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Photo: An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

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An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

Photo: An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

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An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

Photo: An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

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An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

Photo: An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

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An Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) at Prague Zoo.

Photo: A Godman’s montane pitviper (Cerrophidion wilsoni) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A Godman’s montane pitviper (Cerrophidion wilsoni) at Zoo Plzeň.

Photo: A Godman’s montane pitviper (Cerrophidion wilsoni) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A Godman’s montane pitviper (Cerrophidion wilsoni) at Zoo Plzeň.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Cerbat Mountains rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus hualapaiensis) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Cerbat Mountains rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus hualapaiensis) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Cerbat Mountains rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus hualapaiensis) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Cerbat Mountains rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus hualapaiensis) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

Photo: A Cerbat Mountains rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus hualapaiensis) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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A Cerbat Mountains rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus hualapaiensis) at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

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.

Terciopelo (fer-de-lance) (Bothrops asper) at the Naples Zoo. This juvenile was born via parthenogenesis, an asexual form of reproduction.

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Terciopelo (fer-de-lance) (Bothrops asper) at the Naples Zoo. This juvenile was born via parthenogenesis, an asexual form of reproduction.

Photo: Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

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Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

Photo: Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

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Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

Photo: Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

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Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

Photo: Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

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Rufous-beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus) at the Naples Zoo.

A Timor python (Python timoriensis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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A Timor python (Python timoriensis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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 Lansberg's hognosed pitviper (Porthidium lansbergii) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A Lansberg’s hognosed pitviper (Porthidium lansbergii) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A Lansberg's hognosed pitviper (Porthidium lansbergii) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A Lansberg’s hognosed pitviper (Porthidium lansbergii) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

Gloyd’s cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Gloyd’s cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable Dinnik's viper (Vipera dinniki) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A vulnerable Dinnik’s viper (Vipera dinniki) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Gloyd’s cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Gloyd’s cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable Dinnik's viper (Vipera dinniki) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A vulnerable Dinnik’s viper (Vipera dinniki) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Gloyd’s cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Gloyd’s cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of an asp viper (Vipera aspis aspis) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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An asp viper (Vipera aspis aspis) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of a brown spotted pitviper or Chinese habu pitviper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A brown spotted pitviper or Chinese habu pitviper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable Renard's meadow viper (Vipera renardi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A vulnerable Renard’s meadow viper (Vipera renardi) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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