As most of you know, Welt der Gifte is a small zoological facility owned by zoochats very own, @Batto. It can only be accessed by guided tour and holds a trim 37 species of toxic critters. 9 invertebrates, 1 fish, 5 amphibians and 22 reptiles. Algerian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles nebulosus) Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus Cerberus) Basilisk rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus) Cape cobra (Naja nivea) Cape coral snake (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus) Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius) Common black ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletusobsoleta lindheimeri) Dealthstalker Scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus) Desert horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula splendida) Eastern Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus) Flat-rock scorpion (Hadogenes paucidens) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) Honduran milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis) Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) Mandarin ratsnake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) Marine toad (Rhinella marina) Mexican kingsnake (Lampropeltis mexicana) Northern viper (No Subspecific status) Nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) Ruthvens kingsnake (Lampropeltis ruthveni) Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) Southwestern speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus) Sterba's corydoras (Corydoras sterbai) Taylor s moccasin (Agkistrodon taylori) Uracoan rattlesnake (Crotalus vegrandis) White-lipped tree viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) Missing from this list are 5 spider species, 1 scorpion species, and 1 giant centipede species. Batto, feel free to fill in the gaps.
Cut him some slack, please; Chli. If I might add: Spiders: Latrodectus hasselti (my L. hesperus and obscurior died of old age recently) Lasiodora parahybana Pterinochilus murinus Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Viridasius sylvestris Scorpion: Parabuthus villosus Giant centipede: Scolopendra subspinipes
Ah, I thought PDFs might have been the missing species because I was surprised not to see any listed. Any interest/plans in eventually adding saltwater species @Batto, like cone snails or puffer fish? Or perhaps the extra work of maintaining saltwater tanks is a discouraging factor?
There are two reasons currently preventing me from adding maritime aquaria: - The Location: the rooms of WdG are currently located in an old office building with suboptimal ventilation. I already have a hard time preventing mold with the tanks I currently have. - The Competition: the two public aquaria at Stralsund already display several venomous maritime species in a professional setting. I have to be up to my game to compete with that. In a future extension, live maritime species are planned in. Thanks Jurek7.
