# The Vivarium Vault: Comprehensive Care Sheets

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## [Jameson’s Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/jameson-s-mamba-dendroaspis-jamesoni/699)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/jameson-s-mamba-dendroaspis-jamesoni/699 "2026-08-26T11:45:10Z")

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Jameson’s Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) Care Sheet Jameson’s Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) is a highly venomous, predominantly arboreal elapid native to central and parts of western Africa. It occupies humid forest, woodla…

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## [Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/eastern-green-mamba-dendroaspis-angusticeps/698)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/eastern-green-mamba-dendroaspis-angusticeps/698 "2026-08-26T11:42:10Z")

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Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) Care Sheet The Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a highly venomous, predominantly arboreal elapid native to eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its distribution …

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## [Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/timber-rattlesnake-crotalus-horridus/697)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/timber-rattlesnake-crotalus-horridus/697 "2026-08-26T03:48:49Z")

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Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Care Sheet The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a large, heavy-bodied venomous pit viper native to eastern and central North America. It is strongly associated with deciduo…

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## [Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/prairie-rattlesnake-crotalus-viridis/696)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/prairie-rattlesnake-crotalus-viridis/696 "2026-08-26T03:46:12Z")

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Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) Care Sheet The Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) is a medium-sized venomous pit viper native to the central and western regions of North America. It occupies open grasslands, p…

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## [Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/sidewinder-crotalus-cerastes/695)

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Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) Care Sheet The Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) is a small, highly specialised venomous rattlesnake native to the deserts of the south-western United States and north-western Mexico. It is i…

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## [Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/cottonmouth-agkistrodon-piscivorus/694)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/cottonmouth-agkistrodon-piscivorus/694 "2026-08-26T03:29:19Z")

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Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Care Sheet The Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is a medium to large venomous pit viper native to the south-eastern United States. It is strongly associated with wetlands, swamps,…

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## [Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/copperhead-agkistrodon-contortrix/693)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/copperhead-agkistrodon-contortrix/693 "2026-08-26T03:25:50Z")

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Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) Care Sheet The Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a medium-sized venomous pit viper native to eastern and central North America. Its distinctive copper-coloured head and hourglass-…

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## [Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/rhinoceros-viper-bitis-nasicornis/692)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/rhinoceros-viper-bitis-nasicornis/692 "2026-08-26T03:22:27Z")

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Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis) Care Sheet The Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis) is a striking, heavy-bodied venomous viper native to tropical forest regions of central and western Africa. It is closely related to…

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## [Wagler’s Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/wagler-s-pit-viper-tropidolaemus-wagleri/691)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/wagler-s-pit-viper-tropidolaemus-wagleri/691 "2026-08-26T01:59:06Z")

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Wagler’s Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) Care Sheet Wagler’s Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) is a striking arboreal venomous pit viper from Southeast Asia and one of the better-known Asian pit vipers in specialist ve…

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## [Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/malayan-pit-viper-calloselasma-rhodostoma/690)

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Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) Care Sheet The Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) is a terrestrial venomous pit viper native to Southeast Asia. It is a distinctive, heavy-bodied ambush predator assoc…

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## [Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/sri-lankan-green-pit-viper-craspedocephalus-trigonocephalus/689)

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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/sri-lankan-green-pit-viper-craspedocephalus-trigonocephalus/689 "2026-08-26T01:50:55Z")

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Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) Care Sheet The Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) is a striking arboreal pit viper endemic to Sri Lanka. Older literature and capti…

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## [Mangrove Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/mangrove-pit-viper-trimeresurus-purpureomaculatus/688)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/mangrove-pit-viper-trimeresurus-purpureomaculatus/688 "2026-08-25T23:45:05Z")

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Mangrove Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) Care Sheet The Mangrove Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) is a medium-sized arboreal venomous pit viper native to Southeast Asia. It is strongly associated wit…

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## [Variable Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/variable-bush-viper-atheris-squamigera/687)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/variable-bush-viper-atheris-squamigera/687 "2026-08-25T23:40:46Z")

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Variable Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera) Care Sheet The Variable Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera) is a small to medium-sized arboreal venomous viper native to tropical regions of central and western Africa. Also known as…

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## [White-Lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/white-lipped-pit-viper-trimeresurus-albolabris/686)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/white-lipped-pit-viper-trimeresurus-albolabris/686 "2026-08-25T23:37:21Z")

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White-Lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) Care Sheet The White-Lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) is an arboreal venomous pit viper native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the green Asian pit vipe…

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## [Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/eyelash-viper-bothriechis-schlegelii/685)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/eyelash-viper-bothriechis-schlegelii/685 "2026-08-25T23:34:29Z")

