Zoologico san juan de aragon a review! of the reptile house

Zoologico san juan de aragon a review! of the reptile house
14-06-2009

This is a review of a zoo i visited recently called San juan de aragon. The reptile house was very impressive and there were so many more species represented in comparison with the Chapultepec zoo. I strongly reccomend visiting this zoo. The reptile house is a large domed shape building near the asiatic elephant enclosure , the price to enter is 70 pesos however it is well woth the cost. All of the terrariums were fantastic , spacious and with adequet foilage for each species to escape the general public if it wished too. The highlight of my visit was seeing the two green anacondas in their superb acuatic exhibit , i have never seen green anacondas swimming so it was definitely something i will remember for a long time. Admitedly i cant remember all the species but here are some that i do remember vivedly.

Green iguana * I counted 15 of them in a spacious outdoor and open roofed enclosure complete with trees to climb

Boa constrictors *about 11 in a fantastic terrarium , i am sure the zoo has had alot of success with breeding this species

Burmese python * 1 very large and active example , again in an amazing terrarium

Rock python

spitting cobra

indian cobra

Gabon viper

fer de lance

rattle snakes *so many species represented i cant remember all of them hahahahaha

Diamond back rattle snakes *

bearded dragons

blood python

gila monsters

beaded dragons

bosc monitor

bullfrogs

cane toad

fire bellied toads

black mamba

green mamba

blue tongued skink

poison dart frogs

Green Anaconda *absoloutely amazing exhibit

indian star tortoises
*both species kept in perfect outdoor enclosures
African spur footed tortoises

Goliath tarantula *so many species of tarantulas i cant remember

Emperor scorpians * and some other species

14-06-2009

Hi Jose,

Any chance of photos on the Reptile House?

Did you get much info on (potential for) breeding of reptilians?
(Sorry, I am a reptile fanatic at home with a good friend of mine)

18-06-2009

Hello Kifaru Bwana my friend , i will try to get some information next time i visit the zoo , but from my impressions it seemed like the zoo had poison dart frogs and axoltol under a breeding programes also it seemed there was alot of success in the breeding of Boa constrictors , i will try to find out some mor einformation for you my friend