Situated in Tiền Giang, Đồng Tâm Snake Farm is one of the hotspots in the Mekong Delta. The snake farm is taken into account as the biggest snake museum of Vietnam and the biggest snakebite treatment center of the Mekong Delta. Currently, the farm is home to more than 50 species of venomous snake. People remove venom and use venom to produce medicines.
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Where is Đồng Tâm Snake Farm?
- Address: Bình Đức Commune, Châu Thành District, Tiền Giang Province
- Opening hours: 7:00 – 17:00
- Entrance fee: VND30.000/adult. VND20.000/child from 6-12. Free of charge for children under 6.
How to Get to Đồng Tâm Snake Farm?
If you depart from Mỹ Tho City, you will go along Rạch Miễu Bridge to Lê Thị Hồng Gấm Street. Then, see an information sign which will direct you to Đồng Tâm Snake Farm.
If you depart from Ho Chi Minh City, you will take Võ Văn Kiệt Street – National Route 1A – the intersection of Nguyễn Văn Linh Flyover – turn right to CT01. Go ahead until you meet the roundabout of Thân Cữu Nghĩa. Turn to DT878 Street and keep going to Thạnh Phú Kindergarten. Go to Hoàng Phương Gas Station. Turn left and go a few meters to Đồng Tâm Snake Farm.
It’s strongly advised that you should book a tour for some tour operator or travel agent in order to have the most convenient way to reach Đồng Tâm Snake Farm. Additionally, when you travel independently, it will take a lot of time to search for directions to Tiền Giang, where there are plenty of rivers and canals and people frequently commute by boat. Just for a Mekong Delta tour, you can arrive at the snake farm easily, and even visit more places than you have expected in the delta before.
What is special about Đồng Tâm Snake Farm?
One of the impressive points in most Mekong Delta tours, Tiền Giang tours are Đồng Tâm Snake Farm which occupies 9ha. This farm was established in 179 and has currently retained more than 50 species of venomous snake which are bred with the aim of taking venom and using venom to make the anti-venom serum for snakebites. This is also the largest snake museum in Vietnam – holding Guinness Vietnam’s record, and the greatest center of treatment for snakebites in the Mekong Delta.
Đồng Tâm Snake Farm is split into three zones for keeping different snake species. Apart from snakes, the farm also keeps a few other species, such as bears, crocodiles, tortoises, and ostriches. Sometimes you will realize that the farm looks like a mini jungle of some wild animals.
There are countless snake species, ranging from non-venomous to venomous ones inside Đồng Tâm. There is also a small center specializing in treatment for snakebites inside the farm. You will be taken around by experts and they will show you how to prevent from snakebites. Plus, another activity at the farm if you wish is to take photos of snakes for your documentary.
A sightseeing tour to Đồng Tâm Snake Farm is described as a biology lesson useful for everyone as they learn a lot about snakes even schools have never taught them before. After that trip, what you get is knowledge about how to recognize venomous snakes or how to give first aid for a snakebite, which can certainly help in some unlikely cases in life. That kind of biology lesson is especially perfect for children as they are at the age of seeking new things to learn as well as curious about the world out there. Plus, they can learn how to protect themselves from dangerous situations with venomous snakes and some survival skills, one of which is first aid for a snakebite.
Three zones for keeping snakes inside Đồng Tâm
- Snake pond: snakes are kept on trees and rocky objects in the middle of the pond. All those snakes are non-venomous, e.g. puff-faced water snake, Indo-Chinese rat snake, and Colubridae.
- The zone of venomous snakes: they are kept in each separate cage. Because they are venomous snakes and dangerous, they are carefully locked in cages. Hence, you just see a part of them.
- The zone of pythons: As the pythons are large in size, so each of them is kept in a big metal cage with a roof on it.
Restaurants near Đồng Tâm Snake Farm
Leaving Đồng Tâm Snake Farm, you would like something to eat, especially special food. In Tiền Giang, there are plenty of eats to choose from, e.g. Mỹ Tho rice noodle soup, rice noodle and chicken salad, burned snakehead, boiled edible snails, and savory steamed rice dough. Where to eat those specialties? Here is the list of nice restaurants nearby:
- Đồng Tâm Goat Meat Hopot, about 400 m from the farm
- Nam Sơn Cafe, 700 m from the farm. It’s also a motorbike repair shop.
