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Red Bamboo Snake
The Red Bamboo Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyracea, formerly Elaphe porphyracea), also called the purple-gray ratsnake, is a medium-sized, non-venomous snake. Gentle and nocturnal, it makes a good pet snake, though it demands high humidity and stable temperatures.
Flattened Musk Turtle
The Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is a small, critically imperiled musk turtle endemic to the Black Warrior River system in Alabama, USA. With a distinctly flattened shell and a shy, nocturnal nature, it is prized by keepers but almost never captive-bred, and habitat loss has left only about 15% of healthy populations.
Checkered Keelback
The Checkered Keelback (Xenochrophis piscator), known in Chinese as Yu You She (aliases Yu She, Cao Hua She), is a common, semi-aquatic, non-venomous snake across southern and eastern Asia. It is bold and readily strikes when threatened, so cautious handling is required despite its lack of venom.
Pointed-scaled Pit Viper
The Pointed-scaled Pit Viper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus), known in Chinese as Yuan Mao Tou Fu and commonly called the turtle-jawed or Taiwanese pit viper, is a venomous snake of the family Viperidae and one of Taiwan's six medically important venomous snakes. It is dangerous and should only be kept by experienced handlers.
Siamese Cobra
The Siamese cobra (Naja siamensis), also called the Indochinese spitting cobra, is a highly venomous elapid from mainland Southeast Asia. It defends by spitting venom up to 3 metres and can blind — it is not a casual pet.
Malayan Horned Frog
The Malayan horned frog (Megophrys nasuta), also called the triangular leaf frog, is a master of leaf-litter mimicry from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. A large, nocturnal amphibian with a huge appetite.
Hundred-pace Viper
The Hundred-pace Viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) is a highly venomous pit viper from southeastern China and Taiwan, nocturnal and storied in Asian folklore. Extremely dangerous, it is not suitable for home keeping.
Spotted Barramundi (Scleropages leichardti)
The spotted barramundi (Scleropages leichardti), commonly called the Australian spotted lungfish, reaches about 50 cm and is extremely aggressive—it can bite fish much larger than itself, so watch carefully when mixed-keeping.
White Chinchilla
The white chinchilla is a coat-color morph of the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), native to the Andes of South America. It likes dry, cool, dim places, is nocturnal, gentle and very timid, and commands a higher price for its pure white coat.
Aye-aye
The Aye-aye is a strange, cat-sized lemur from Madagascar with extraordinarily long fingers and toes (the real source of its 'finger monkey' name). Nocturnal, solitary and curious, it is critically endangered and kept only in zoos and reserves — not a typical pet. It can live over 20 years.