The Scariest and Most Beautiful Venomous Snakes we have found.You can't see this variety of deadly snakes anywhere else
in the northeast! You'll see dozens of different species of venomous serpents from every part of the globe, including Africa's exquisitely camouflaged Gaboon Viper, Asia's exceedingly rare albino Indian Spectacled Cobra, a most unique rattlesnake that is cross between Timber and Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes and South America's bold and beautiful Bushmaster.  

Converted into a special, permanent attraction in 2005, Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo dares you to explore the World of Venomous Snakes in "Hot Stuff, Hotter than Ever! "   Hot Stuff  honors the Preserve's early beginnings as the 2 acre "Jungleland Snake Farm" in 1933. Learn about how venom works, how snakes are feared and worshipped by different cultures, and how to tell killer snakes from imposters.

Discover a new Butterfly Garden, an Invertebrate exhibit, and a Naturalized Garden pond with hundreds of beautiful Japanese Koi that you may hand feed. 

In "Hot Stuff" will be some some of the most beautiful of the most venomous beasts in the world including albino Indian Cobras and white Diamondback Rattlesnakes.  
  
If you haven't been here in the last year, you'll be pleased that we have even tamed the gravel paths on the main slopes by making them beautifully paved for greater ease of pushing strollers and wheelchairs.