Herpetarium
Spectacled Caimans (Caiman crocodilus) at the Herpetarium in Saint Louis Zoological Park.
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. Many serpentariums milk snakes for venom for medical and scientific research.
Notable herpetariums
- Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Alice Springs, Australia
- Chennai Snake Park Trust in Chennai, India
- 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
- 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
- Herpetoculture
- Bill Haast (founder of Miami Serpentarium)
References
- 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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