ZooChat Challenge Global 2025

Alice Springs Reptile Centre (Alice Springs, Australia): (18 September)


230) Stimson's Python Antaresia stimsoni
231) Centralian Carpet Python Morelia bredli
232) Curl Snake / Myall Snake Suta suta
233) Collett's Snake Pseudechis colletti
234) Desert Whip Snake Demansia cyanochasma
235) Mulga Snake / King Brown Snake Pseudechis australis
236) Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis
237) Western Brown Snake Pseudonaja mengdeni
238) Coastal Taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus
239) Desert Death Adder Acanthophis pyrrhus

Alice Springs Desert Park (Alice Springs, Australia): (22 September)


240) Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
241) Black Falcon Falco subniger
 
12.08 Temaiken Bioparque

160.Broadnose sevengill shark
161.American alligator

13.08 Eco Parque Buenos Aires
162. Giant otter

16.08 Buin Zoo
163. South American Gray Fox
164. Humboldt's Hog-nosed skunk
165. Chilean short-eared owl
166. Magellanic horned owl
167. South American fur seal
168. South American sea lion
169. Common king snake
170. Yellow anaconda

171. One from Dubai Safari - African Wild Dog
 
Brookfield Zoo - 9/16
Mammals
23. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
24. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
25. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
26. Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Reptiles
36. Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)
37. Madagascar Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
38. Baron's Green Racer (Philodryas baroni)
39. Eastern Fox Snake (Pantherophis vulpinus)
40. Thai Bamboo Racer (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus)

Totals: 26 Mammals, 5 Birds, 40 Reptiles, 7 Fishes (78 Total)
London Zoo - 9/27
Mammals
27. White-Nosed Coati (Nasua narica)
28. Small Indian Mongoose (Urva auropunctata)
29. Bokiboky (Mungotictis decemlineata)

Birds
6. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
7. Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli)

Reptiles

41. Rhinoceros Ratsnake (Gonyosoma boulengeri)
42. Ethiopian Mountain Adder (Bitis parviocula)
43. Mangshan Mountain Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
44. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah complex)
45. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)

Totals: 29 Mammals, 7 Birds, 45 Reptiles, 7 Fishes (88 Total)
 
16.08 Buin Zoo
163. South American Gray Fox
164. Humboldt's Hog-nosed skunk
165. Chilean short-eared owl
166. Magellanic horned owl
167. South American fur seal
168. South American sea lion
169. Common king snake
170. Yellow anaconda

171. One from Dubai Safari - African Wild Dog

18.08 Parque De Lay Leyendas, San Miguel

172. Northern Colocolo
173. Sechuran Fox
174. Culpeo
175. Northern Oncilla
176. Margay
177. Grey Seal
178. Variable hawk
179. South American elegant racer
180. American Crocodile
181. Band-bellied owl
182. Mountain caracara
 
*Blows dust off update list*

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs, CO) - 31 August 2025:
Carnivora:
152. Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
153. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
154. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Strigiformes:
155. Western screech-owl (Megascops kennicottii)

Serpentes:
156. Beauty ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura)
157. Bornean short-tailed python (Python breitensteini)
158. Burmese python (Python bivittatus)
159. Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis slendida)
160. Grey-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna)
161. Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus)
162. Red cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus)
163. Spotted python (Antaresia maculosa)
164. Stimson’s python (Antaresia stimsoni)

Denver Zoo (Denver, CO) - 01 September 2025:
Carnivora:
165. African painted dog (Lycaon pictus)
166. Spotted hyena (Crocruta crocuta)

Serpentes:
167. African saw-scaled viper (Echis ocellatus)
168. Brazilian fer-de-lance (Bothrops brazili)
169. Central African rock python (Python sebae)
170. Central American jumping pitviper (Atropoides mexicanus)
171. Common cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus)
172. Green cat-eyed snake (Boiga cyanea)
173. Hagen’s green pitviper (Trimeresurus hageni)
174. Hog-nosed pitviper (Porthidium nasutum)
175. Horned pitviper (Protobothrops cornutus)
176. McGregor’s pitviper (Trimeresurus mcgregori)
177. Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
178. Ruby-eyed green pitviper (Trimeresurus rubeus)
179. Southern rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)

TOTAL: 179 Species
Another new species on display at the San Diego Zoo since my last visit :)

San Diego Zoo (San Diego, CA) - 04 October 2025:
Serpentes:
180. Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida)
 
I have just gotten back from my Tennessee road trip and visited 6 facilities; Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Zoo Knoxville, Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga Zoo, Nashville Zoo, and Memphis Zoo.

