Snake Watching Safaris

​

Safari is so much more than just lions, rhinos or even elephants. Try snake safari instead!  Kenya has 127 species of Snakes - yet most visitors to the country leave without seeing one of these shy and elusive reptiles. The question is - What if you would actually like to see one? Kenya Snake Watching Safaris offers a genuine adventure that combines wild walks, river rafting, visits to witch doctors’ caves and tracking down Kenya’s top 5 snake species. Anyone with an interest in snakes should definitely visit BioKen Snake Farm in Watamu. This farm produces snake venoms for antivenin purposes, and has a wide range of local species on display. Bioken is the base for Kenya Snake Safaris, an outfit that specializes in safaris tracking, catching and releasing the ‘Big Five’ African snakes: The Python, Cobra, Puff Adder, Boomslang and Mamba. The snake safaris are a real adventure, visiting some of Kenya’s best wildlife regions, and incorporate game viewing, bush walking, river rafting and visiting remote villages and sacred sites. This safari should not be missed by anyone looking for a real African adventure. Day trips to find snakes in the Watamu region are also possible.

 

Anyone joining the safari will discover that snakes are extremely shy of humans, and will go to great lengths to avoid people. This makes finding the “Big 5” species in a single safari a genuine challenge. In fact, it’s this challenge that makes this safari what it is: an adventure - it involves a lot of travel through a range of habitats and landscapes, tracking down snakes through forests, dry river beds, rocky cliffs and mangroves. The safari takes in plenty of other wildlife along the way as well, as well as village visits, wild camping, rafting and time off on one of the world’s best beaches. If you are looking for a wildlife safari that doesn’t involve taking photos from the safety of a vehicle, and would like to get out and explore and interact with wild animals up close and personal, and have a genuine adventure, then this is the trip for you.  The best weather to go on this safari is from June to October.

 

Watching snakes might not be the most famous safari activity, but it is one of the most interesting one. These trips are run by some of Kenya’s top reptile experts and professional snake catchers. The aim of the entire venture is to promote education and awareness of snakes, and to demonstrate through first-hand experience that these creatures play an important and fascinating role in African eco-systems, and rarely live up to their maligned and mythologized reputations as aggressive killers. Contact us today and book your snake watching safari.