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Bio-Ken holds biannual snake-bite seminars
which are attended by
experts from all over the world. Bio-Ken is promoting an educational
scheme to teach people the correct procedures when faced with a
snake-bite, the importance of snakes and why they should not
necessarily be killed on sight.
Bio-Ken hosts regular informative snake shows
for tourists at nearby
hotels. They also organise different snake safaris
for the more
interested, to show some of Kenya's snakes and reptiles in their
natural habitat.
Who
runs Bio-Ken?
  Bio-Ken
was founded by the late James Ashe and his wife Sanda.
James was appointed Curator of Herpetology at the National Museum of
Kenya in Nairobi in 1964. He later left
Kenya
and returned in 1980 to set up Bio-Ken. James wrote many scientific
papers on snakes and identified and named the first Mt. Kenya
Bush Viper, Atheris desaixi, in 1967. He co-wrote
many reference books on reptiles including the excellent
 'Field
Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa'.
Sanda Ashe started with snakes as a child growing up in
Tanzania and has worked professionally with wildlife ever since. She
has written many essential leaflets and manuals on the correct
treatment of snakebite. Her real love, however, is still the
rehabilitation of injured wild animals and birds.
Royjan Taylor is another snake-man who worked with James on
and off for many years. His knowledge of the snakes of Kenya is
second to none. Together Royjan and Sanda hope to increase awareness
and promote the conservation of snakes. Royjan is a Certified
'Silver' Professional Safari Guide
(KPSGA)
and is in the process of
writing a detailed 'Guide to the Snakes of Kenya'.
Please visit or contact us at: 
Bio-Ken Snake Farm,
Watamu
Managed by: Bio-Ken (Africa) Ltd.
PO BOX 3 (P/Code 80202), Watamu, Kenya
TEL: +254 42 32303
MOBILE: +254 733 290324
Entrance: KSh 700/- pp (Children under 12 are free but must be
accompanied by an adult).
Open
Hours: 10 a.m. to 12 noon & 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Bio-Ken Team
Sanda Ashe |
Royjan Taylor |
Joseph Ojuja |
Bonface Momanyi |
Petina Katana |
Anton Childs |
Benson Nyakundi |
Bio-Ken logo |
Godana Mashauri |
Makame Mashauri |
Ferry Ngombo |
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Alex Charo |
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