Visit the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park from May 9 - September 5 and see over 300 feet of snake, plus iguanas, geckos and other creatures too cuddly to miss.
Visit the Academy
| General Admission | Buy Tickets |
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| Adult | $29.95 |
| Senior (ages 65 and over) | $24.95 |
| Student | $24.95 |
| Youth (ages 12-17) | $24.95 |
| Child (ages 4-11) | $19.95 |
| Ages 3 and under | FREE |
Don’t miss the summer of slither, as over 60 live reptiles take up residence at the California Academy of Sciences. Learn more
Your visit to the Academy includes an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, four-story rainforest, and much more. Learn more
Meet Kirana!
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Come meet our newest star of Snakes & Lizards, an 18-foot-long, 150-pound python named Kirana! The Academy and ABC7 hosted a Name the Snake Contest, and received over 800 entries! Three finalists appeared on 7Live, and the winner was selected by the studio audience. The winning name was chosen by 9-year-old Bronwyn Miguel from Daly City, CA. Bronwyn is a snake lover who wants to be a herpetologist when she grows up. She chose “Kirana” because “it’s a Balinese girl name which means beautiful ray of light, and the snake, due to its yellow color, looks like a ray of sunshine.” Bronwyn participated in the snake’s unveiling on July 1, took a behind-the-scenes tour with aquarium biologists, and met live snakes and lizards with Dr. Chris Andrews, resident “Slitherologist”. Visit Kirana this summer on the Borneo level of the Rainforest dome! |
The Academy wishes to thank the following media sponsors of the Snakes & Lizards exhibit:
98.1 KISS FM, STAR 101.3, WiLD 94.9, Oldies 103.7 and 106 KMEL
Lizards & Snakes: Alive! is organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, in collaboration with Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, and the San Diego Natural History Museum, with appreciation to Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland.
Tickets |
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Admission to the California Academy of Sciences includes access to all museum and aquarium exhibits, including the rainforest, the planetarium, the living roof, and Snakes & Lizards during regular admission hours.
Snakes & Lizards Radio Ad |
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Tune in For the Greatest Match of All Time: Snakes vs. Lizards
Total Time - 45 sec [1.8MB]
Dr. Chris Andrews knows all about snakes and Dr. Bob Drewes really loves lizards. Check out our new radio ad to hear these two Academy scientists debate about which are more fascinating creatures and why.
Museum Hours |
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Monday - Saturday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tickets can be purchased up to an hour before closing.
The Academy is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Special Programs |
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Meet live snakes commonly found in backyards and hiking trails at AMAZING SNAKES OF THE BAY AREA, daily at 12:00 pm.
Check out the LIVE AFRICAN SAFARI daily at 1:00 pm and get up close and personal with live animals and specimens from this region.
Cute and cuddly or kind of scary? Face your fears and learn the truth with SNAKES: SHEDDING THE MYTHS daily at 2:00 pm.
How do snakes move? What do they eat? Find out at SCALES, TAILS, TEETH & MORE daily at 11:00 am starting June 18.
