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Picture of a calico morph of a plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) from a private collection.

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A calico morph of a plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) from a private collection.

Photo: A Mexican pygmy rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Mexican pygmy rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: Malayan krait or blue krait (Bungarus candidus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Drop for drop, the venom of this snake is among the deadliest in the world.

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Malayan krait or blue krait (Bungarus candidus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Drop for drop, the venom of this snake is among the deadliest in the world.

Picture of a Russian rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) at Pet Paradise.

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Picture of a Russian rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) at Pet Paradise.

Picture of a Mexican pine snake (Pituophis deppei jani) at Pet Paradise.

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A Mexican pine snake (Pituophis deppei jani) at Pet Paradise.

Picture of a Haitian ground boa (Epicrates fordii) at the Parque Zoologico Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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A Haitian ground boa (Epicrates fordii) at the Parque Zoologico Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

A Southern ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi meridionalis).

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A Southern ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi meridionalis).

Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus cerberus).

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Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus cerberus).

Picture of a Central African egg-eating snake (Dasypeltis fasciata) at the Rolling Hills Zoo.

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Central African egg-eating snake (Dasypeltis fasciata) at the Rolling Hills Zoo.

Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta nasuta) at the Rolling Hills Zoo.

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Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta nasuta) at the Rolling Hills Zoo.

Picture of a Halmahera python (Morelia tracyae) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Halmahera python (Morelia tracyae) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a Halmahera python (Morelia tracyae) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Halmahera python (Morelia tracyae) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of an eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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An eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Photo: Eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) at the Columbus Zoo.

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Eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo: Eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) at the Columbus Zoo.

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Eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) at the Columbus Zoo.

Picture of a Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilis) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilis) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Picture of a Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilis) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilis) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

The tail of a blue spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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The tail of a blue spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Picture of a Madagascar tree boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

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Madagascar tree boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

Picture of a nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) at the Dallas Zoo.

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A nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) at the Dallas Zoo.

Picture of a Sumatran spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) at the Dallas Zoo.

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A Sumatran spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) at the Dallas Zoo.

Picture of a Sumatran spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) at the Dallas Zoo.

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A Sumatran spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) at the Dallas Zoo.

Picture of a Barnett's lancehead (Bothrops barnetti) at the Dallas Zoo.

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A Barnett’s lancehead (Bothrops barnetti) at the Dallas Zoo.

Picture of a Barnett's lancehead (Bothrops barnetti) at the Dallas Zoo.

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A Barnett’s lancehead (Bothrops barnetti) at the Dallas Zoo.

A Dominican red mountian boa (Epicrates striatus striatus) from a private collection.

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A chocolate phased Dominican red mountian boa (Epicrates striatus striatus) from a private collection.

A caatinga lancehead (Bothrops erythromelas) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

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A caatinga lancehead (Bothrops erythromelas) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

A Mexican pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus ravus) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Mexican pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus ravus) at the Houston Zoo.

An endangered black-tailed horned pitviper (Mixcoatlus melanurus) at the LA Zoo. There are less than 20 known specimens in the wild.

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An endangered black-tailed horned pitviper (Mixcoatlus melanurus) at the LA Zoo. There are less than 20 known specimens in the wild.

A beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A white-lipped island pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A white-lipped island pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Cave ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) at the Omaha Zoo.

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Cave dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) at the Omaha Zoo.

Armstrong's Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) at the Houston Zoo.

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Armstrong’s Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) at the Houston Zoo.

Gray-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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Gray-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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