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Visitor tip
Attend a guided tour (included free with admission) to interact with animals hands-on. Tours run daily at multiple times (12pm, 2pm, 5pm weekdays; 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm Saturdays) and include opportunities to touch and hold snakes, lizards, and other reptiles with knowledgeable staff.
Visitor tip
Plan your visit around the Meet & Greet weekends (Saturdays-Sundays 1-4pm) to meet YouTube personalities Emily and Ed if your family follows their channel. Check their Facebook page for schedule updates before visiting.
Best time
Visit on a weekday to potentially have a more relaxed experience with shorter lines for tours and interactions. The venue is compact but well-designed, so weekday visits may offer more personalized attention from staff.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Location
- Maplewood, Minnesota
- Highlights
- 75+ reptile & amphibian exhibits, alligator tunnel, hands-on interaction
- Admission
- $11 adults, $9 kids (3-12) & seniors, free for kids 2 & under
What visitors say
For her birthday, my soon to be 9 year old wanted nothing except to go to Snake Discovery to meet the people behind her favorite YouTube channel (and of course) the animals. So of course, my daughter and I board a plane from Richmond,…
It was amazing! Even better than i anticipated. One of the zoo keepers even let me hold Doug the boa which was great. He brought out other animals to pet too. And he was so knowledgeable and answered all my questions. Very attentive…
The set up was nicely displayed. Not a very big place but the space was used very well to display many reptiles and amphibians. Everything was clean. The place didn't smell bad at all. Nice little store too for pet needs and can…
From 1,997 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Snake Discovery features YouTube personalities Emily and Ed who host meet-and-greet events on weekends (1-4pm Saturdays-Sundays), attracting fans of their educational reptile YouTube channel to the physical location
- The attraction offers over 75 exhibits of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, including an interactive alligator tunnel that visitors can crawl through
- Guided tours are available at no additional cost multiple times daily (Sunday-Friday: 12pm, 2pm, 5pm; Saturday: 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm), allowing visitors to touch multiple animal species during tours
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