Herpetarium

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A herpetarium is a zoological exhibition space for reptiles and amphibians, most commonly a dedicated area of a larger zoo. A herpetarium which specializes in snakes is an ophidiarium or serpentarium, which are more common as stand-alone entities also known as snake farms. Many snake farms milk snakes for venom for medical and scientific research.

Notable herpetariums[edit]

• Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Alice Springs, Australia
• Armadale Reptile Centre in Perth, Australia
• Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, Australia
• Chennai Snake Park Trust in Chennai, India
• Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton, UK
• Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia
• Clyde Peeling's Reptiland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Kentucky
• The LAIR at the Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles, California
• Serpent Safari in Gurnee, Illinois
• Saint Louis Zoo Herpetarium in St. Louis, Missouri
• Staten Island Zoo Serpentarium in New York City, New York
• World of Reptiles at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, New York

See also[edit]

• Herpetoculture
• Bill Haast (founder of Miami Serpentarium)

References[edit]

• Murphy, James B., Herpetological History of the Zoo and Aquarium World, Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, 2007. ISBN 1-57524-285-0

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