{"id":439,"date":"2020-10-05T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.com\/exhibit\/venom\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:30:02","slug":"venom","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/discover\/exhibits\/venom\/","title":{"rendered":"Venom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"info small-block-spacer\">\n\n      <div class=\"info-blocks\">\n              <div class=\"info-block\">\n          <div class=\"post-box post-box--center\">\n                          <h3 class=\"post-box__title bm__h4\">Introducing Venom!<\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"post-box__content\">\n                                            <div class=\"info-block__content\">\n                  <p><strong>Come face to face with danger as you enter Venom, our exhilarating exhibit filled with the deadliest creatures known to man!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our Venom exhibit is the perfect environment to learn more about some of the most interesting but poisonous creatures, from the incredible Tarantula Tree Tower to some of the world\u2019s most venomous fish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to get up close and personal with the likes of Red Lionfish, Golden Poison Frogs, Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantulas and False Water Cobras, all in one exhibit! You can rest assured that you\u2019ll be safe behind our reinforced glass, so you can enjoy learning more about these species and seeing them with your very own eyes.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"info small-block-spacer\">\n\n      <div class=\"info-blocks\">\n              <div class=\"info-block\">\n          <div class=\"post-box post-box--left\">\n                          <h3 class=\"post-box__title bm__h4\">What is Venom?<\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"post-box__content\">\n                                            <div class=\"info-block__content\">\n                  <p>Venom is our exhibit dedicated to housing the most venomous animals the world has to offer. It\u2019s the perfect environment to study these species and see creatures that you wouldn\u2019t normally come across.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike some of our other exhibits, Venom covers various habitats ranging from South America, all the way to the forests of Southeast Asia. Venom really is an exhibit that will take you around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the majority of these animals being cold-blooded, Venom is a warm exhibit consisting of water, forest and desert enclosures. It includes both terrestrial and aquatic enclosures, with various climates to accommodate the different creatures we have.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"switcher-block\">\n  <div class=\"switcher-block__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"switcher-block__header\">\n      <h4 class=\"bm__h4\">\n                  What will I find at Venom?              <\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"switcher-container\">\n      <div class=\"switcher-block__menu\">\n        <div class=\"switcher-block__menu--mobile\">\n          <h6 class=\"bm__h6\">Select an animal<\/h6>\n          <div class=\"divselect\">\n            <select id=\"switcherSelect\">\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"0\">\n                  Red Lionfish                 <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"1\">\n                  Orange Spotted Rabbitfish                 <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"2\">\n                  Golden Poison Frog                <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"3\">\n                  Gooty Ornamental Tarantula                <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"4\">\n                  Socotra Island Blue Baboon                <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"5\">\n                  Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula                <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"6\">\n                  Asian Forest Scorpion                <\/option>\n                              <option class=\"\" value=\"7\">\n                  Mangrove Snake                <\/option>\n                          <\/select>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <ul id=\"switcherList\" class=\"switcher-block__menu--desktop\">\n                      <li data-index=\"0\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Red Lionfish             <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"1\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Orange Spotted Rabbitfish             <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"2\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Golden Poison Frog            <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"3\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Gooty Ornamental Tarantula            <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"4\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Socotra Island Blue Baboon            <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"5\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula            <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"6\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Asian Forest Scorpion            <\/li>\n                      <li data-index=\"7\" class=\"bm__h5 switcher-item\">\n              Mangrove Snake            <\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"switcher-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"switcher-block__image\">\n          <div id=\"switcherImage\">\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png.webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png.webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png.webp\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\" alt=\"TYN-Lionfish-4.