Take a tour of the award-winning, 20,000-square-foot Aquarium Reptile Complex (ARC). Amphibians, reptiles, fish and invertebrates are on display in four galleries: South Carolina, the Desert, the Tropics and the Ocean - featuring a 55,000-gallon Pacific coral reef tank with sharks, moray eels and more. Join us in the ARC at 12:30pm daily for exciting diving demonstrations.

QUICK FACTS: AROWANA One of the interesting ways that the arowana gets its food is to jump up and capture insects and small birds off tree branches that hang over the river. View Fact Sheet EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE Rattlesnakes are pit vipers, a group of snakes that have special thermal receptors on the front of their faces that allow them to see images in infrared, even in total darkness. View Fact Sheet FALSE GHARIAL CROCODILE The false gharial crocodile, or Tomistoma, is one of the most unusual and least understood crocodiles. It is an endangered species with a severely restricted range. View Fact Sheet GALAPAGOS TORTOISE Galapagos tortoises are the largest of the tortoises, weighing up to 900 pounds. View Fact Sheet GREEN MAMBA If you are looking for the Green Mambas at Riverbanks Zoo, don't forget to look up. Even in captivity, these animals prefer an arboreal way of life. View Fact Sheet KING COBRA Capable of reaching 19 feet in length, the king cobra is the largest of all venomous snakes. It is a formidable predator that possesses powerful neurotoxic venom. View Fact Sheet LEOPARD SHARK Leopard sharks breathe oxygen from the water through gill slits on the sides of their heads. Water is drawn in through the mouth and passed over the gills where the oxygen is extracted. View Fact Sheet RETICULATED PYTHON Big snakes eat big prey, and adult reticulated pythons have been known to feed on such large animals as deer, wild boar, goats and even leopards. View Fact Sheet WHITE-SPOTTED BAMBOO SHARK The slender body of the white-spotted bamboo shark allows it to glide between coral branches and hide in the tight reef structure in which it lives. View Fact Sheet