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A Hidden Treasure of Rare Snake Specimens

By Alexa Robles-Gil & Johanna Alarcón · The New York Times · May 2026

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"In the foothills of the Ecuadorean Amazon, a 101-year-old farmer and a young scientist turned an amateur collection into a scientific survey of one of the most diverse snake habitats on Earth."

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