Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: hissing

Photo: A black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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A black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Photo: Two Mandarin trinket snakes (Euprepiophis mandarinus) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

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Two Mandarin trinket snakes (Euprepiophis mandarinus) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. This color morph was found in China.

Photo: A Mandarin trinket snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

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A Mandarin trinket snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. This color morph was found in Vietnam.

Photo: A Mandarin trinket snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

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A Mandarin trinket snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. This color morph was found in Vietnam.

Photo: A Madagascar tree boa (Sanzinia volontany) at Prague Zoo.

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A Madagascar tree boa (Sanzinia volontany) at Prague Zoo.

Photo: A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

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A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

Photo: A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

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A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

Photo: A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

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A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

Photo: A Tlaloc’s rattlesnake (Crotalus tlaloci) from a private collection.

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A Tlaloc’s rattlesnake (Crotalus tlaloci) from a private collection.

Photo: Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at Lisbon Zoo.

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Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at Lisbon Zoo.

Photo: Himalayan pit viper (Ancistrodon himalayanus) at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.

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Himalayan pit viper (Ancistrodon himalayanus) at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.

Photo: Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

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Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus pardinoides) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

Photo: Southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius) at Big Bend Wildlife Management Area.

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Southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius) at Big Bend Wildlife Management Area.

Picture of Gabby, a 1 1/2-year-old serval (Leptailurus serval) at the Central Florida Zoo.

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Gabby, a 1 1/2-year-old serval (Leptailurus serval) at the Central Florida Zoo.

Picture of a Samar cobra (Naja samarensis) at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

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A Samar cobra (Naja samarensis) at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

Picture of Rani, an endangered female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.

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Rani, an endangered female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.

Picture of a female, one-year old leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) named Asia.

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A female, one-year old leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) named Asia.

Picture of a female, one-year old leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) named Asia.

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A female, one-year old leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) named Asia.

Picture of a female, one-year old leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) named Asia.

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A female, one-year old leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) named Asia.

Picture of a four-week old, male leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis).

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A four-week old, male leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis).

Picture of a federally endangered jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) at Bear Creek Feline Center.

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A federally endangered jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) at Bear Creek Feline Center.

Picture of a federally endangered jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) at Bear Creek Feline Center.

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A federally endangered jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) at Bear Creek Feline Center.

Picture of a federally endangered jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) at Bear Creek Feline Center.

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A federally endangered jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) at Bear Creek Feline Center.

Photo: A Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on North Seymour Island, part of Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on North Seymour Island, part of Galapagos National Park.

A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa) at the Houston Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a serval (Leptailurus serval) named 'Kenya' at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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A serval (Leptailurus serval) named ‘Kenya’ at the Fort Worth Zoo.

An ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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An ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Picture of an opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with babies at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

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An opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with babies at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) named 'Usi' from the Omaha Zoo.

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Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) named ‘Usi’ from the Omaha Zoo.

A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and it's numbers are declining in the wild.

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A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and it’s numbers are declining in the wild.

A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and it's numbers are declining in the wild.

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A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and it’s numbers are declining in the wild.

A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

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A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

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A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

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A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

Photo: Madagascar hissing roaches pull tiny tractors at the Indiana state fair.

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Madagascar hissing roaches pull tiny tractors at the Indiana state fair.

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