I gained a total of 62 new eligible species over the course of my trip, most of which are, unsurprisingly, snakes. The zoos all had a really good helping of snake species, a few of which I have actually never seen before. Ripley's and Chattanooga provided some sharks, and Memphis and Nashville both also gave me a good helping of mammalian carnivores, finally landing me some civets/genets other than the omnipresent Binturong. Thanks to Chattanooga and Nashville, I now have all 5 species of big cat under my belt (although Memphis would have been happy to fill that up had I not gotten them all beforehand).

I was able to observe almost everything that was signed and eligible that I didn't already have, but I did have a few misses; Madagascar Ground Boas from Knoxville, as well as the Ringtail and Mexican Burrowing Python from Memphis. The Ringtail in particular stung hard because I held out for it at the end of the day only to walk away empty-handed.

Current Total - 172
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (01/04/2025) - 8 (Total 8)
    • Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
    • Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
    • Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
    • Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
    • Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)
    • South American Milksnake (Lampropeltis micropholis)
    • Tamaulipan Milksnake (Lampropeltis annulata)
    • Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
  • North Carolina Zoo (02/01/2025) - 21 (Total 29)
    • American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
    • Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
    • Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana)
    • Barred Owl (Strix varia)
    • Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
    • Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
    • Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus triseriatus)
    • Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)
    • Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
    • Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)
    • Lion (Panthera leo)
    • Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
    • North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
    • Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
    • Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
    • Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
    • Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)
    • Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
    • Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
    • Sinaloan Nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata)
    • Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii)
  • SeaLife Charlotte-Concord (02/08/2025) - 9 (Total 38)
    • Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
    • Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
    • Brown-banded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
    • Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)
    • Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
    • Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)
    • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
    • White-spotted Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
    • Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
  • Discovery Place Science (02/08/2025) - 1 (Total 39)
    • Japanese Bullhead Shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
  • Carolina Raptor Center (02/09/2025) - 17 (Total 56)
    • African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
    • American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
    • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    • Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
    • Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis)
    • Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
    • Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
    • Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
    • Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
    • Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
    • Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
    • Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
    • Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
    • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
    • Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
    • Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (03/22/2025) - 1 (Total 57)
    • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
  • Walnut Creek Wetland Center (03/22/2025) - 1 (Total 58)
    • Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
  • Metro Richmond Zoo (03/29/2025) - 17 (Total 75)
    • Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
    • Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
    • Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
    • Caracal (Caracal caracal)
    • Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
    • Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
    • Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
    • Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
    • Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
    • Ruppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppelli)
    • Serval (Leptailurus serval)
    • Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
    • Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
    • Steller's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
    • Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
    • Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    • Yellow-tailed Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais)
  • Greensboro Science Center (04/18/2025) - 7 (Total 82)
    • Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
    • Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
    • Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
    • Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
    • Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    • Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
    • Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (04/27/2025) - 1 (Total 83)
    • Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (05/10/2025) - 3 (Total 86)
    • Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
    • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
    • Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
  • Broadway Zoological Park (05/17/2025) - 12 (Total 98)
    • American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
    • Ball Python (Python regius)
    • Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
    • Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    • Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
    • Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
    • Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
    • Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
    • Northern Small-spotted Genet (Genetta genetta)
    • South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
    • Tayra (Eira barbara)
    • Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
  • North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (05/18/2025) - 2 (Total 100)
    • Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
    • Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)
  • North Carolina Zoo (05/31/2025) - 1 (Total 101)
    • American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (06/07/2025) - 2 (Total 103)
    • Central American Milksnake (Lampropeltis abnorma)
    • Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
  • Greensboro Science Center (07/19/2025) - 1 (Total 104)
    • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
  • Hill City AquaZoo (08/09/2025) - 6 (Total 110)
    • Central American Boa (Boa imperator)*
    • Gray Smooth-hound (Mustelus californicus)
    • Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
    • Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
    • Southern Green Python (Morelia viridis)
    • Spotted Wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
  • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies (09/27/2025) - 4 (Total 114)
    • Banded Houndshark (Triakis scyllium)
    • Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
    • Tasselled Wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
    • Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
  • Zoo Knoxville (09/28/2025) - 15 (Total 129)
    • African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
    • Anchieta's Dwarf Python (Python anchietae)
    • Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
    • Boelen's Python (Simalia boeleni)
    • Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
    • Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
    • Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
    • Ethiopia Viper (Bitis parviocula)
    • Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
    • King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
    • Madagascar Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
    • Mang Mountain Pitviper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
    • Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)
    • Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi)
    • Ringed Tree Boa (Corallus annulatus)
  • Tennessee Aquarium (09/29/2025) - 4 (Total 133)
    • Bates's Tree Boa (Corallus batesii)
    • Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
    • Short-tail Nurse Shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)
    • Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
  • Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park (09/30/2025) - 12 (Total 145)
    • Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
    • Central American Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus)
    • Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
    • Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)
    • East African Sand Boa (Eryx colubrinus)
    • Highland Eyelash-Pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
    • Jaguar (Panthera onca)
    • Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)
    • Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
    • South American Bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
    • Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
    • Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
  • Nashville Zoo (10/01/2025) - 11 (Total 156)
    • Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)
    • Central American Jumping Pit Viper (Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus)
    • Chicken Snake (Spilotes pullatus)
    • Diamondback Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer)
    • Fanaloka (Fossa fossana)
    • Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
    • Green Jararaca (Bothrops bilineatus)
    • Leopard (Panthera pardus)
    • Mainland Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
    • Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
    • Western Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
  • Memphis Zoo (10/02/2025) - 16 (Total 172)
    • African Rock Python (Python sebae)
    • Banded Civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)
    • Beauty Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura)
    • California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
    • Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina)
    • Children's Python (Antaresia childreni)
    • Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)
    • Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)
    • Indian Python (Python molurus)
    • Javan File Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
    • Louisiana Pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni)
    • Mangrove Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)
    • Sumatran Short-tailed Python (Python curtus)
    • Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)
    • West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
    • Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)
 
