Curiosity changes everything.
Scaly Safari started with a simple idea: when people understand reptiles better, everything changes.
Fear becomes fascination. A child who can't stop talking about snakes finds somewhere their obsession makes complete sense. A family thinking about bringing home their first reptile feels informed rather than overwhelmed.
And the animals themselves stop being props, novelties or something to fear — and become living creatures worth understanding properly.
That's what Scaly Safari is here for.
We create thoughtful reptile experiences, education and ownership support for genuinely curious people — particularly children and the grown-ups raising them.
Their welfare isn’t negotiable.
The animals aren't here to perform for us.
Every decision we make — who attends an experience, how they're transported, how they're handled, when they rest and whether they participate at all — starts with the individual animal.
Sometimes that means changing the plan. Sometimes it means an animal isn't available. And occasionally, it means we don't attend at all.
We're completely comfortable with that.
Good to know
COUNCIL LICENSED
We are licensed by Denbighshire CC. Licence No. 578952.
£10m INSURED
We hold full specialised public liability insurance up to £10million.
DBS-CHECKED
We hold enhanced DBS certificates, available on request.
DEFRA AUTHORISED
Licensed for the safe, welfare-focused transport of animals.
We’re Allen & Cerries.
Scaly Safari is run by the two of us from our base in North Wales — with considerable assistance from a room full of reptiles.
Allen is a former teacher and lifelong animal person. He's the one you'll usually find leading experiences, answering a child's seventeenth question about snake digestion, or explaining something complicated in a way that suddenly makes sense.
Cerries comes from a creative and communications background and is responsible for much of what happens around the animals — from the Scaly Safari brand and educational resources to the tools we're building to help families navigate reptile ownership.
What we share is a slightly obsessive belief that reptiles deserve to be understood properly.
Not collected because they're fashionable. Not bought because TikTok made them look easy. Not passed around simply because people paid to see them.
Understood.
That's the thread running through everything we do.
It started with the animals - and became something bigger.
Scaly Safari began in October 2024 with a collection of remarkable animals and a fairly simple idea: help more people discover just how fascinating reptiles really are.
So we took them out into the world.
To birthday parties and schools. Care homes and community events. Hotels, attractions and places we never imagined we'd find ourselves when we started.
And somewhere along the way, we started noticing something.
The questions kept coming.
Not just “Can I hold the snake?”
But:
“My son desperately wants a reptile. Where do we even start?”
“Which one would actually suit our family?”
“Is this really a good pet for a child?”
“What do they need to be happy?”
The more families we met, the clearer it became that the bit around the animal experience mattered just as much as the experience itself.
Children didn't only want to hold reptiles. They wanted to understand them.
And their grown-ups wanted somewhere they could ask questions without feeling silly, pressured or judged — preferably before an animal came home.
So Scaly Safari grew with them.
Today, we still create the experiences that started all of this. But we're also building something beyond them: private keeper experiences for deeply curious children, practical education for schools, honest support for prospective reptile owners, and resources designed to help families make better decisions.
Because we've realised our job isn't simply to introduce people to reptiles.
It's to help people understand them.
And we think better understanding leads to better experiences, better decisions — and ultimately, better lives for the animals themselves.
We're still figuring out where curiosity will take us next. That's rather the point.
Have a question?
If you’re unsure which option is right - or just want to talk something through - we’re always happy to help.
No pressure, no expectations. Just a conversation. Send an email to hey@scalysafari.co, or complete the short form below. We’ll get back to you shortly.