Complete Set Chronicles: 2007 Topps Allen & Ginter - The World's Deadliest Snakes

Thanks to a recent eBay purchase, I am now the proud owner of the complete set of 2007 Topps Allen & Ginter:  the World's Deadliest Snakes insert set.  This five-card set was seeded 1:144 packs back in 2007 making it a fairly tough set to complete (after all, it took me about fifteen years to finally finish the set)!

Each of the five cards features (you guessed it) a deadly snake.  For me, the card that proved hardest to find was the first card of the set:  Arizona Coral Snake.

Here's the full five-card set together in its binder page for your viewing pleasure (or viewing fear I suppose if you are afraid of snakes)!

The backs of each snake card are virtually identical - you get a checklist for the entire set with the only difference between the card backs being the card number itself.

In case the scans are tough to read, here's the full five-card set checklist:

2007 Topps Allen & Ginter - World's Deadliest Snakes set checklist:

1. Arizona Coral Snake
2. Copperhead
3. Black Mamba
4. King Cobra
5. Cottonmouth

Overall, this is a fine little set and it fits perfectly within the brand of Allen & Ginter.  The cards are definitely rare enough that when you find one it feels special - and that's exactly what an insert set ought to feel like if you ask me.  I think the set looks good in a row in a binder page - and while the card backs leave a bit to be desired (no actual information about each specific snake), I still like the set quite a bit overall.  I'll give this one a 8.5/10 with the slight score deduction for the lack of snake-specific information on the card backs.  Definitely happy to have this set complete!