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Alice Springs Desert Park (Alice Springs, Australia): (22 September)


240) Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
241) Black Falcon Falco subniger
Crocosaurus Cove (Darwin, Australia): (07 October)


242) Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni

243) Water Python Liasis mackloti
244) Oenepelli Python Simalia oenpelliensis
245) Australian Slaty-Grey Snake Stegonotus australis
246) Northern Death Adder Acanthophis praelongus
 
Kunming Zoo, January 15, 2025

1. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
4. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
5. Leopard (Panthera pardus)
6. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
7. Wolf (Canis lupus)
8. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
9. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
10. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
11. Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
12. Chinese Red Panda (Ailurus styani)
13. Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
14. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)
15. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
16. Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
17. King Ratsnake (Elaphe carinata)
18. Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura)
19. Green Trinket Snake (Gonyosoma prasinum)
20. Red Bamboo Trinket Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus)
21. Oriental Ratsnake (Ptyas mucosa)
22. Chinese Cobra (Naja atra)
23. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
24. Yunnan Pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis)
25. Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, May 19, 2025

26. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
27. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
28. Puma (Puma concolor)
29. Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
30. Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
31. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
32. Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
33. South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
34. Chinese Ferret-badger (Melogale moschata)
35. Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica)
36. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
 
Karlsruhe Aquarium visited on 04.10.2025

76. Black headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
77. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelli)
78. Blacktip reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
79. Red tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum)
80. Banded rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi)


Karlsruhe Zoo visited on 03.10.2025

81. Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
82. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
83. Red Panda (Aliurus fulgens)
84. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
85. Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)
86. Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
87. Geoffroys Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
88. African dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Total: 88 Species
 
Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
A rather rushed visit on a layover to Dallas, but I saw most of the important things.

1. North American black bear (Ursus americanus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Cougar (Puma concolor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Bobcat (Lynx rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Racoon (Procyon lotor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) -Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Harris’ hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
10. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
11. Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
12. Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
13. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
14. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
15. Jaguar (Panthera onca) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Binturong (Arctictis binturong) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
25. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
26. Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
27. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
28. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
33. Coyote (Canis latrans) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
36. Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
37. Rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
38. Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
39. Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
40. Green rat snake (Gonyosoma prasinum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
41. Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
42. Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
43. Mexican boa (Boa constrictor imperator) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
44. Desert Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
45. Western patchnose snake (Salvadora hexalepis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
46. Baja California rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
47. Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
48. Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
49. Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
50. Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
51. Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
52. Banded rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
53. Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
54. Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
55. Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
56. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
57. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
58. Griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
59. Ball python (Python regius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
60. Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
61. Borneo short-tailed python (Python breitensteini) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
62. Taiwanese beauty snake (Elaphe taeniura) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
63. Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
64. Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
65. Spotted python (Antaresia maculosa) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
66. Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
67. Children’s python (Antaresia childreni) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
68. Gray-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
69. Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) – El Paso Zoo 9/4
70. Harpy eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
71. Andean condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
72. California condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
73. Chinese alligator – San Diego Zoo 9/8
74. Slender-snouted crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
75. Gharial – San Diego Zoo 9/8
76. Dwarf crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
77. Southern pacific rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
78. King cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
79. Sloth bear – San Diego Zoo 9/8
80. Fennec fox – San Diego Zoo 9/8
81. Serval – San Diego Zoo 9/8
82. Cheetah – San Diego 9/8
83. Dwarf mongoose – San Diego Zoo 9/8
84. Red panda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
85. Golden eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
86. Stellar’s sea eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
87. Monocled cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
88. Puff adder – San Diego Zoo 9/8
89. Emerald tree boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
90. Green tree python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
91. Black-headed python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
92. Angolan python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
93. Hispaniolan boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
94. Madagascar ground boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
95. San Diego mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata pulchra) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
96. Timber rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
97. Indian rock python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
98. Eyelash palm pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
99. Snouted cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
100. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
101. South American green snake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
102. Mang Mountain pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
103. Virgin Island boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
104. Green anaconda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
105. California sea lion (Zalophus californis) – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
106. Walrus – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
107. Guadalupe fur seal – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
108. Asian small-clawed otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
109. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
110. Coral cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
111. White-spotted cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
112. Sand cat – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
113. Bat-eared fox – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
114. Secretary bird – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
115. Ruppell’s griffon – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
116. Woma python – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
117. Madagascar tree boa – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
118. Sandbar shark – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
119. Orinoco crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
120. Cuvier’s dwarf caiman – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
121. Morelet’s crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
122. Ocelot – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
 
