7/89Rank of dog, cat, snake, and U.S. president, among World Book Encyclopedia entries consulted most often: 1,2,3,4

World Book Encyclopedia (Chicago)

2/97Amount that is being spent by the federal and state governments to preserve the Florida panther, per panther: $4,800,000

Don Coursey, University of Chicago

    Amount that is being spent to preserve the painted snake coil forest snail, per snail: $1.17

Don Coursey, University of Chicago

3/05Minimum number of snakes living in captivity in Ireland: 2,000

Herpetological Society of Ireland (Dublin)