Over the weekend, 12 St. Lucia Lancehead Vipers were born at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade, Powell County, Kentucky.
St. Lucia Lancehead Vipers are native only to St. Lucia. The Kentucky Reptile Zoo is the only facility outside of St. Lucia to be allowed to house these rare island snakes.
Jim Harrison and Kristen Wiley, the directors of the reptile zoo, traveled to St. Lucia this past winter to provide training to Forestry personnel on how to handle this breed of snake .
According to zoo officials, venom from St. Lucia Lancehead Vipers has the potential for treating heart disease, stroke and other disorders.
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