Snake City | |
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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 |
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.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5][6] The series features music by the Stereo MCs.[7] Season 9 (2023) is shot in Mysore, India.[8]
Presenters
Gillett has a Herpetology degree and zoo background while Keys has worked with snakes all of his life.[9] The first season of Snake City featured Simon Keys’ ex-wife, Nadine Keys.[10]
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.[11] In Summer months, they receive close to one hundred calls a week.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 3 | November 7, 2014 | November 21, 2014 | |
2 | 6 | October 16, 2015 | November 20, 2015 | |
3 | 6 | January 17, 2017 | February 17, 2017 | |
4 | 10 | July 30, 2017 | October 1, 2017 | |
5 | 6 | September 14, 2018 | October 19, 2018 | |
6 | 6 | October 2, 2019 | November 6, 2019 | |
7 | 6 | February 23, 2021 | March 29, 2021 | |
8 | 6 | July 6, 2022 | August 10, 2022 | |
9 | 6 | September 6, 2023 | October 11, 2023 |
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Python Ambush" | November 7, 2014 |
2 | 2 | "Spitting Mad Cobra" | November 14, 2014 |
3 | 3 | "Attack of the Black Mambas" | November 21, 2014 |
Season 2 (2015)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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4 | 1 | "Mamba in My Closet!" | October 16, 2015 |
5 | 2 | "Panic in the Streets" | October 23, 2015 |
6 | 3 | "Ghost Snake" | November 30, 2015 |
7 | 4 | "Bed of Snakes" | November 6, 2015 |
8 | 5 | "Snakes on a Train" | November 13, 2015 |
9 | 6 | "Into the Snake Pit" | November 20, 2015 |
Season 3 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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10 | 1 | "Deadliest Catch/Snakes in the city" | January 13, 2017 |
11 | 2 | "Recipe for Disaster" | January 20, 2017 |
12 | 3 | "Cobra in the Kitchen" | January 27, 2017 |
13 | 4 | "Hiss of Death" | February 3, 2017 |
14 | 5 | "Country Club Killer" | February 10, 2017 |
15 | 6–7 | "The Cape Crusaders" | February 17, 2017 |
Season 4 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
16 | 1 | "The Wedding Crasher" | July 30, 2017 |
17 | 2 | "Psycho Mamba" | August 6, 2017 |
18 | 3 | "Trailer Park Terror" | August 13, 2017 |
19 | 4 | "Monster Under the Bed" | August 20, 2017 |
20 | 5 | "Twice Bitten" | August 27, 2017 |
21 | 6 | "Slithering Heights" | September 3, 2017 |
22 | 7 | "Say Your Prayers" | September 10, 2017 |
23 | 8 | "Office Nightmare" | September 17, 2017 |
24 | 9 | "Mamba Hotline" | September 24, 2017 |
25 | 10 | "Venomous Encounters" | October 1, 2017 |
Season 5 (2018)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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26 | 1 | "Storm of Snakes" | September 14, 2018 |
27 | 2 | "Hot & Bothered" | September 21, 2018 |
28 | 3 | "Mamba Mama" | September 28, 2018 |
29 | 4 | "Tunnel of Doom" | October 5, 2018 |
30 | 5 | "Humungosoar" | October 12, 2018 |
31 | 6 | "Hiss in the Night" | October 19, 2018 |
Season 6 (2019)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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32 | 1 | "Divide and Conquer" | October 2, 2019 |
33 | 2 | "There's a Snake in the Fridge!" | October 9, 2019 |
34 | 3 | "Snakes and Sewage" | October 16, 2019 |
35 | 4 | "The Dark Night" | October 23, 2019 |
36 | 5 | "Kindergarten Terror" | October 30, 2019 |
37 | 6 | "Housing Estate Horror" | November 6, 2019 |
Season 7 (2021)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [12] | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|
38 | 1 | "Python Party" | January 25, 2021 |
39 | 2 | "Cobra Wedding Crashers" | February 1, 2021 |
40 | 3 | "Mamba Mayhem" | February 8, 2021 |
40 | 4 | "Black Mamba Summer" | February 15, 2021 |
41 | 5 | "The Snake Pit" | March 22, 2021 |
42 | 6 | "Big Mamma Mamba" | March 29, 2021 |
Season 8 (2022)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [13] | Original air date |
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43 | 1 | "New Blood" | July 6, 2022 |
44 | 2 | "Ten Foot Mamba" | July 13, 2022 |
45 | 3 | "Cobras to Crocs" | July 20, 2022 |
46 | 4 | "Mamba Nightmare" | July 27, 2022 |
47 | 5 | "Mamba Madness" | August 3, 2022 |
48 | 6 | "The Last Bite" | August 10, 2022 |
Season 9 (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [14] | Original air date |
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49 | 1 | "Snakes & Ladders" | September 6, 2023 |
50 | 2 | "Mamba Invasion" | September 13, 2023 |
51 | 3 | "Cobra Chaos" | September 20, 2023 |
46 | 4 | "Monster Python" | September 27, 2023 |
52 | 5 | "Killer Krait" | October 4, 2023 |
53 | 6 | "Cobra Dive" | October 11, 2023 |
References
- ↑ "Snake dos and don'ts | Daily News". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "PICS: Snake City couple returns for fourth season | Daily News". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Cullen, Aileen (2018-03-23). "Simon Keys from "Snake City": Wiki, Divorce, Girlfriend & Other Facts to Know". Earnthenecklace.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2018-07-25). "Nat Geo Wild Fall Slate: Big Cat Week, 'Dr. K', Net's Feature Docu & More – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ John, Caroline (2018-10-25). "Siouxsie Gillett’s Wiki: Simon Keys’ Girlfriend and Star of Nat Geo WILD’s “Snake Cityâ€?". Earnthenecklace.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ South Coast Herald (2017-09-24). "North Coast couple star in animal television rescue show - Snakes City | South Coast Herald". Southcoastherald.co.za. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "Our 'Snakes in the City' TV series gets an awesome soundtrack from the Stereo MCS | Behind the Scenes | Earth Touch News".
- ↑ Author (2022-07-10). "9th Season of reality TV series 'Snake City' shot in Mysuru". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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has generic name (help) - ↑ "Famous sssnake catchers educate at conservation centre". South Coast Herald. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Simon Keys Wiki: "Snake City" Star Moves on after Divorce with Nadine Keys". 23 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Heavy rains increase snake sightings". Highway Mail. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "Snakes In The City – Episodes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Snakes In The City – Episodes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Snakes In The City – Episodes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
External links
- Snake City on Nat Geo Wild Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Snake City at IMDb