Siam Serpentarium

This museum is all about slimy, slithery reptiles so those with ophidiophobia should beware! Siam Serpentarium is the only edutainment complex in Asia that’s dedicated to snakes. The venue comprises three sections, each one featuring educational and interactive exhibits and presentations on these fascinating creatures. The Immersive Snake Museum takes you on a journey (you enter through a serpent’s open mouth) through a snake’s lifespan, from birth to its predatorial life and reproduction. The second section, Snake Planet, displays more than 75 species of snakes including an anaconda and a colorful ball python. You also get to access a lab where scientists demonstrate how venom is extracted from a snake to to be used as serum. Finally, the Naka Theatre hosts live performances by snake charmers playing bare-handed with a king cobra, one of the deadliest serpents in the animal kingdom. There’s also a traditional Thai performance where dancers show off their intricate moves with a largerthan- life, five-headed Naga puppet.