Costa Rica is full of wild reptiles, but for people who prefer meeting things with scales under controlled circumstances, there's the Refugio Herpetologico. On display are a bunch of snakes, turtles, caimans and a large crocodile, which can be viewed through a window as it swims underwater. There are also some resident spiders and capuchin monkeys, plus a couple of ocelots.
Refugio Herpetologico de Costa Rica
San José