ZOO ATLANTA

Zoo Atlanta is open 363 days a year; closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

March 13 – Nov. 6

Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m. The zoo begins to bring animals in for the day at 4:30. Food stands close an hour prior to the grounds closing; rides close a half hour prior.

Saturday, Sunday and holidays (July 4): 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with last admission at 5:30 p.m. The zoo begins to bring our animals in for the day at 5:30. Food stands close an hour prior to the grounds closing; rides close a half hour prior.

Nov. 6, 2015 – March 11, 2016

Daily: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m. The zoo begins to bring our animals in for the day at 5:30. Food stands close an hour prior to the grounds closing; rides close a half hour prior.

Address

800 Cherokee Ave., SE

Atlanta 30315

The votes are in, and the public has determined that Caprice, the Chinese mountain pitviper, is the most spectacular resident of Zoo Atlanta's newest exhibit.

Scaly Slimy Spectacular is home to nearly 100 snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, salamanders and more in stunning settings.

Ten of the exhibit's residents competed for the public's votes, and Caprice narrowly beat Winston, the white spotted glass frog.

Blanche, the box turtle, came in third place.

Scaly Slimy Spectacular is open rain or shine, so you can visit all the reptiles and amphibians and see their beauty firsthand.

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