Snake City

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| genre = Wildlife documentary/Travel documentary/Family

| starring = Simon Keys
Siouxsie Gillett

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| music = Stereo MC's

| country = South Africa

| network = National Geographic Channel (regular series)

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/snake-dos-and-donts-13109681 |title=Snake dos and don'ts |publisher=Iol.co.za |date= |accessdate=2018-11-05}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/pics-snake-city-couple-returns-for-fourth-season-11305407 |title=PICS: Snake City couple returns for fourth season |publisher=Iol.co.za |date= |accessdate=2018-11-05}}{{cite web|last=Cullen |first=Aileen |url=https://www.earnthenecklace.com/simon-keys-wiki-snake-city-divorce-nadine-keys/ |title=Simon Keys from "Snake City": Wiki, Divorce, Girlfriend & Other Facts to Know |publisher=Earnthenecklace.com |date=2018-03-23 |accessdate=2018-11-05}}{{cite web|last=Pedersen |first=Erik |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/nat-geo-wild-fall-slate-big-cat-week-premiere-dates-nets-first-feature-docu-tca-1202433603/ |title=Nat Geo Wild Fall Slate: Big Cat Week, 'Dr. K', Net's Feature Docu & More – TCA |publisher=Deadline |date=2018-07-25 |accessdate=2018-11-05}}{{cite web|last=John |first=Caroline |url=https://www.earnthenecklace.com/simon-keys-girlfriend-siouxsie-gillett-wiki-snake-city-instagram-pics/ |title=Siouxsie Gillett's Wiki: Simon Keys' Girlfriend and Star of Nat Geo WILD's "Snake City"? |publisher=Earnthenecklace.com |date=2018-10-25 |accessdate=2018-11-05}}{{cite web|author=South Coast Herald |url=https://southcoastherald.co.za/235487/north-coast-couple-star-animal-television-rescue-show-snakes-city/ |title=North Coast couple star in animal television rescue show - Snakes City |publisher=Southcoastherald.co.za |date=2017-09-24 |accessdate=2018-11-05}} The series features music by the Stereo MCs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/behind-the-scenes/our-snakes-in-the-city-tv-series-gets-an-awesome-soundtrack-from-the-stereo-mcs/|title = Our 'Snakes in the City' TV series gets an awesome soundtrack from the Stereo MCs }} Season 9 (2023) is shot in Mysore, India.{{Cite web |last=Author |date=2022-07-10 |title=9th Season of reality TV series 'Snake City' shot in Mysuru |url=https://starofmysore.com/9th-season-of-reality-tv-series-snake-city-shot-in-mysuru/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Star of Mysore |language=en-US}}

Presenters

Gillett has a herpetology degree and zoo background while Keys has worked with snakes all of his life.{{cite news |title=Famous sssnake catchers educate at conservation centre |url=https://southcoastherald.co.za/364462/famous-sssnake-catchers-educate-conservation-centre/ |accessdate=19 December 2019 |work=South Coast Herald |date=5 July 2019}} The first season of Snake City featured Simon Keys’ ex-wife, Nadine Keys.{{cite web|url=https://www.earnthenecklace.com/simon-keys-wiki-snake-city-divorce-nadine-keys/|accessdate=16 March 2020|title=Simon Keys Wiki: "Snake City" Star Moves on after Divorce with Nadine Keys|date=23 March 2018}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://highwaymail.co.za/273795/heavy-rains-increase-snake-sightings/ |title=Heavy rains increase snake sightings |publisher=Highway Mail |date=2017-10-19 |accessdate=2018-11-05}} In Summer months, they receive close to one hundred calls a week.

Series overview

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Episodes

=Season 1 (2014)=

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=Season 2 (2015)=

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=Season 3 (2017)=

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=Season 4 (2017)=

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=Season 5 (2018)=

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=Season 6 (2019)=

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=Season 7 (2021)=

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=Season 8 (2022)=

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=Season 9 (2023)=

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References

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