This Big Day of Giving, your donation stays local to have a global impact. Based right here in Sacramento, Save The Snakes is the only organization in the world dedicated exclusively to snake conservation and human-snake conflict mitigation. From the backyard rattlesnakes of Northern California to the king cobras of South Asia, we believe humans and snakes can coexist.
To better serve our community in Northern California, Save The Snakes operates the Snake Conservation Center in Sacramento, California. This hub allows us to:
Join us for the 5th Annual Sacramento Snake Festival! This free community event celebrates our world’s most misunderstood animals. SnakeFest promotes wildlife conservation, environmental stewardship and peaceful coexistence between humans and snakes.
Your BDOG Gift Matters: Donations made today help keep SnakeFest free and accessible to all Sacramento families. Help us make 2026 our biggest festival yet!
Since 2017, your support has empowered a global network of conservationists. Together, we have:
Protecting threatened snake populations requires passion, commitment, and—most importantly—teamwork. We are working tirelessly to jumpstart new projects for 2026 in countries like Nepal, South Africa, and right here in the United States.
You are a vital part of the Save The Snakes Team. Please join our cause this Big Day of Giving. Your contribution ensures that these incredible animals—and the ecosystems they protect—thrive for generations to come.
Save The Snakes is dedicated exclusively to snake conservation and human-snake conflict mitigation. Together with our worldwide network of snake conservationists, our mission is to conserve snakes around the world through education, research, and community support. We envision a world where humans and snakes live harmoniously in increasingly healthy ecosystems.
Save The Snakes depends on the compassion and dedication of individuals to support our snake conservation efforts in California and around the world.
Your generous donations to Save The Snake will allow our organization to:
- Support our annual Sacramento Snake Festival, which will allow our organization to make this important wildlife education event free to the public!
- Grow our Snake School Program, educating thousands of Californian students about wildlife conservation, snake ecology and snake safety!
-Develop our Sacramento Snake Center to be made open to the public and our community of Sacramento!
Save The Snakes envisions a world where our society sustains increasingly healthy ecosystems, where all communities and wildlife species are respected, and where humans and snakes can live together in harmony. To accomplish our vision, we believe that a multidimensional approach for problem solving is critical to achieve project objectives. Our organization and leadership celebrates, respects and appreciates people of all races, cultures, sexual orientations and genders. We recognize that such diversity in our organization and in the communities where we work will greatly advance the success of our conservation efforts and see that our mission to protect snakes is accomplished.
Organization name
Save The Snakes
2017
Mission Category
Animal Related
Operating Budget
$100,001-$250,000
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program, Board Members, In-Kind Donations
Demographics Served
Animals, Youth & Children, General population
Local Counties Served
El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
3111 Fite CircleSacramento, CA, US
CA, US