Alice Springs Reptile Centre

The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is a privately owned wildlife attraction in central Alice Springs, Northern Territory, displaying the largest collection of reptiles in Central Australia. Located on Stuart Terrace near the town centre, it houses more than 100 reptiles including Terry the saltwater crocodile, perentie goannas, frill-neck lizards and venomous snakes. Established in 2000, it focuses on education, conservation and close-up encounters with desert reptiles.

Visitors can expect an indoor, family-run reptile centre in the Alice Springs town centre with glass enclosures housing over 100 reptiles from Central Australia. The centre features a gecko cave, displays of venomous snakes, pythons, goannas and lizards, and a large saltwater crocodile named Terry. Visitors can attend scheduled handling demonstrations, supervised reptile handling sessions with pythons and lizards, and educational talks by keepers in a compact, walk-through layout.