The underrated Florida Softshell Turtle takes center stage in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Amazoa ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Check out this aberrant patterened Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake found in Northern Florida in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chance37! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world.

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So simple and so beautiful. That is the black racer in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ReptileProducts ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What an awesome shot of this pair of Common Toads in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user Krallenfrosch ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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The infamous "stink eye" is glaring here with this Tegu in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MrSickle ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Gotta love this stunning pair of Chondros in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user NYCMedic ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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According to the World Health Organizations, 83,000-138,000 die annually from snake bites. The numbers are hard to estimate due to the fact that medical care is not easily available in third world countries and the access to things like antivenom is even rarer. The scientists at Clodomiro Picado Institute are working to increase the availability of antivenom worldwide using horse serum, a fairly common practice.

The institute produces 100,000 to 150,000 doses per year, which are exported to Central America, South America, Asia and Africa.

"It has been taken…also to strengthen clinical studies that attest that the product is safe and effective, this strengthens the idea that the product saves lives, which is what we want. We could talk about [approximately] 5,000 lives that are saved with this serum," said Andrés Hernández, pharmaceutical manager of the Clodomiro Picado Institute.

Antivenom is administered to patients who have suffered a bite from a poisonous snake and works by boosting our immune response.

One small group of scientists making a change in the world for the 5.4 million people who are bitten by venomous snakes. To read the full article and see the video, click here.

This tri-color Bullsnake is just chilling in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user JoeyCoco. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This Kenyan Sand Boa is getting into the mood for today, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Thera, in our herp photo of the day! Be sure to tell them you liked it here.



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For Fat Tuesday, this beautiful Louisiana Pine Snake baby graces our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dallashawks. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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An absolutely beautiful headshot of a Striped Mud Turtle kicks off the weeks in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mayday. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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The photo may be a bit blurry, but there is no mistaking that is a gravid Masssasauga in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user LetsConservate24 in the field! We can only imagine the excitement at this find! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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For our 27th birthday, there is only ONE snake we can post to celebrate. This Alterna here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jusmebabe is how we started and we will never forget our beginnings. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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That's a whole lotta bull. Bullsnake that is! Loving the colors on the one here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider has never missed a meal! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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A perfectly posed Red Tailed Green Rat Snake graces our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user uggleedog! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!




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They may be sassy but the beauty of a Tokay gecko is undeniable, like this one in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user stingray! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!




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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Here is a beautiful shot of a Mexican Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Bitis! Fairly common captives, but bordering on threatening with decreasing populations in the wild, they definitely qualify as a species that needs our attention for conservation! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world.

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Back to our roots with this alterna found in Sanderson in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user StuTennyson! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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I wonder what this Hernandez's helmeted basilisk in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish has his eye on? I bet it's food! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Two for Tuesday with this pair of hatching Beauty snakes in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user DunnsMtnReptiles! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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A different perspective of a fired up Frilled-neck lizard in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bulgakov! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a lovely shot of a Guarico Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user robnimmo ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world.

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It is a whole lotta squee with this pair of hatching Hognose in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user caracal ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a lovely pair of Alligator lizards in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user aliceinwl ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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The variety of Dinodon rufozonatum in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user yumao is impressive! Can you pick a favorite!? Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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How beautiful is this Ctenosaura quinquecarinata in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rockabirdie ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This beautiful pair of Copperheads are just things of beauty in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user ShadowChaser ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears surrounding our beloved venomous creatures.

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This Tiger Jag Coastal in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reelmassacre is coming to say hello! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a gorgeous little Ameiva in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Agata ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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