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A roughneck monitor lizard (Varanus rudicollis) at Zoo Atlanta.

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A roughneck monitor lizard (Varanus rudicollis) at Zoo Atlanta.

A red-tailed green rat snake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) at the Houston Zoo.

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A red-tailed green rat snake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) at the Houston Zoo.

A Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Pallas’s long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) at the Houston Zoo.

A red-spotted pitviper (Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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A red-spotted pitviper (Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Reisinger's tree monitor (Varanus reisingeri) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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Reisinger’s tree monitor (Varanus reisingeri) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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

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

An African wild cat (Felis silvestris lybica) at Omaha Zoo's Wildlife Safari Park.

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An African wild cat (Felis silvestris lybica) at Omaha Zoo’s Wildlife Safari Park.

A children's python (Antaresia childreni) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

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A children’s python (Antaresia childreni) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

Picture of a false water cobra or Brazilian smooth snake (Hydrodynastes gigas) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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False water cobra or Brazilian smooth snake (Hydrodynastes gigas) 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 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.

Picture of a Burmese vine snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A Burmese vine snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque). There are only 10 in captivity world wide and are being phased out of zoos.

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Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque). There are only 10 in captivity world wide and are being phased out of zoos.

Black-tailed cribo (Drymarchon corais melanurus) at the Omaha Zoo.

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Black-tailed cribo (Drymarchon corais melanurus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Lace monitor or lace goanna (Varanus varius) at the Healesville Sanctuary in Healesville, Victoria, Australia

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Lace monitor or lace goanna (Varanus varius) at the Healesville Sanctuary in Healesville, Victoria, Australia

A Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawns while resting. Listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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A Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawns while resting. Listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

Photo: Rusty the corgi was adopted from the Capital Humane Society just after this photo was taken.

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Rusty the corgi was adopted from the Capital Humane Society just after this photo was taken.

Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi, at the Toledo Zoo. This species is federally threatened.

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Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi, at the Toledo Zoo. This species is federally threatened.

A federally endangered Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) at the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center.

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A federally endangered Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) at the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center.

Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

Picture of a vulnerable binturong (Arctictis binturong) at the Houston Zoo.

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A binturong (Arctictis binturong) at the Houston Zoo. (IUCN: Vulnerable)

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) at the Houston Zoo.

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

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A studio portrait of a gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica).

Photo: Two pet dogs mouth the same ball in Boston Common, the oldest public park in American history, in Massachusetts.

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Two pet dogs mouth the same ball in Boston Common, the oldest public park in American history, in Massachusetts.

Photo: A western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma.

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A western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma. Studies are showing that rattlesnakes that have the genetic tendency to migrate are being killed in ever-increasing numbers on our nation’s roads, leaving those snakes with non-migrating tendencies behind to breed.

Photo: Snake wranglers from the 45th annual Mangum Rattlesnake Derby in Mangum, Oklahoma.

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Snake wranglers from the 45th annual Mangum Rattlesnake Derby in Mangum, Oklahoma. This rattlesnake festival takes in between 1,500 and 2,000 pounds of western diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) each year.

Photo: A western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma.

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A western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma. Studies are showing that rattlesnakes that have the genetic tendency to migrate are being killed in ever-increasing numbers on our nation’s roads, leaving those snakes with non-migrating tendencies behind to breed.

Photo: A western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma.

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A western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma. Studies are showing that rattlesnakes that have the genetic tendency to migrate are being killed in ever-increasing numbers on our nation’s roads, leaving those snakes with non-migrating tendencies behind to breed.

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