- Hoa Cúc Cafe, 1.5 km from the farm
- Sông Thuận Restaurant, 2.5 km from the farm
If you tend to go towards the downtown center of Mỹ Tho City, there are more choices on the way.
Other tourist attractions near Đồng Tâm
Normally, a Tiền Giang tour or a Mekong Delta will take you to other tourist attractions, apart from Đồng Tâm Snake Farm. It’s also clear that you never want to visit only one place for an excursion, which is supposed to be time-wasting. That’s why you should get to know about where to see after leaving the snake farm. The following list can help.
- Dì Sáu Tourist Attraction, 12 km from the farm
Dì Sáu Tourist Attraction is described as a counterpart of the Mekong Delta where there is a 3-ha fruit plantation with small canals, bamboo bridges, and cottages. You will get a chance to experience fascinating activities as a farmer when paying a visit to this place.
- Mãn Đình Hồng Flower Garden, 6.1 km from the farm
Mãn Đình Hồng Flower Garden is a spot for seeing a variety of flowers. It’s known that the owner invested a lot in this garden so that it looks like a floral paradise all year round. It’s no exaggeration to say that entering Mãn Đình Hồng is not different from immersing into the world of four springs. At times, mini scenes, e.g. swings, bamboo bridges, wooden boats, and benches illuminate the whole garden.
- Mộc Thiên Hoa Flower Garden, 6 km from the farm
Mọc Thiên Hoa Flower Garden is another choice for flower lovers. The place is full of flowers and fascinating add-ons. Like Mãn Đình Hồng Flower Garden, Mộc Thiên Hoa are also decorated with bamboo bridges, canals, and cottages. However, it has more mini scenes than Mãn Đình Hồng, making it like a small village. Hence, it has become a famous spot and a perfect background for photos, especially during Tết Holiday.
- Mỹ Tho Pier, 8.2 km from the farm
Mỹ Tho Pier is the place to depart for Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix Islets. Because this pier is a departure point, it is certainly a must after you leave Đồng Tâm Snake Farm. While waiting for a ferry to start the trip to one of the islets, you can enjoy its beautiful landscapes and tranquility.
Besides the above travel destinations, from Đồng Tâm Snake Farm, you can proceed to Mỹ Tho City for sightseeing. In the old days, Ho Chi Minh City (aka Sài Gòn) was a military base while Mỹ Tho City was an economic center of the country. Mỹ Tho City by that time was a concentration of boats and ships departing and arriving for trading. Today, it has played an important role in the economic development of the South.
Accommodations near Đồng Tâm Snake Farm
Normally, most people don’t tend to stay overnight after a sightseeing tour of Đồng Tâm Snake Farm, so surrounding it doesn’t have too many accommodations. Nevertheless, if necessary, you can pick one from the following list:
- Happy Farm Tiền Giang Homestay
- Bầu Bí Mini Farmstay – Mekong – Tiền Giang, 1.2 km from the farm
- Bi’s nest, 500m from the farm.
There is a concentration of hotels and hostels in the heart of Mỹ Tho City, highly recommended for a Tiền Giang tour or a Mekong Delta tour:
- Tấn Lộc Hotel
- Trung Lương Hotel 3
- Trung Lương Hotel & Restaurant
- Trường Thịnh Hotel
- Như Ý Phương Hostel
- Dì Thúy Hostel
- Thọ Xuyên Hostel
A Mekong Delta trip, Đồng Tâm Snake Farm in Tiền Giang will not be bad at all because you not only walk for sightseeing, but also learn more about snakes and treatment for snakebites. The place also looks like a mini counterpart of a forest. Apart from snakes, it’s home to other reptiles, so it’s great for learning about the wildlife. Besides being shown around at Đồng Tâm Snake Farm, you can go to explore other brilliant things nearby, such as flower gardens, piers, and other tourist attractions. Hope recommendations given out here can help you have a full experience of Tiền Giang, the Mekong Delta.