Sorry for having waited this long to join. While I don't think I'll be taking the lead out from anyone, I understand if it is too late to enter. In the off chance that it is not, I'll start with:

Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan (Jan 1, 2025)
1. Taiwanese Ferret Badger (Melogale subaurantiaca)
 
Zooparc de Beauval, 12/04/2025 :

35) Asian Small-clawed Otter
36) Long-crested Eagle
37) Hooded Vulture
38) Madagascar Ground Boa Acrantophis madagascariensis
39) Solomon Islands Ground Boa Candoia (carinata) paulsoni
40) Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus
41) Emerald Tree Boa Corallus caninus
42) Rhinoceros Ratsnake Gonyosoma boulengeri
Zooparc de Beauval, 28/06/2025 :

43) Leopard
44) Snow Leopard
45) Brown Bear
46) Wolf
47) Meerkat
48) Californian Sea Lion
49) Eurasian Eagle-Owl
50) Great Grey Owl
51) Ferruginous Hawk
52) Harris's Hawk
53) Steppe Eagle
54) Steller Sea Eagle
55) Griffon Vulture
56) Turkey Vulture
57) Black Vulture
58) King Vulture
59) Bearded Vulture
 
--Hertfordshire Zoo (10/10/2025)--
117. Rock Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis)
118. Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
119. Taiwan Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura)
120. Baron's Green Racer (Philodryas baroni)

And, as a round 120, here's a general rankings of animals I've seen...

Caniforme Carnivorans (30)
Feliforme Carnivorans (29)
Snakes (23)
Owls (20)
Birds of Prey (11)
Crocodilians (4)
Falcons (3)
 
Bronx Zoo 10/10
Some no shows, but most of the important animals made an appearance.

1. North American black bear (Ursus americanus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Cougar (Puma concolor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Bobcat (Lynx rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Racoon (Procyon lotor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) -Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Harris’ hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
10. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
11. Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
12. Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
13. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
14. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
15. Jaguar (Panthera onca) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Binturong (Arctictis binturong) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
25. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
26. Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
27. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
28. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
33. Coyote (Canis latrans) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
36. Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
37. Rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
38. Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
39. Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
40. Green rat snake (Gonyosoma prasinum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
41. Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
42. Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
43. Mexican boa (Boa constrictor imperator) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
44. Desert Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
45. Western patchnose snake (Salvadora hexalepis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
46. Baja California rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
47. Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
48. Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
49. Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
50. Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
51. Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
52. Banded rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
53. Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
54. Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
55. Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
56. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
57. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
58. Griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
59. Ball python (Python regius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
60. Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
61. Borneo short-tailed python (Python breitensteini) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
62. Taiwanese beauty snake (Elaphe taeniura) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
63. Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
64. Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
65. Spotted python (Antaresia maculosa) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
66. Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
67. Children’s python (Antaresia childreni) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
68. Gray-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
69. Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) – El Paso Zoo 9/4
70. Harpy eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
71. Andean condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
72. California condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
73. Chinese alligator – San Diego Zoo 9/8
74. Slender-snouted crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
75. Gharial – San Diego Zoo 9/8
76. Dwarf crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
77. Southern pacific rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
78. King cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
79. Sloth bear – San Diego Zoo 9/8
80. Fennec fox – San Diego Zoo 9/8
81. Serval – San Diego Zoo 9/8
82. Cheetah – San Diego 9/8
83. Dwarf mongoose – San Diego Zoo 9/8
84. Red panda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
85. Golden eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
86. Stellar’s sea eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
87. Monocled cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
88. Puff adder – San Diego Zoo 9/8
89. Emerald tree boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
90. Green tree python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
91. Black-headed python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
92. Angolan python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
93. Hispaniolan boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
94. Madagascar ground boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
95. San Diego mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata pulchra) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
96. Timber rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
97. Indian rock python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
98. Eyelash palm pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
99. Snouted cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
100. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
101. South American green snake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
102. Mang Mountain pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
103. Virgin Island boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
104. Green anaconda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
105. California sea lion (Zalophus californis) – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
106. Walrus – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
107. Guadalupe fur seal – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
108. Asian small-clawed otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
109. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
110. Coral cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
111. White-spotted cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
112. Sand cat – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
113. Bat-eared fox – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
114. Secretary bird – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
115. Ruppell’s griffon – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
116. Woma python – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
117. Madagascar tree boa – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
118. Sandbar shark – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
119. Orinoco crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
120. Cuvier’s dwarf caiman – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
121. Morelet’s crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
122. Ocelot – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
123. Dhole – Bronx Zoo 10/10
124. Spotted hyena – Bronx Zoo 10/10
125. Ringtail – Bronx Zoo 10/10
126. Cuban crocodile – Bronx Zoo 10/10
127. Tomistoma – Bronx Zoo 10/10
128. Nile crocodile – Bronx Zoo 10/10
129. Hognosed snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
130. Ball python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
131. Fossa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
132. African pygmy falcon – Bronx Zoo 10/10
133. Palm nut vulture – Bronx Zoo 10/10
134. Milos viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
135. Snouted cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
136. Indian cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
137. Calabar python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
138. Timor python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
139. Centralian carpet python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
140. Hog Island boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
141. Annulated boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
142. White-lipped island viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
143. Giant vine snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
144. Rainbow boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
145. Green anaconda – Bronx Zoo 10/10
146. Reticulated python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
147. Southwest speckled rattlesnake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
148. Ethiopian mountain viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
149. False water cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
150. Rhinoceros viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
151. Eastern rat snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
 
