10‏/05‏/2013

Habu Museum Park

Five Snake and Mongoose Shows Daily

By Michael Flemming

Community writer

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Habu Museum Park is located inside Nanjo City's Okinawa World Theme Park

About a dozen Habu snakes rest on a tree branch

Snakes caught on islands throughout the Okinawa prefecture are on display

Mongoose were introduced into Okinawa in the early 1900s to control the Habu population but today the Mongoose populations is likewise considered a nuisance

For those that may have wondered what snake mating might look like, the Habu Museum Park has an exhibit showing just that

After the Snake and Mongoose show visitors can pose for a picture with a Burmese Python

The Habu Museum Park features dozens upon dozens of exhibits and specimens, a snake and mongoose show, and turtles on display at Okinawa World Theme Park

Habu snakes are as Okinawan as shisa dogs, eisa dancing, awamori, coral, and castle ruins. Okinawa World theme park in Nanjo City features the prefecture's premier display of Habu and snake related exhibits. There are more than 100 items or specimens on display including anaconda, habu, python, cobra and mongoose, There is an entertaining snake show that does not feature a mongoose fighting a snake but instead pits them in a swimming race. A handful of the exhibits are interactive; most have placards describing the item in both English and Japanese. Okinawa World is located on Route 17 in Nanjo City; bus lines 51, 54, 81, 82 and 83 stop at the Gyokusendo-mae stop near the park. Entry to Okinawa World is 600 yen for adults and 300 yen for children; the price of admission to the Habu Museum Park is another 600 yen and 300 yen charge respectively . The park is open 09:00 ~ 18:00 daily. The snake and mongoose show is 20 minutes long starting at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:30 and 16:30.