Reptile Park

Kalimba Reptile Park, Lusaka, has some interesting residents:




These are Nile crocodiles and there were plenty of them. This was just one of the enclosures:





Another section had the breeding Nile crocodiles in a huge lake - the females were gigantic:

There were also Zambian long-snouted crocodiles - they were much smaller:




This enormous python had recently been fed - look along its body...

There were smaller, non-dangerous reptiles too; tortoises...

...and terrapins; this one was sunning itself:

There were several African snakes behind glass, which unfortunately didn't photograph well. But this is the black mamba:

The 'black' refers to the colour of the inside of the mouth. It is actually olive coloured, with a paler coloured underside. The head is coffin-shaped!