National Aquarium 10/13
I think I found one of my new favorite aquariums. If only the ornate wobbegong made an appearance.

1. North American black bear (Ursus americanus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Cougar (Puma concolor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Bobcat (Lynx rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Racoon (Procyon lotor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) -Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Harris’ hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
10. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
11. Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
12. Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
13. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
14. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
15. Jaguar (Panthera onca) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Binturong (Arctictis binturong) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
25. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
26. Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
27. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
28. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
33. Coyote (Canis latrans) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
36. Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
37. Rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
38. Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
39. Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
40. Green rat snake (Gonyosoma prasinum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
41. Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
42. Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
43. Mexican boa (Boa constrictor imperator) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
44. Desert Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
45. Western patchnose snake (Salvadora hexalepis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
46. Baja California rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
47. Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
48. Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
49. Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
50. Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
51. Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
52. Banded rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
53. Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
54. Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
55. Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
56. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
57. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
58. Griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
59. Ball python (Python regius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
60. Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
61. Borneo short-tailed python (Python breitensteini) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
62. Taiwanese beauty snake (Elaphe taeniura) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
63. Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
64. Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
65. Spotted python (Antaresia maculosa) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
66. Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
67. Children’s python (Antaresia childreni) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
68. Gray-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
69. Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) – El Paso Zoo 9/4
70. Harpy eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
71. Andean condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
72. California condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
73. Chinese alligator – San Diego Zoo 9/8
74. Slender-snouted crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
75. Gharial – San Diego Zoo 9/8
76. Dwarf crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
77. Southern pacific rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
78. King cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
79. Sloth bear – San Diego Zoo 9/8
80. Fennec fox – San Diego Zoo 9/8
81. Serval – San Diego Zoo 9/8
82. Cheetah – San Diego 9/8
83. Dwarf mongoose – San Diego Zoo 9/8
84. Red panda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
85. Golden eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
86. Stellar’s sea eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
87. Monocled cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
88. Puff adder – San Diego Zoo 9/8
89. Emerald tree boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
90. Green tree python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
91. Black-headed python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
92. Angolan python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
93. Hispaniolan boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
94. Madagascar ground boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
95. San Diego mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata pulchra) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
96. Timber rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
97. Indian rock python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
98. Eyelash palm pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
99. Snouted cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
100. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
101. South American green snake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
102. Mang Mountain pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
103. Virgin Island boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
104. Green anaconda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
105. California sea lion (Zalophus californis) – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
106. Walrus – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
107. Guadalupe fur seal – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
108. Asian small-clawed otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
109. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
110. Coral cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
111. White-spotted cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
112. Sand cat – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
113. Bat-eared fox – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
114. Secretary bird – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
115. Ruppell’s griffon – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
116. Woma python – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
117. Madagascar tree boa – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
118. Sandbar shark – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
119. Orinoco crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
120. Cuvier’s dwarf caiman – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
121. Morelet’s crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
122. Ocelot – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
123. Dhole – Bronx Zoo 10/10
124. Spotted hyena – Bronx Zoo 10/10
125. Ringtail – Bronx Zoo 10/10
126. Cuban crocodile – Bronx Zoo 10/10
127. Tomistoma – Bronx Zoo 10/10
128. Nile crocodile – Bronx Zoo 10/10
129. Hognosed snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
130. Ball python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
131. Fossa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
132. African pygmy falcon – Bronx Zoo 10/10
133. Palm nut vulture – Bronx Zoo 10/10
134. Milos viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
135. Snouted cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
136. Indian cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
137. Calabar python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
138. Timor python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
139. Centralian carpet python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
140. Hog Island boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
141. Annulated boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
142. White-lipped island viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
143. Giant vine snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
144. Rainbow boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
145. Green anaconda – Bronx Zoo 10/10
146. Reticulated python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
147. Southwest speckled rattlesnake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
148. Ethiopian mountain viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
149. False water cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
150. Rhinoceros viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
151. Eastern rat snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
152. Freshwater crocodile – National Aquarium 10/13
153. Plains death adder– National Aquarium 10/13
154. Smooth-fronted caiman – National Aquarium 10/13
155. Sand tiger shark – National Aquarium 1/13
156. Nurse shark – National Aquarium 10/13
157. Tasseled wobbegong – National Aquarium 10/13
158. Blacktip reef shark – National Aquarium 10/13
159. Horn shark – National Aquarium 10/13
160. Swell shark – National Aquarium 10/13
161. Zebra shark – National Aquarium 10/13
162. Olive python – National Aquarium 10/13
 
