Desert-dwelling snakes inhabit every desert on Earth. From the Australian outback to the desert southwest in North America, you can be sure to find at least one species of potentially dangerous snake.

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals ... more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert ...

"I think it's the iconic Southwest desert animal," Phoenix Zoo ... We'll certainly find more in the future." "A lot of venomous animals are persecuted heavily so it's nice to let people know ...