Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: An endangered Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus bulabula) at Fresno Chaffe Zoo.

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An endangered Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus bulabula) at Fresno Chaffe Zoo.

Photo: An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Photo: A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Photo: A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Photo: A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Photo: A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A male Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Photo: Two male Arabian horned vipers (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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Two male Arabian horned vipers (Cerastes gasperettii) at Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Photo: A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

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A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Photo: A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

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A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Photo: A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

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A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Photo: A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

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A Brooks’ kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula brooksi) at Shell Factory and Nature Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

A picture of a western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

A picture of a western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

Photo: A Crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A Crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Photo: A crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Photo: A crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Photo: A crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A crocodile lizard (Shirisaurus crocodilurus) at the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Photo: A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

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A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

Photo: A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

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A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

Photo: A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

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A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

Photo: A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

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A small-scaled burrowing asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky.

A picture of an Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia's Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

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An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

A picture of an Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia's Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

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An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

A picture of an Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia's Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

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An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

A picture of an Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia's Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

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An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

A picture of an Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia's Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

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An Arabian cobra (Naja arabica) at Arabia’s Wildlife Center in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is from Saudi Arabia.

Photo: A jeweled splitfin (Xenotoca variata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A jeweled splitfin (Xenotoca variata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A jeweled splitfin (Xenotoca variata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A jeweled splitfin (Xenotoca variata) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Photo: A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

Photo: A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.

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