Hiss-toric first: U-M museum's 70,000 snake specimens form world's largest research collection
October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Jars of snakes preserved in alcohol at the University of Michigan's Research Museums Center. U-M recently acquired tens of thousands of additional reptile and amphibian specimens--including roughly 30,000 snakes--and now hosts the world's largest research collection of snakes, according to museum curators. Image credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography.
The University of Mich . . .
Jars of snakes preserved in alcohol at the University of Michigan's Research Museums Center. U-M recently acquired tens of thousands of additional reptile and amphibian specimens--including roughly 30,000 snakes--and now hosts the world's largest research collection of snakes, according to museum curators. Image credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography.
The University of Mich . . .