Herpetarium
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.
Spectacled caimans (Caiman crocodilus) at the Herpetarium in Saint Louis Zoological Park.
Euprepiophis in a Serpentarium
Notable herpetariums
- 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
- 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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