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"switcher-block__content\">\n          <h2 id=\"switcherTitle\" class=\"bm__h2 switcher-title\"> Red Lionfish  <\/h2>\n          <div id=\"switcherDescription\" class=\"switcher-description\"> <p>The lionfish is a venomous fish that is native to the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This beautiful fish stands out for its brightly coloured stripes and long spines, but in those spines you\u2019ll find venom which protects them from predators! You can see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/discover\/animals\/lionfish\/\">red lionfish<\/a>\u00a0at our Venom exhibit.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n          <div id=\"switcherCTA\">\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<script>\n  \/\/ can upate this to ajax to avoid writing js here.\n  const switcherData = [{\"switcher_title\":\"Red Lionfish \",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>The lionfish is a venomous fish that is native to the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This beautiful fish stands out for its brightly coloured stripes and long spines, but in those spines you\\u2019ll find venom which protects them from predators! You can see the\\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/discover\\\/animals\\\/lionfish\\\/\\\">red lionfish<\\\/a>\\u00a0at our Venom exhibit.<\\\/p>\\n\",\"switcher_cta\":\"\",\"switcher_images\":\"<picture><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\\\"><source type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png.webp\\\"><source srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/TYN-Lionfish-4.png\\\" alt=\\\"TYN-Lionfish-4.png\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"><\\\/picture>\"},{\"switcher_title\":\"Orange Spotted Rabbitfish \",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>This particular species of fish has a striking honeycomb-style pattern across its body, and is typically found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans like the lionfish. The orange spotted rabbitfish has multiple spines along its dorsal and anal fins, which are used as a self-defence mechanism.<\\\/p>\\n\",\"switcher_cta\":\"\",\"switcher_images\":\"<picture><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Siganus_guttatus_Golden_Rabbitfish-150x150-1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Orange Spotted Rabbitfish\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"><\\\/picture>\"},{\"switcher_title\":\"Golden Poison Frog\",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>The\\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/discover\\\/animals\\\/poison-dart-frog\\\/\\\">golden poison frog<\\\/a>\\u00a0is actually an endangered species that is found in the rainforests of Colombia. It\\u2019s considered one of the most toxic animals on Earth, despite it only being 1-2 inches in size! They are brightly coloured on purpose to warn potential predators of their toxicity, in a phenomenon known as aposematic colouration.<\\\/p>\\n\",\"switcher_cta\":\"\",\"switcher_images\":\"<picture><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-137135098-150x150-1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Golden Poison Frog\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"><\\\/picture>\"},{\"switcher_title\":\"Gooty Ornamental Tarantula\",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>This fascinating tarantula is also sometimes known as the peacock tarantula and is bright blue in colour. It\\u2019s an Old World tarantula, which means they are quite aggressive and fast-moving compared to New World species. It\\u2019s the spider\\u2019s bite that delivers venom, but they\\u2019ll typically only bite if they feel threatened.<\\\/p>\\n\",\"switcher_cta\":\"\",\"switcher_images\":\"<picture><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/iStock-1140118008-150x150-1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Gooty Ornamental Tarantula\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"><\\\/picture>\"},{\"switcher_title\":\"Socotra Island Blue Baboon\",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>Another Old World species, this tarantula is native to Africa and has a sandy orange body with bright blue legs. While their bite is venomous, they are usually quite docile creatures \\u2013 although they will move fast and give a threat display when something or someone gets too close! This species is one of the only communal species of tarantula.<\\\/p>\\n\",\"switcher_cta\":\"\",\"switcher_images\":\"<picture><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/MONBALMF-150x150-1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"><\\\/picture>\"},{\"switcher_title\":\"Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula\",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>You have probably heard of this\\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/discover\\\/animals\\\/tarantula\\\/\\\">tarantula<\\\/a>\\u00a0before \\u2013 it\\u2019s a New World species found in tropical South America. They have urticating hairs that they can flick at potential threats, and while their venom is reportedly quite mild, their fangs are quite large!<\\\/p>\\n\",\"switcher_cta\":\"\",\"switcher_images\":\"<picture><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 1025px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source media=\\\"(min-width: 768px)\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><source type=\\\"image\\\/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg.webp\\\"><source srcset=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/neuronicdev.es\\\/bpa\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/THESTIMM-150x150-1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Goliath Bird Eater Tarantula\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"><\\\/picture>\"},{\"switcher_title\":\"Asian Forest Scorpion\",\"switcher_excerpt\":\"<p>This is a species found across Vietnam and Laos, and can grow up to 12cm in length. 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