Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo is a zoo situated in Childers, Queensland, Australia. The zoo features Australian reptiles, amphibians and marsupials as well as meerkats.
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The staff reallt make this place what it is. We popped in on a day off work and after reading the current reviews I already knew it wouldn't be big.
I suprised to find we were only being joined by around 10 other people on a weekend.
When we arrived we had already missed the first show so were told when the next one would be started and was shown around the park by a lovely lady (I forgot to get her name) she was really polite and very informative.
Omce we were shown around we were left to do our own thing until the snake demonstration was on. This show was really good, he really knew his stuff and did actually share some information we haven't heard before.
Next was the crocodile show which again was amazing. You do feel really close but safe at the same time. Again loads of information shared!
The kangaroo and emu enclosure is really fun to be so up close and they're all really friendly and happy to come for a picture and to be fed.
The koala enclosure is on the bland side. I know koalas don't do much but would be nice to see a bit more of a naturally realistic enclousre for them.
Overall its a nice little day out, you probably wouldn't need to go more than once but again the staff make it a nice...
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Can't recommend this place enough, we had a great time meeting all the reptiles as well as the koalas, kangaroos and meerkats. I wasn't overly fond of reptiles until I came here and saw just how brilliant they really are, the staff were amazing, Ashleigh walked round the park with us giving is amazing facts and information on each of the reptiles. The komodo dragon is amazing! We were lucky enough to see him come to the front of his enclousure.
It was feeding day on the day we went and the staff let us know they would be feeding the lizards so I was able to get some amazing photos of them.
All the staff were great, friendly and knowledgeable. Enclosures are well maintained and easy to view the animals, everything is well labelled and one thing I thought was a great idea was that any enclousures or tanks that were empty had a notice telling you that they were empty so you weren't looking around trying to find something that wasn't there! Wish every where done this!
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I have followed Snakes Downunder for many years on social media. Seeing the new facilities upgraded and the new animals introduced made it a must visit for when we were next in the area. We booked a Meerkat feeding for myself and my partner and it was the most amazing experience, they are such intelligent and inquisitive creatures. The young volunteer that was with us during the experience was knowledgeable and engaging. Every animal around the park was viewable and it was noticed by others that even though it was incredibly hot weather you could still find the animals in each enclouse (they were not asleep or hiding)! Our kids have been multiple times with their grandparents throughout the year and have come home to rave about the animal show and viewings (especially the Crocs & snake). Plenty of new shade areas with tables would make it a great family day out. The enclosures are well maintained and informative. A core memory with the Meerkats has definitely...
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