Reptile World Serpentarium Reptile World Serpentarium species list (June 2022)

zoo_sipsik

zoo_sipsik

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Hello

this is the species list from my recent visit in June:

indoor exhibits:
1. yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)

2. albino Burmese python (Python bivittatus)

3. rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria)

4. Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer)

5. Sudan plated lizard (Broadleysaurus major)

6. ball python (Python regius)

7. albino ball python (Python regius)

8. green tree python (Morelia viridis)

9. California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)

10. corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

11. yellow ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)

12. eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)

13. Pueblan milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli)

14. Florida kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula floridana)

15. cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus)

16. Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus)

17. beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum)

18. cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

19. puff adder (Bitis arietans)

20. western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

21. western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus)

22. pink phase western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

23. dusky pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbourin)

24. eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

25. Mexican west coast rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)

26. Malagasy ground boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)

27. timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

28. Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)

29. northern pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)

30. gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)

31. prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

32. Brazilian fer-de-lance (Bothrops moojeni)

33. Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus Cerberus)

34. black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

35. East African green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)

36. West African green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)

37. southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix)

38. mussurana (Clelia clelia)

39. carpet python (Morelia spilota)

40. Indian cobra (Naja naja)

41. black spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta)

42. Chinese cobra (Naja atra)

43. Russian cobra (Naja oxiana)

44. Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix)

45. golden spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix)

46. suphan monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)

47. albino monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)

48. Papuan taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

49. banded Egyptian cobra (Naja annulifera)

50. common blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides)

51. African rock python (Python sebae)

52. reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)

53. Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)

54. king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

outdoor exhibits
green iguana (iguana iguana)

Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae)

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Florida box turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri)

sliders (unsigned)

red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis)

yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata)
 
The species list looks fairly standard, do you have photos of the exhibits? Were any particularly interesting?
 
birdsandbats said:
The species list looks fairly standard, do you have photos of the exhibits? Were any particularly interesting?
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I wouldn't call the number of venomous snakes, in particular rarely exhibited elapids such as Naja oxiana as "fairly standard".

BTW. Golden Spitting cobra = Naja sumatrana
 
I think mussurana is also quite rare. ZIMS does not list any institution to hold one at present, and I don't think I have ever seen one before.

Papuan taipan would be rare as well...
 
This is George Van Horns facility, highly respected in the reptile community especially for his work with King cobras. One of the few places they do public venom extracts. During my visit, about 4-5 years ago, I had the privilege to talk to him. At that point he was focusing on having breeding pairs/groups of Kings from different areas of Asia and to also prove there were in fact different subspecies
 
Batto said:
I wouldn't call the number of venomous snakes, in particular rarely exhibited elapids such as Naja oxiana as "fairly standard".

BTW. Golden Spitting cobra = Naja sumatrana
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Certainly some of the hots here are pretty interesting, but most of the collection is still fairly standard species.
 
birdsandbats said:
Certainly some of the hots here are pretty interesting, but most of the collection is still fairly standard species.
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Well, it's one of the last old school roadside reptile zoos; I've been there twice, with several years in between, and only a few things changed. Quite a bunch of species (like Micrurus sp.) are probably not mentioned due to being mainly kept in reptile racks for venom extraction.
 
zoo_enthusiast said:
I think mussurana is also quite rare. ZIMS does not list any institution to hold one at present, and I don't think I have ever seen one before.

Papuan taipan would be rare as well...
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Batto said:
There are quite a few mussurana in captivity; a friend of mine is breeding them.
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This is indeed the first listing of mussurana I've come across in my extensive research of US herp collections, though admittedly I don't know much about how common they are in the private trade here.

Papuan Taipan seems to be maybe a subspecies of Coastal Taipan (note the Latin name), and might not even be that distinct? Coastal Taipan is rare, but is found in a small handful of other collections here.

The Javan Spitting Cobra is a rarity as well.
 
birdsandbats said:
The species list looks fairly standard, do you have photos of the exhibits? Were any particularly interesting?
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I do have some photos of the exhibits, and will try to post them later (since I have just joined ZooChat, I do not yet have an ability to upload photos).

All exhibits were pretty simple. The venom milking show was cool - the owner presented eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, eastern coral snakes, and monocled cobras
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Papuan Taipan seems to be maybe a subspecies of Coastal Taipan (note the Latin name), and might not even be that distinct? Coastal Taipan is rare, but is found in a small handful of other collections here.
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It is - Oxyuranus scutellatus canni. Smart, handsome, but certainly not the friendliest hot snake to handle.
 
A few differences from my visit.

Gift shop has a few species including:
  • Boa Constrictor
  • Central Bearded Dragon
  • Veiled Chameleon
  • Unknown lizard (uploaded to ID gallery)

Turtle pool has signs on the wall of the enclosure, but not sure how accurate it is. These are all signed species:
  • Chicken Turtle
  • Cooter (I think concinna, but might be floridana or both)
  • Florida Red-bellied Turtle
  • Yellow-bellied & Red-eared Slider
  • Florida Softshell
  • Amboina Box Turtle - NOT SEEN?
  • Common Snapping Turtle - NOT SEEN
  • Alligator Snapping Turtle - NOT SEEN
  • Florida & Gulf Box Turtle - NOT SEEN (in pool area, but FL Box Turtles are also in tortoise exhibit)

The only notable difference with the snake list that I see is that the Mussurana is no longer there, it is replaced by a Children's Python. Also, King Cobra, Eastern Coral Snake and Papuan Taipan were off-exhibit. Really unfortunate I missed out on the latter two, never seen them :(
 
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