Australian Reptile Park
The
Australian Reptile Park is located at Somersby on the Central Coast, New South Wales in Australia. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) (a one hour drive) North of Sydney, and is just off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. The park is home to a variety of reptiles, including snakes, lizards and crocodiles, as well as other Australian animals, such as kangaroos, cassowaries and Tasmanian devils.
The park is heavily involved in snake and spider venom collection for use in the production of Antivenom and is credited for saving the lives of thousands.
Animals
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| An American Alligator |
Reptiles and
snakes at the Park include American Alligators, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, skinks, Komodo dragons, monitor lizards, geckos, iguanas, pythons, taipans, brown snakes, and death adders.
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| Gecko |
Arachnids include tarantulas, funnel web spiders, trapdoor spider, huntsman spider, Goliath birdeater spider, mouse spider, redback spider, wolf spider, and scorpions.
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| Pseudonaja |
The Park also houses
Australian animals including koalas, grey-headed flying foxes, eastern grey kangaroos, Tasmanian devil, wombats, wallabys, dingos, platypuses, echidnas, ring tailed possums, and cassowaries
