Snake & Reptile Farm Perlis

The Snake and Reptile Park of Perlis is the only one of its type in Malaysia. One can find various species of snakes here, both in the closed or open air exhibition areas where visitors have the opportunity to get close to these exotic animals in an environment closest to their natural habitats. 

There are about 150 snakes from 34 species here, 25 of them of the local species and 9 from other parts of the world. Of those 10 species are poisonous while the rest are not. Among the types of snakes found here are pythons, branded cobras, ladle cobras, red tailed cobras, axe ‘bakau' cobras, buffalo's ribs and crab cobras, including the sugar cane and umbrella ‘katam' as well as the ‘punti'. 

The most poisonous snake here is the spraying cobra while the heaviest is a python weighing 80 kg. with a length of 23 ft. Visitors can also find other animals and reptiles here including the hedgehog, otters, jungle monitor lizards including one with 2 tails, horned frogs, the ijok, iguanas and tuntungs.