The Australian Reptile Centre, Canberra

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Name: The Australian Reptile Centre, Canberra

Location: O'Hanlon Place, Gold Creek Village, Nicholls ACT

Opening hours: Open daily 10am - 5pm

Description: The Australian Reptile Centre, Canberra is one of Australia's most entertaining and informative reptile centres open to the public with interesting display and educational programs for all ages. Indoor activity.

Price Guide: $

Phone: (02) 6253 8533

The Australian Reptile Centre Canberra provides a place where you can be better educated about reptiles.

You can enjoy the Australian Reptile Gallery, which shows you the three different Australian habitat types being the northern tropics, the mild southeast and west and the arid central part of Australia.

See Australia's deadliest reptiles such as the Taipan and Death Adder as well as one of the largest snakes in the world - the Scrub Python.

Move into the Prehistoric Gallery and see the 'Reptiles in Space and Time' exhibit so you can discover more about life on earth through time, from the Mesozoic era to now.

If you want to learn even more about reptiles you can join the 'Snake Tales' programs if you make sure you pre-book.

The program gives you a well-rounded insight into reptiles as well as their importance and you're even given the opportunity to hold the snakes.