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Siberian Serpentarium or Siberian Herpetological Centre is a snake farm, serpentine farm producing snake venom and snake venom medications. It was founded in 1989 in Novosibirsk, USSR. It is the only serpentarium in Russia, and it is the world's largest producer of snake venom.


Activities

The activities conducted by the serpentarium are: * biological research * breeding of vipers * extraction of snake venom The serpentarium initially used common adder found locally in the Vasyugan Swamp. Due to demand for other venoms, it also mass rears and breeds snakes from the Altai, Far East and Central Asian regions, including Gloydius halys, Halys viper, the Gloydius blomhoffii, short-tailed viper, the Brown mamushi, ''Macrovipera lebetina turanica, Vipera libetina turanika'' and ''Vipera raddei''. Snakes captured from the wild may be kept in the serpentarium for up to ten years, their survival averaging over three and a half years.


Production

The centre produces about 2,000 grams of snake venom in crystal and :wikt:lyophilic, lyophilic forms each year. It also produces snake venom medications (anti-inflammatory ointment).


References


Bibliography

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External links


Snake venom research. Science Photo Library.

Snake venom research. Science Photo Library.


* * Manufacturing companies based in Novosibirsk Herpetology organizations Companies established in 1989 1989 establishments in the Soviet Union Companies of the Soviet Union {{snake-stub