American International Rattlesnake Museum
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Date opened | May 5, 1990[1] |
Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
No. of species | 34 (of rattlesnakes)[1] |
Annual visitors | 50,000[1] |
Director | Bob Myers |
Website | www |
The American International Rattlesnake Museum is an animal conservation museum located in
The museum has the largest collection of different species of live rattlesnakes in the world, which are presented in recreated habitats, and claims to host more rattlesnake species than the
The museum also houses a large collection of snake-related artwork, artifacts, and memorabilia. The museum also contains a gift shop.
Trivia
Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, prominently displays a snake mug from the museum's gift shop and frequently promotes the museum in conversation. The mug was given to him by actress Mary McCormack on 13 April 2009. During the interview McCormack, who shot her TV show In Plain Sight in Albuquerque, told Ferguson that she and her daughters frequently visit the museum.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Fun Museum Facts & Figures". rattlesnakes.com. American International Rattlesnake Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Venom Week 2009 Symposium Invited Faculty". Venom Week 2009 Symposium. The University of New Mexico. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Mary Edith Moore; Gerald L. Moore. "American International Rattlesnake Museum: Reviews". rattlesnakes.com. Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist, April 2000. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Exhibit Animals". rattlesnakes.com. American International Rattlesnake Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2012.