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Adenorhinos barbouri
Atheris acuminata
Atheris broadleyi
Atheris ceratophora
Atheris chlorechis
Atheris desaixi
Atheris hispida
Atheris katangensis
Atheris nitschei
Atheris rungweensis
Atheris squamigera
Atheris subocularis
Montatheris hindii
Proatheris superciliaris

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La Vibora

"Specializing in captive bred arboreal pit vipers" is the slogan of La Vibora of Brownsville, Texas. Jim and Darlene Campbell offer captive born bush vipers. Check this one out!

Coastal Reptiles
Specializing in both captive bred and imported venomous snakes, Mardi Snipes' Coastal Reptiles is highly recommended.

Herpetofauna Research Center
A Swiss breeding facility and website that specializes in arboreal vipers.

The Bush Viper Page
This site by Derek Morgan contains some good information on the captive husbandry of bush vipers and some great photos. An important companion to The World Of Atheris.

The African Bushviper Site - Arboreal Morganisms - www.bushviper.com
Derek Morgan and York Morgan's new bush viper site. Still in development, but this will be an important companion to The World Of Atheris.

VENOM 101
An excellent instructional guide to venomous snake husbandry authored by Allen Hunter.
The original site for information on safe venomous snake handling.

African Reptiles & Venom
The company African Reptiles and Venom was incorporated in 1999 to supply venoms to the South African Vaccine Producers (SAVP) for serum production. From the onset, they also wanted to breed and supply quality captive bred reptiles for the international market - and have recently successfully exported their first consignment of captive born species.

Herpetological Association of Africa
Founded in 1965, the HAA is dedicated to the study and conservation of African reptiles and amphibians.

The EMBL Reptile Database
An online information resource on reptile taxonomy with a focus on the species level.

Zoological Record Home Page
BIOSIS and the Zoological Society of London - index to world literature on zoology.

Animal Diversity Web: Class Reptilia
Presented by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Blue Chameleon Ventures
Bill and Kathy Love
Nature Photography | Slide Presentations | Photo Gallery | Wildlife/Ecology Tours

CornUtopia
Kathy Love's site devoted to the cornsnake and other selectively bred colubrids.

Glades Herp Website
Dealer of reptiles and amphibians with a wide variety of venomous snakes. Shop 'til you drop!

Bibliomania!
Specializing in new and used books and scientific works about reptiles and amphibians.

Ron Tremper's Herp Index
"The Ultimate Site For Herp Links"

Allen Hunter's Black Mamba Page
This exceptional site is a must for everyone interested in venomous snakes. Besides the fascinating mamba information, there is excellent general info on hot snakes.

The Saw-scaled viper page (Echis sp.)
Also by Allen Hunter, this is another first rate site. The source for info on the snake that causes more snakebite cases than any other.

Welcome to the Aspidelaps site
Susan Hunter's shield nosed (coral) cobra site.

African Elapids - Mamba Information Site

Viperidae
A viper lover's site covering the genera Vipera, Macrovipera, Daboia, Cerastes, Pseudocerastes, and Eristicophis.

Cobra Information Site
John Klein's site dedicated to the cobras.

Herp-edia
The online reptile encyclopedia.

ReptilesPark.com and ReptilesSearch

Corallus.com

www.venomous.com
Photos and info.

TheSnake.org
An informational site with many herp links.

Herbison
Snake links and classification.

Snake Quiz
This site features some fun and interesting quizzes and "name this animal" contests.

Herps UK
A UK site devoted to snakes and other herps that features an Atheris husbandry page I wrote.

kingsnake.com - the worlds largest reptile and amphibian site
The title says it all! Home of The World of Atheris and many other herp sites.

HerpForum - Venomous Reptile Forum
Post your messages and questions for fellow hot lovers here.

HerpForum - Viperidae Forum
Same as above, but specifically for vipers.

Frank and Kate's Herpetological Web Page
The Slavens' interest is the long term maintenance and breeding of reptiles and amphibians in captivity. They publish Reptiles and Amphibians in Captivity - Breeding, Longevity, and Inventory. This is an excellent resource to specimens in captivity in both public and private collections.

ONElist E-mail Communities - Arboreal Viper
Sign up for this listserv for arboreal viper enthusiasts today!

International Venomous Snake Society
Based in Arizona - Dedicated to the appreciation, understanding and awareness of venomous snakes and their place in the natural world

Snakebite Protocols
Authored by Terence M. Davidson, M.D. Professor of Surgery, University of California - San Diego Medical Center, Department of Surgery

The Snakebite Emergency Webpage
The name says it all.

For Goodness Snakes: Treating and Preventing Venomous Bites
A U.S. Food and Drug Administriation page.

OPMV (Ophidian Paramyxovirus)
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine's informational page.

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