Chattanooga Zoo

And the winner of the TWO FREE TICKETS for Q ‘n Brew is… 🥁🥁🥁

Naylene Orr Landreth

Congratulations!! Send us a direct message to collect your prize!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the giveaway. There’s still time to purchase your tickets to Q ‘n Brew for a laidback BBQ at the Zoo! Join us THIS Saturday, July 11th, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for an evening of delicious BBQ, crisp beer, and tons of up-close animal meet and greets! Plus, stick around for our annual tortoise race!

Adult tickets come with 3 drink tickets. For those who won’t be drinking, you can purchase a Designated Driver Ticket at a discounted price! Learn more and get your tickets today at the link below: https://www.chattzoo.org/events/q-n-brew

This special sweetie is our new Madagascar giant hognose snake!

At 9 years old and about 5 feet long, this girl isn’t likely to get much bigger, but Madagascar giant hognose snakes have been known to get up to 6 feet in length! Beyond their massive size, these snakes also have a flair for the theatrical arts. As a defense mechanism, Madagascar giant hognose snakes will dramatically throw themselves around and then go still to play dead in front of predators.

In the first photo, she’s showing off one of her unique adaptations: an upturned snout that looks like a pig nose! More than just silly to look at, the shape of her nose functions like a shovel to scoop and dig through the sandy soil of Madagascar forests.

You can come see this incredible animal in the Forests of the World section of the Zoo now!

We have some GIANT news: a new animal feeding experience is now available! 🐢🐢🐢

Have you ever wanted to feed some of the largest tortoises in the world? Now you can feed our Aldabra giant tortoises Wednesday - Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the front of the Zoo!

Meet Loki, Thor, Odin, and Asgard who were all born from the same clutch 11 years ago and weigh around 100 pounds each. Aldabra giant tortoises commonly grow to be 300 - 500 pounds and can live to be over 150 years old! Those are some wise, old, GIANT tortoises!

Tortoise feedings are $10 per person for non-members and $8 per person for Zoo members. The Aldabra tortoise experience includes feeding them lettuce as well as the opportunity to scratch their shells with a brush! Come meet our Aldabra giant tortoises today!