serpentarium
Americannoun
plural
serpentariums, serpentariaEtymology
Origin of serpentarium
Example Sentences
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He has worked at the serpentarium with Asprilla for nearly two decades, but he's still reluctant to extract venom from snakes.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023
Asprilla has been bitten twice since he started working at the University of Antioquia's serpentarium, but he isn't one to elaborate on the experience.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023
A U.S.-based nonprofit called Animal Venom Research International helped to set up Sri Lanka's first serpentarium and train staff to extract venom.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023
Most of the venom from the serpentarium goes to antivenom production at the farm near Medellín's airport where he works.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023
In connection with his institute, and right by the laboratory, the doctor has a large serpentarium, in which quantities of the common poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are kept, and some of the rarer ones.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
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