Finally got to my first and maybe only aquarium of the year to pick up some shark species.

Shedd Aquarium: (10/11/25)
196. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
197. Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
198. Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
199. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
200. Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
201. Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)

Milwaukee County Zoo (10/13/25):
202. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
203. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
204. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
205. False Water Cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
206. Halmahera Python (Simalia tracyae)
 
Maryland Zoo 10/14
I just crossed this off my bucket list. Love this place! If my calculations are correct, my 50th AZA-accredited institution.

1. North American black bear (Ursus americanus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Cougar (Puma concolor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Bobcat (Lynx rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Racoon (Procyon lotor) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) -Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Harris’ hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
10. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
11. Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
12. Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
13. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
14. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
15. Jaguar (Panthera onca) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Binturong (Arctictis binturong) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
25. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
26. Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
27. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
28. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
33. Coyote (Canis latrans) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
36. Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
37. Rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
38. Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
39. Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
40. Green rat snake (Gonyosoma prasinum) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
41. Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
42. Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
43. Mexican boa (Boa constrictor imperator) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
44. Desert Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
45. Western patchnose snake (Salvadora hexalepis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
46. Baja California rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
47. Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
48. Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
49. Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
50. Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
51. Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
52. Banded rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
53. Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
54. Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
55. Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
56. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
57. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
58. Griffon vulture (Gyps coprotheres) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
59. Ball python (Python regius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
60. Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
61. Borneo short-tailed python (Python breitensteini) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
62. Taiwanese beauty snake (Elaphe taeniura) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
63. Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
64. Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
65. Spotted python (Antaresia maculosa) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
66. Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
67. Children’s python (Antaresia childreni) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
68. Gray-banded kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
69. Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) – El Paso Zoo 9/4
70. Harpy eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
71. Andean condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
72. California condor – San Diego Zoo 9/8
73. Chinese alligator – San Diego Zoo 9/8
74. Slender-snouted crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
75. Gharial – San Diego Zoo 9/8
76. Dwarf crocodile – San Diego Zoo 9/8
77. Southern pacific rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
78. King cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
79. Sloth bear – San Diego Zoo 9/8
80. Fennec fox – San Diego Zoo 9/8
81. Serval – San Diego Zoo 9/8
82. Cheetah – San Diego 9/8
83. Dwarf mongoose – San Diego Zoo 9/8
84. Red panda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
85. Golden eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
86. Stellar’s sea eagle – San Diego Zoo 9/8
87. Monocled cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
88. Puff adder – San Diego Zoo 9/8
