Snake City

*Snake City*
Snake City
Genre	Wildlife documentary/Travel documentary/Family
Starring	Simon Keys; Siouxsie Gillett;
Music by	Stereo MC's
Countries of origin	South Africa;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	53 ;
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. 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
Season	Episodes	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	"DeadCatch/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)

References

↑ "Snake dos and don'ts". Iol.co.za. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ "PICS: Snake City couple returns for fourth season". Iol.co.za. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ Cullen, Aileen (March 23, 2018). "Simon Keys from "Snake City": Wiki, Divorce, Girlfriend & Other Facts to Know". Earnthenecklace.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ Pedersen, Erik (July 25, 2018). "Nat Geo Wild Fall Slate: Big Cat Week, 'Dr. K', Net's Feature Docu & More – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ John, Caroline (October 25, 2018). "Siouxsie Gillett's Wiki: Simon Keys' Girlfriend and Star of Nat Geo WILD's "Snake City"?". Earnthenecklace.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ South Coast Herald (September 24, 2017). "North Coast couple star in animal television rescue show - Snakes City". Southcoastherald.co.za. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ "Our 'Snakes in the City' TV series gets an awesome soundtrack from the Stereo MCs".
↑ "9th Season of reality TV series 'Snake City' shot in Mysuru". Star of Mysore. July 10, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
↑ "Famous sssnake catchers educate at conservation centre". South Coast Herald. July 5, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
↑ "Simon Keys Wiki: "Snake City" Star Moves on after Divorce with Nadine Keys". March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
↑ "Heavy rains increase snake sightings". Highway Mail. October 19, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
↑ "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

[1] "Snake dos and don'ts". Iol.co.za. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[2] "PICS: Snake City couple returns for fourth season". Iol.co.za. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[3] Cullen, Aileen (March 23, 2018). "Simon Keys from "Snake City": Wiki, Divorce, Girlfriend & Other Facts to Know". Earnthenecklace.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[4] Pedersen, Erik (July 25, 2018). "Nat Geo Wild Fall Slate: Big Cat Week, 'Dr. K', Net's Feature Docu & More – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[5] John, Caroline (October 25, 2018). "Siouxsie Gillett's Wiki: Simon Keys' Girlfriend and Star of Nat Geo WILD's "Snake City"?". Earnthenecklace.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[6] South Coast Herald (September 24, 2017). "North Coast couple star in animal television rescue show - Snakes City". Southcoastherald.co.za. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[7] "Our 'Snakes in the City' TV series gets an awesome soundtrack from the Stereo MCs".

[8] "9th Season of reality TV series 'Snake City' shot in Mysuru". Star of Mysore. July 10, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[Herald_Dec_2019-9] "Famous sssnake catchers educate at conservation centre". South Coast Herald. July 5, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

[10] "Simon Keys Wiki: "Snake City" Star Moves on after Divorce with Nadine Keys". March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[11] "Heavy rains increase snake sightings". Highway Mail. October 19, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

[12] "Snakes In The City – Episodes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

[13] "Snakes In The City – Episodes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

[14] "Snakes In The City – Episodes". National Geographic. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.