St Lucia Crocodile Center

After much hard work the St Lucia Crocodile Center has unveiled its new look. The center, which was opened on the 7th of December 2005, includes a new tea garden. New displays at strategic points throughout the center will educate guests on various aspects of the Wetland Park and its World Heritage values.

The snake park is set to reopen mid December and will showcase a full range of indigenous snakes while all the crocs, with their “exotic” alligator, long-nose and dwarf crocodile cousins, will still be there.

The new restaurant ready for the festive season

The revamp has been funded by the Wetland Authority, Ezemvelo and the Wildlands Conservation Trust to the tune of R1 million. This investment will see the rethatching of the entire complex, increased security features and a redesign of the Wetland Park interpretative area. Chantal Dickson, the recently appointed center manager, says that future developments could include local site guides to show visitors around.

Feeding time at the center can be quite graphic

On Saturdays at 2pm tourists can attend a snake demonstration followed by a croc feeding taking place at 3pm. For those who are brave enough to face these intimidating creatures in the dark there is a night feeding at 7pm on Wednesdays followed by traditional Zulu dancing. All feedings include an insightful and entertaining talk about the habits of these reptiles.

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