Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Picture of a northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

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A northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) at the Oregon Zoo.

Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

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Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

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Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

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Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

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Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

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Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

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Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti) at Zoo Atlanta. This is believed to be the rarest lizard in the world, with a possible wild population of six animals and fewer than 20 in captivity.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

A picture of a black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

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A black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Lincoln, NE.

Nikolsky's viper (Vipera nikolskii) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Nikolsky’s viper (Vipera nikolskii) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei) at the St. Louis Zoo.

An endangered Hermon Mountain viper (Vipera bornmuelleri) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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An endangered Hermon Mountain viper (Vipera bornmuelleri) at the St. Louis Zoo.

An endangered Hermon Mountain viper (Vipera bornmuelleri) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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An endangered Hermon Mountain viper (Vipera bornmuelleri) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei) at the St. Louis Zoo.

A Baird's rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

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A Baird’s rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

A Baird's rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

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A Baird’s rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

A Baird's rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

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A Baird’s rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

A Baird's rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

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A Baird’s rat snake (Elaphe bairdi) at the Omaha Zoo.

A Trans-Pecos rat snake (Bogertophis subocularis) at the Omaha Zoo.

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A Trans-Pecos rat snake (Bogertophis subocularis) at the Omaha Zoo.

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