American International Rattlesnake Museum

American International Rattlesnake Museum

The American International Rattlesnake Museum is a museum located in Albuquerque, New Mexico in Old Town Albuquerque. The museum is devoted to snakes, particularly rattlesnakes.

The museum has the largest collection of different species of live rattlesnakes in the world, and claims to host more different species than the Bronx Zoo, the Philadelphia Zoo, the National Zoo, the Denver Zoo, the San Francisco Zoo, and the San Diego Zoo combined. In addition to rattlesnakes, the museum holds a live Gila Monster.

The museum also houses a large collection of snake-related artwork, artifacts, and memorabilia. The museum also contains a gift shop.

External links

* [http://www.rattlesnakes.com/ American International Rattlesnake Museum]


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