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SINCE
THE PERMIT FOR
COMERCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE SERRA GRANDE CENTER, WHICH WOULD MAKE IT
SELF MAINTENABLE, HAS NOT YET BEEN
GRANTED BY THE DUE AUTHORITIES, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS SITE IS FOR
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
The
Serra
Grande Center for Captive Reproduction of Lachesis muta rhombeata is a
self-maintened breeder of the species with the following objectives:
- Reproduction
in captivity

- Formation
of a large genetic bank of the species, considered "Vulnerable",
according to the International Union for the Consevation of Nature
(IUCN)
- Environmental
Education, specialy towards kids
- Experimental
repopulation in protected areas with GPS microchip implants
- Sale, donation and/or parnerships involving
venom and offspring born in captivity, for antivenom production, pharmacological research, breeding and educational programs in major zoos throughout the world
- Publication
of our results; treatment and publication of lachetic
accidents, seldom studied in clinical practice
- Consultation
in species management.
- Receiving and guiding groups in one of the worlds hotspots according to UNESCO, to experience the vanishing prime Lachesis territory, and maybe help us to protect whats left of it.
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