Despite their history of bitter relations, when it comes to snakes Croatia and Serbia are good friends.
Zagreb Zoo Houses Serbian Snake Collection
![Zagreb's zoo agreed to house the snakes, as other zoos either didn't have the facilities or wanted just some of the collection on offer after the owner's death.](https://gdb.rferl.org/be8314ab-d7d9-4cb6-b751-1c84c013a74c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Zagreb's zoo agreed to house the snakes, as other zoos either didn't have the facilities or wanted just some of the collection on offer after the owner's death.
![The collection of snakes includes some of the world's most poisonous.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4a3d25e7-ff82-4017-97d2-e45111c38306_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The collection of snakes includes some of the world's most poisonous.
![A black-tailed rattlesnake](https://gdb.rferl.org/17c39271-37ae-489d-af9e-a6ac23d62e57_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A black-tailed rattlesnake
![A green pit viper](https://gdb.rferl.org/33fc4189-5ba1-452c-9fa3-2ecf0afc9174_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A green pit viper
![The poisonous snakes are housed in a special chamber, with safety glass and closed-circuit television monitoring.](https://gdb.rferl.org/00a0daf1-3f2a-4d78-bb6e-9189057f0d1a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The poisonous snakes are housed in a special chamber, with safety glass and closed-circuit television monitoring.
![Ivan Cizelj, the fish, amphibian, and reptile curator at the Zagreb Zoo, says the creatures in his care are "kind of a hot item."](https://gdb.rferl.org/986f5e57-1d4b-45d6-be13-d8a61b366a18_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ivan Cizelj, the fish, amphibian, and reptile curator at the Zagreb Zoo, says the creatures in his care are "kind of a hot item."
![A mangrove pit viper](https://gdb.rferl.org/907c47c0-e986-440a-9d28-bcc3b271ca08_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A mangrove pit viper
![The Zagreb Zoo purchased special antivenom to have on hand, as the bite of some of these predators can kill a human in minutes, not hours.](https://gdb.rferl.org/14d114bd-7b89-4fe8-8a0b-6d96f1c18253_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Zagreb Zoo purchased special antivenom to have on hand, as the bite of some of these predators can kill a human in minutes, not hours.
![Snake-handling tools](https://gdb.rferl.org/6f586bd1-ffeb-456f-8d66-c6d374c82e05_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Snake-handling tools
![White-lipped island pit viper](https://gdb.rferl.org/d2622102-b903-44eb-acff-4738daa31240_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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White-lipped island pit viper