| Snake City | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Wildlife documentary/Travel documentary/Family |
| Starring | Simon Keys Siouxsie Gillett |
| Music by | Stereo MC's |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Earth-Touch Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel (regular series) |
| Release | November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) |
Snake City (also known as Snakes in the City) is a wildlife documentary television series that stars snake-catchers Simon Keys and his partner, Siouxsie Gillett. Aired on the National Geographic Channel, the show takes place in Durban, South Africa and has become valued for the series' entertainment and educational perspective on catching and releasing life-threatening snakes such as cobras, pythons and black mambas. The series features music by the Stereo MCs. Season 9 (2023) is shot in Mysore, India.
Presenters
Gillett has a herpetology degree and zoo background while Keys has worked with snakes all of his life. The first season of Snake City featured Simon Keys’ ex-wife, Nadine Keys.
In the past, Keys and Gillett also worked at a snake sanctuary in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Gillett has an allergy to the venom of the Mozambique spitting cobra that can elevate the potency of a bite.
Record temperatures and storms in South Africa have brought about an abundance of snakes in urban areas. In Summer months, they receive close to one hundred calls a week.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 3 | November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) | November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21) | |
| 2 | 6 | October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) | November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20) | |
| 3 | 6 | January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) | February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) | |
| 4 | 10 | July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) | October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) | |
| 5 | 6 | September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) | October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) | |
| 6 | 6 | October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) | November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) | |
| 7 | 6 | February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23) | March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29) | |
| 8 | 6 | July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) | August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) | |
| 9 | 6 | September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06) | October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Python Ambush" | November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) |
| 2 | 2 | "Spitting Mad Cobra" | November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14) |
| 3 | 3 | "Attack of the Black Mambas" | November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21) |
Season 2 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "Mamba in My Closet!" | October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) |
| 5 | 2 | "Panic in the Streets" | October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23) |
| 6 | 3 | "Ghost Snake" | November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) |
| 7 | 4 | "Bed of Snakes" | November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) |
| 8 | 5 | "Snakes on a Train" | November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13) |
| 9 | 6 | "Into the Snake Pit" | November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20) |
Season 3 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Deadliest Catch/Snakes in the city" | January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) |
| 11 | 2 | "Recipe for Disaster" | January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) |
| 12 | 3 | "Cobra in the Kitchen" | January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27) |
| 13 | 4 | "Hiss of Death" | February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03) |
| 14 | 5 | "Country Club Killer" | February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10) |
| 15 | 6–7 | "The Cape Crusaders" | February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) |
Season 4 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "The Wedding Crasher" | July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) |
| 17 | 2 | "Psycho Mamba" | August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) |
| 18 | 3 | "Trailer Park Terror" | August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13) |
| 19 | 4 | "Monster Under the Bed" | August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20) |
| 20 | 5 | "Twice Bitten" | August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) |
| 21 | 6 | "Slithering Heights" | September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03) |
| 22 | 7 | "Say Your Prayers" | September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10) |
| 23 | 8 | "Office Nightmare" | September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17) |
| 24 | 9 | "Mamba Hotline" | September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24) |
| 25 | 10 | "Venomous Encounters" | October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) |
Season 5 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Storm of Snakes" | September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) |
| 27 | 2 | "Hot & Bothered" | September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) |
| 28 | 3 | "Mamba Mama" | September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) |
| 29 | 4 | "Tunnel of Doom" | October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) |
| 30 | 5 | "Humungosoar" | October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) |
| 31 | 6 | "Hiss in the Night" | October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) |
Season 6 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "Divide and Conquer" | October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) |
| 33 | 2 | "There's a Snake in the Fridge!" | October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09) |
| 34 | 3 | "Snakes and Sewage" | October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16) |
| 35 | 4 | "The Dark Night" | October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) |
| 36 | 5 | "Kindergarten Terror" | October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30) |
| 37 | 6 | "Housing Estate Horror" | November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) |
Season 7 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "Python Party" | January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25) |
| 39 | 2 | "Cobra Wedding Crashers" | February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01) |
| 40 | 3 | "Mamba Mayhem" | February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08) |
| 40 | 4 | "Black Mamba Summer" | February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) |
| 41 | 5 | "The Snake Pit" | March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) |
| 42 | 6 | "Big Mamma Mamba" | March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29) |
Season 8 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | "New Blood" | July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) |
| 44 | 2 | "Ten Foot Mamba" | July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) |
| 45 | 3 | "Cobras to Crocs" | July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20) |
| 46 | 4 | "Mamba Nightmare" | July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) |
| 47 | 5 | "Mamba Madness" | August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) |
| 48 | 6 | "The Last Bite" | August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) |
Season 9 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Snakes & Ladders" | September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06) |
| 50 | 2 | "Mamba Invasion" | September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13) |
| 51 | 3 | "Cobra Chaos" | September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20) |
| 46 | 4 | "Monster Python" | September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) |
| 52 | 5 | "Killer Krait" | October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04) |
| 53 | 6 | "Cobra Dive" | October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11) |
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External links
- Snake City on Nat Geo Wild Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Snake City at IMDb