Vivarium of Lausanne, Switzerland

[Yann]

Hi!!

Here are a few pictures of the differents animals, mainly venomous snake being kept at the Vivarium of Lausanne in Switzerland

The Vivarium face bankruptcy because of bad gestion in the past, the new comitee is doing his best to put things in order and have just received a delay in order to clean the financial situation

So here are few animals that can be seen there
Naja naja

Pseudechis colletti

Caiman crocodilus

Gerrhosaurus major

femelle Viridovipera gumprechti

Atheris squamigera

Bungarus candidus

Phyllobates terribilis

Varanus mertensi

Bothriopsis taeniata

Geoemyda spengleri

Dendroaspis virdis

Bothriechis schlegelii

Antaresia maculosa

Bitis rhinoceros

Cheers
Yann

 

[Yann]

The Vivarium will sadly close this week-end, a 1/3 of the species will be place in other Zoo, while the other will be transfered in a new complex with freshwater tanks called Aquatis.

But before they close, I made one last trip to shoot a few of these beauties

 

[Dr. Agon]

Aw sad it closed . Nice pictures though and really cool animals.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thanks for showcasing their collection, Yann! Your photos are gorgeous.

 

[CWilson13]

Thank you so much for sharing these incredible photos Yann!! Very sad to hear that the Vivarium is closed.

 

[Yann]

Thanks Guys

They will reopen it elswhere in 2017 but with less animals on display unfortunately