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Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Care Sheet The Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) is a small to medium-sized arboreal pit viper native to Central and northern South America. It is one of the most visually dist…

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## [Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/black-mamba-dendroaspis-polylepis/683)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/black-mamba-dendroaspis-polylepis/683 "2026-08-25T17:28:18Z")

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Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) Care Sheet The Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a large, highly active and dangerously venomous elapid native to sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its common name, the snake itself is…

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## [KING COBRA (Ophiophagus hannah)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/king-cobra-ophiophagus-hannah/681)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/king-cobra-ophiophagus-hannah/681 "2026-08-25T17:21:36Z")

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KING COBRA (Ophiophagus hannah) CARE SHEET The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake and one of the most distinctive specialist reptiles in captivity. Native to South and Southeast Asia, i…

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## [MONOCLED COBRA (Naja kaouthia)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/monocled-cobra-naja-kaouthia/680)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/monocled-cobra-naja-kaouthia/680 "2026-08-25T17:18:07Z")

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MONOCLED COBRA (Naja kaouthia) CARE SHEET The Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia) is a highly venomous elapid native to South and Southeast Asia. It is named for the characteristic single circular or oval “monocle” marking co…

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## [WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus atrox)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/western-diamondback-rattlesnake-crotalus-atrox/679)

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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/western-diamondback-rattlesnake-crotalus-atrox/679 "2026-08-25T17:14:19Z")

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WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus atrox) CARE SHEET The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is a large, heavy-bodied pit viper native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It occupi…

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## [PUFF ADDER (Bitis arietans)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/puff-adder-bitis-arietans/678)

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PUFF ADDER (Bitis arietans) CARE SHEET The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is a large, heavy-bodied venomous viper with one of the widest distributions of any African snake. It occurs across much of sub-Saharan Africa and al…

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## [GABOON VIPER (Bitis gabonica)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/gaboon-viper-bitis-gabonica/677)

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GABOON VIPER (Bitis gabonica) CARE SHEET The Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica) is a large, exceptionally heavy-bodied venomous viper native to tropical forest and forest-edge habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. Its extraordinar…

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## [DARK-SPOTTED ANACONDA (Eunectes deschauenseei)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/dark-spotted-anaconda-eunectes-deschauenseei/674)

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DARK-SPOTTED ANACONDA (Eunectes deschauenseei) CARE SHEET The Dark-Spotted Anaconda, also known as De Schauensee’s Anaconda, is a large, powerful semi-aquatic boa native to a relatively restricted area of north-eastern S…

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## [Bolivian Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/bolivian-anaconda-eunectes-beniensis/673)

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Bolivian Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis) Care Sheet The Bolivian Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis) is a large, powerful semi-aquatic boa native to Bolivia, particularly the seasonally flooded wetlands and river systems of the …

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## [Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/yellow-anaconda-eunectes-notaeus/672)

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Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) Care Sheet The Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) is a large, powerful, semi-aquatic boa native to South America. It inhabits wetlands, marshes, swamps, seasonally flooded grasslands an…

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## [Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/green-anaconda-eunectes-murinus/671)

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Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Care Sheet The Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is one of the world’s largest snakes and one of the heaviest living snake species. Native to tropical South America, it is a powerful sem…

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## [Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/shingleback-skink-tiliqua-rugosa/670)

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Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa) Care Sheet The Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa) is a large, heavily built Australian blue-tongued skink recognised by its broad head, rough overlapping scales and extremely short, blu…

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## [King’s Skink (Egernia kingii)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/king-s-skink-egernia-kingii/669)

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King’s Skink (Egernia kingii) Care Sheet King’s Skink (Egernia kingii) is a large, robust Australian skink native to Western Australia. Compared with many smaller members of Egernia, it is a substantial, powerful lizard …

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## [Hosmer’s Skink (Egernia hosmeri)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/hosmer-s-skink-egernia-hosmeri/668)

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Hosmer’s Skink (Egernia hosmeri) Care Sheet Hosmer’s Skink (Egernia hosmeri) is a robust Australian skink characterised by a broad head, powerful body, strongly keeled scales and a heavily spined tail. It is primarily as…

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## [Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/gidgee-skink-egernia-stokesii/667)

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Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii) Care Sheet The Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii) is a robust, heavily scaled Australian skink renowned for its spiny tail, strong social behaviour and close association with rocky crevices a…

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## [African Red-Sided Skink (Trachylepis homalocephala)](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/african-red-sided-skink-trachylepis-homalocephala/663)

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African Red-Sided Skink (Trachylepis homalocephala) Care Sheet The African Red-Sided Skink (Trachylepis homalocephala) is an attractive, active African skink characterised by a streamlined body, smooth glossy scales and,…

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