Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Venom

Photo: An inland taipan (Oxyranus microlepidotus) at Reptile Gardens.

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An inland taipan (Oxyranus microlepidotus) at Reptile Gardens. This snake is the most venomous in the world.

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.

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.

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.

A picture of a federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

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A federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

A picture of a federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

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A federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

A picture of a federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

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A federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

A picture of a federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

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A federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

A picture of a federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

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A federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

A picture of a federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

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A federally endangered Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The second lower incisor tooth of this animal is grooved and can be used to deliver a venomous saliva. This is one of the only venomous mammals on Earth.

A picture of a Chinese king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) at Reptile Gardens.

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A Chinese king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) at Reptile Gardens.

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

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

An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

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An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

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An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

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An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

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An eastern twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei miquihuanus) at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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