OMG I can imagine your fright!
Yikes, a Gaboon Viper is a serious creature!
I must revisit Reptile Village. Does it look much different from my photos?
Greetings from Kibale Forest: home to Forest Cobra, Jameson’s Mamba and the fabulously pretty Rhinocerous Viper.
I’m writing a book… but it’s not about snakes… I might be able to connect you with someone who is writing about Uganda’s snakes and other reptiles though…?
]]>You’re writing a book! It would be great if I had a custom snake book!
]]>Oh no I haven’t Ma! That was a CLASSIC safari moment – I’m saving that story for the book!
]]>Hi CHS tx for your comment but which zoo are you refering to? They do not keep primates at the Reptiles Village in Entebbe and I don’t believe there is a Potto at UWEC either. Animals are well looked after at both places. All the animals at both institutions have been rescued: from poachers and bushmeat smugglers, and from people who were scared or ignorant and wanted to kill the animals. As for being businesses, both institutions really struggle to find the money to operate. Receipts from visitors are what keeps them going – and help educate people (kids in particular) about the natural world.
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