New home for Australian reptiles opens in Kyabram

By Deanne Jeffers

VISITORS can now see some of Australia’s most remarkable scaly and shelled creatures with the completion of a purpose-built reptile habitat at Kyabram Fauna Park, which has opened just in time for the school holidays.

30-minute drive from Shepparton or Echuca.

Kyabram Fauna Park director Lachlan Gordon said the new Reptile Habitat would attract both locals and visitors from further afield, boosting tourism in Victoria’s northern region.

REPTILE HOUSE... You can see creatures like the Inland Taipan (pictured) in the new reptile habitat at Kyabram Fauna Park, which opened during the school holidays. The $781,000 habitat is part of $1.94M of infrastructure works that have taken place at Kyabram Fauna Park.

The habitat, located at the Zoos Victoria’s Kyabram Fauna Park, is home to 14 reptile species and green tree frogs. It features climatecontrolled environments that provide each animal with social and environmental enrichment opportunities, while visitors can learn about the important role reptiles play in their native ecosystems.

Notable residents include the Inland Taipan and Reticulated Python, the world’s longest and most venomous snakes. , which is situated on 55-hectares of parkland and wetlands and is a

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