers (Bitis rhinoceros) being a little bit fiesty after his shed.

He has a nice upgrade that he has settled into and I will be adding more decor and plants as enrichment at time goes on. He just sits in one spot anyway. Such lazy snakes but I love them. ❤️

21/12/2025

Feeding the Brown Forest Cobra (Naja subfulva).

It is fascinating to reading snake body language and how it differs amount species. Not to mention their own unique personalities.

In this video you can see a lot of curiosity from the first individual compared to the shy defensive pose. Then the switch that goes off and you get a total opposite reaction. All food driven.

A defensive snake is easier to work with plenty warning. You need to be very careful of a captive animal in feeding mode. Snakes don't want to bite but if they think it's food they move with their full potential which can surprise you. There would be no snake handlers if snakes wanted to bite. This is why you see people getting away with so much with snakes. Venom is predominantly to secure prey.

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This brave little gecko was basking ontop of Tank our Black Throat Monitor Lizard (Varanus albigularis microstictus). So...
17/12/2025

This brave little gecko was basking ontop of Tank our Black Throat Monitor Lizard (Varanus albigularis microstictus). So our species count is plus one. LOL

17/12/2025

This brave little gecko was basking ontop of Tank our Black Throated Monitor Lizard (Varanus albigularis microstictus). So our species count is plus one. LOL

16/12/2025

Feeding Mr kinkles the Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis).

This is a captive bred Black Mamba but he is a hand full and in feeding mode even more so. When a snake wants to eat something they move with their full potential and can really surprise you. So in this state he is barely showing any nervousness and being defensive which is plenty of warning.

Black Mambas are very nervous snakes and this is what makes them so dangerous. Snakes normally bite in defense as a last resort and with Mambas being nervous it doesn't take much. We will get him out a little more now that we have a safe working area again and hope he will calm down.

Dinner out at NOB (No Ordinary Burger) as a little treat for an amazing group of friends. I am so grateful to have such ...
15/12/2025

Dinner out at NOB (No Ordinary Burger) as a little treat for an amazing group of friends. I am so grateful to have such an amazing team. Without these guys it would not be possible. From Left myself Björn , Kuda, Dorain, Robson, Zander and Lourance.

Thank you so much guys and thanks to everyone for your support in making this dream possible.

Reptile education🐍🦎🐊🐢🙏🏻


Address

Stodels Nursery 0A Eversdal Road Bellville
Cape Town
7550

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday 09:00 - 17:00

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+27847763537

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Reptile Garden is a privately owned reptile park where we have more than 50 species of reptile on display from Mambas, Cobra, Vipers, large pythons, lizards and much more.

Our main aim to create awareness regarding reptiles and educate the youth about these amazing creatures. We also have a reptile specialist shop attached where you can get products to care for your critters properly with the right advice.

We are very education based and we do a lot out outbound educational shows from birthday parties, school shows and many other events.