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|trivia=[[File:Rat_Snake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right| Zamenis situla (European Ratsnake)]] | |trivia=[[File:Rat_Snake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right| Zamenis situla (European Ratsnake)]] | ||
* The leopard snake, like the [[Wikipedia:Aesculapian snake| Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)]], was venerated and raised in the temples dedicated to [[Wikipedia:Asclepius| Asclepius]] in Greece and to [[Wikipedia:Aesculapius| Aesculapius]] in the Romans, for it symbolized health and beauty. This species has always fascinated the "snake breeders". The first publication on her breeding dates back to 1884. | * The leopard snake, like the [[Wikipedia:Aesculapian snake| Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)]], was venerated and raised in the temples dedicated to [[Wikipedia:Asclepius| Asclepius]] in Greece and to [[Wikipedia:Aesculapius| Aesculapius]] in the Romans, for it symbolized health and beauty. This species has always fascinated the "snake breeders". The first publication on her breeding dates back to 1884. | ||
|reference= | |reference=1. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61444/0 "Zamenis situla"]. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. | ||
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[[Category:Reptile Friends]] [[Category:Snake Friends]] | [[Category:Reptile Friends]] [[Category:Snake Friends]] | ||