89. Emerald tree boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
90. Green tree python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
91. Black-headed python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
92. Angolan python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
93. Hispaniolan boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
94. Madagascar ground boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
95. San Diego mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata pulchra) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
96. Timber rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
97. Indian rock python – San Diego Zoo 9/8
98. Eyelash palm pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
99. Snouted cobra – San Diego Zoo 9/8
100. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
101. South American green snake – San Diego Zoo 9/8
102. Mang Mountain pit viper – San Diego Zoo 9/8
103. Virgin Island boa – San Diego Zoo 9/8
104. Green anaconda – San Diego Zoo 9/8
105. California sea lion (Zalophus californis) – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
106. Walrus – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
107. Guadalupe fur seal – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
108. Asian small-clawed otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
109. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
110. Coral cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
111. White-spotted cat shark – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
112. Sand cat – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
113. Bat-eared fox – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
114. Secretary bird – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
115. Ruppell’s griffon – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
116. Woma python – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
117. Madagascar tree boa – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
118. Sandbar shark – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
119. Orinoco crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
120. Cuvier’s dwarf caiman – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
121. Morelet’s crocodile – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
122. Ocelot – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
123. Dhole – Bronx Zoo 10/10
124. Spotted hyena – Bronx Zoo 10/10
125. Ringtail – Bronx Zoo 10/10
126. Cuban crocodile – Bronx Zoo 10/10
127. Tomistoma – Bronx Zoo 10/10
128. Nile crocodile – Bronx Zoo 10/10
129. Hognosed snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
130. Ball python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
131. Fossa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
132. African pygmy falcon – Bronx Zoo 10/10
133. Palm nut vulture – Bronx Zoo 10/10
134. Milos viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
135. Snouted cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
136. Indian cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
137. Calabar python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
138. Timor python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
139. Centralian carpet python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
140. Hog Island boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
141. Annulated boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
142. White-lipped island viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
143. Giant vine snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
144. Rainbow boa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
145. Green anaconda – Bronx Zoo 10/10
146. Reticulated python – Bronx Zoo 10/10
147. Southwest speckled rattlesnake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
148. Ethiopian mountain viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
149. False water cobra – Bronx Zoo 10/10
150. Rhinoceros viper – Bronx Zoo 10/10
151. Eastern rat snake – Bronx Zoo 10/10
152. Freshwater crocodile – National Aquarium 10/13
153. Plains death adder– National Aquarium 10/13
154. Smooth-fronted caiman – National Aquarium 10/13
155. Sand tiger shark – National Aquarium 1/13
156. Nurse shark – National Aquarium 10/13
157. Tasseled wobbegong – National Aquarium 10/13
158. Blacktip reef shark – National Aquarium 10/13
159. Horn shark – National Aquarium 10/13
160. Swell shark – National Aquarium 10/13
161. Zebra shark – National Aquarium 10/13
162. Olive python – National Aquarium 10/13
163. Lappet-faced vulture – Maryland Zoo 10/14
164. Northern copperhead – Maryland Zoo 10/14
165. Northern pine snake – Maryland Zoo 10/14
 
I just got back from a day trip which included a visit to Reptile Lagoon, an indoor reptile zoo located at the South of the Border complex just off of I-95, and walked away with a healthy dose of crocodile and snake species, including several that were lifetime firsts for me. They had 13 species of crocodylian, 5 of which I haven't seen yet this year, and one of which is a lifer for me. Of the 46 species of snakes they had, 25 were new for this year, and 17 of those were lifetime firsts for me. I saw everything that they had on exhibit; there was one species off-exhibit but, thankfully, it was something I have already seen multiple times this year alone (the Eastern Diamondback).

