Are you afraid of snakes? The best medicine is close contact! Here you can stand really close to a massive anaconda and still be perfectly safe. The snakes’ neighbours are two Cuban crocodiles, which look very peaceful lying and dozing or sliding gently through the water. But we recommend that you do NOT get too close! We have also had the good fortune of being able to adopt Idar, a small crocodile who we have built a new home for.

The two sweet common marmosets would love to talk to you: they’re as inquisitive as any other monkey. They jump around and swing from the branches, and if you go right up to them, they get as close to you as they can and inspect you with cocked heads. It would be interesting to know what they really think...

Many visitors also enjoy saying hello to the lizards. Are you brave enough to have one hanging from your jumper?