Current Total - 172
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (01/04/2025) - 8 (Total 8)
    • Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
    • Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
    • Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
    • Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
    • Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)
    • South American Milksnake (Lampropeltis micropholis)
    • Tamaulipan Milksnake (Lampropeltis annulata)
    • Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
  • North Carolina Zoo (02/01/2025) - 21 (Total 29)
    • American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
    • Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
    • Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana)
    • Barred Owl (Strix varia)
    • Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
    • Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
    • Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus triseriatus)
    • Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)
    • Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
    • Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)
    • Lion (Panthera leo)
    • Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
    • North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
    • Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
    • Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
    • Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
    • Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)
    • Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
    • Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
    • Sinaloan Nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata)
    • Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii)
  • SeaLife Charlotte-Concord (02/08/2025) - 9 (Total 38)
    • Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
    • Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
    • Brown-banded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
    • Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)
    • Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
    • Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)
    • Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
    • White-spotted Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
    • Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
  • Discovery Place Science (02/08/2025) - 1 (Total 39)
    • Japanese Bullhead Shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
  • Carolina Raptor Center (02/09/2025) - 17 (Total 56)
    • African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
    • American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
    • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    • Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
    • Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis)
    • Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
    • Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
    • Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
    • Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
    • Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
    • Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
    • Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
    • Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
    • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
    • Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
    • Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (03/22/2025) - 1 (Total 57)
    • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
  • Walnut Creek Wetland Center (03/22/2025) - 1 (Total 58)
    • Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
  • Metro Richmond Zoo (03/29/2025) - 17 (Total 75)
    • Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
    • Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
    • Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
    • Caracal (Caracal caracal)
    • Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
    • Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
    • Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
    • Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
    • Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
    • Ruppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppelli)
    • Serval (Leptailurus serval)
    • Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
    • Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
    • Steller's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
    • Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
    • Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    • Yellow-tailed Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais)
  • Greensboro Science Center (04/18/2025) - 7 (Total 82)
    • Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
    • Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
    • Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
    • Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
    • Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    • Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
    • Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (04/27/2025) - 1 (Total 83)
    • Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (05/10/2025) - 3 (Total 86)
    • Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
    • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
    • Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
  • Broadway Zoological Park (05/17/2025) - 12 (Total 98)
    • American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
    • Ball Python (Python regius)
    • Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
    • Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    • Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
    • Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
    • Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
    • Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
    • Northern Small-spotted Genet (Genetta genetta)
    • South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
    • Tayra (Eira barbara)
    • Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
  • North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (05/18/2025) - 2 (Total 100)
    • Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
    • Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)
  • North Carolina Zoo (05/31/2025) - 1 (Total 101)
    • American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (06/07/2025) - 2 (Total 103)
    • Central American Milksnake (Lampropeltis abnorma)
    • Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
  • Greensboro Science Center (07/19/2025) - 1 (Total 104)
    • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
  • Hill City AquaZoo (08/09/2025) - 6 (Total 110)
    • Central American Boa (Boa imperator)*
    • Gray Smooth-hound (Mustelus californicus)
    • Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
    • Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
    • Southern Green Python (Morelia viridis)
    • Spotted Wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
  • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies (09/27/2025) - 4 (Total 114)
    • Banded Houndshark (Triakis scyllium)
    • Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
    • Tasselled Wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
    • Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
  • Zoo Knoxville (09/28/2025) - 15 (Total 129)
    • African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
    • Anchieta's Dwarf Python (Python anchietae)
    • Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
    • Boelen's Python (Simalia boeleni)
    • Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
    • Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
    • Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
    • Ethiopia Viper (Bitis parviocula)
    • Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
    • King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
    • Madagascar Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
    • Mang Mountain Pitviper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
    • Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)
    • Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi)
    • Ringed Tree Boa (Corallus annulatus)
  • Tennessee Aquarium (09/29/2025) - 4 (Total 133)
    • Bates's Tree Boa (Corallus batesii)
    • Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
    • Short-tail Nurse Shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)
    • Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
  • Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park (09/30/2025) - 12 (Total 145)
    • Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
    • Central American Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus)
    • Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
    • Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)
    • East African Sand Boa (Eryx colubrinus)
    • Highland Eyelash-Pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
    • Jaguar (Panthera onca)
    • Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)
    • Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
    • South American Bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
    • Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
    • Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
  • Nashville Zoo (10/01/2025) - 11 (Total 156)
    • Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)
    • Central American Jumping Pit Viper (Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus)
    • Chicken Snake (Spilotes pullatus)
    • Diamondback Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer)
    • Fanaloka (Fossa fossana)
    • Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
    • Green Jararaca (Bothrops bilineatus)
    • Leopard (Panthera pardus)
    • Mainland Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
    • Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
    • Western Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
  • Memphis Zoo (10/02/2025) - 16 (Total 172)
    • African Rock Python (Python sebae)
    • Banded Civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)
    • Beauty Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura)
    • California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
    • Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina)
    • Children's Python (Antaresia childreni)
    • Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)
    • Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)
    • Indian Python (Python molurus)
    • Javan File Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
    • Louisiana Pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni)
    • Mangrove Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)
    • Sumatran Short-tailed Python (Python curtus)
    • Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)
    • West African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
    • Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis
  • Reptile Lagoon (10/18/2025) - 29 (Total 201)
    • Ashy Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus puniceus)
    • Banded Hognose Snake (Xenodon pulcher)
    • Basilisk Rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)
    • Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
    • Brown Kukri Snake (Oligodon purpurascens)
    • Brown Spotted Pitviper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus)
    • California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)
    • Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia bredli)
    • Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus)
    • Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje)
    • Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Naja sumatrana)
    • Indochinese Spitting Cobra (Naja siamensis)
    • Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
    • Jararacussu (Bothrops jararacussu)
    • Lower California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo)
    • Mexican Jumping Pit Viper (Metlapilcoatlus nummifer)
    • Mexican Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus)
    • Northern New Guinea Crocodile (Crocodylus novaeguineae)
    • Plains Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)
    • Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)
    • Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
    • Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
    • Solomon Island Ground boa (Candoia paulsoni)
    • Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)
    • Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
    • Urutu Lancehead (Bothrops alternatus)
    • Western Barred Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricincta)
    • Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare)
    • Yucatan Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan)
 
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