USDA Testing New Burmese Python Trap In Everglades
The department has patented the snake trap design and is placing them in the Florida Everglades.
Author: John Virata
18-foot Invasive Burmese Python Killed In Florida
Largest Florida Burmese python on record weighed 128 pounds.
U.S. Bans Importation And Transportation Of Burmese Pythons, Three Other Snakes
Northern and southern African rock pythons, and the yellow anaconda to be banned, others considered.
New York Animal Control Officer Charged With Running Snake Breeding Business Out Of His Home
Man also cited for keeping two Burmese pythons, which are illegal to keep in Shirley, NY.
California's Super Hybrid Salamander Dilemma
The native California tiger salamander is being pushed out by a hybrid salamander.
Four Javan Hump-headed Lizards Born At Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
The aquarium is now home to 13 Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus.
Using High Technology To Predict Sea Turtle Hatches?
Bluetooth developer works on device to shorten beach closure times during sea turtle hatching season.
250 Groups Urge EPA To Ban Atrazine Pesticide
Pesticide is found in 75 percent of stream water and 40 percent of all groundwater tested in a study.
Illegal Red Eared Slider Turtle Sales Continues In L.A.'s Chinatown And Fashion Districts
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife lacks resources to enforce turtle ban law.
Komodo Dragon Attacks Park Employees At Komodo National Park
Employees both bitten in leg by Varanus komodoensis.
Scientists Build Robotic Sex Frog To Attract Female Tungara Frogs
University of Texas and Salisbury University biologists detail how complex traits of túngara frog could emerge from simpler traits.
North Carolina's Southern Cricket Frog Populations Declining
Biologist speculates development and bullying by northern cricket frog, but not the Chytrid fungus or invasive predators.
Car Dealer Mechanic Removes Pet Boa Constrictor From Mini Cooper
A South Florida woman left her snake in the car, which which required a trip to the dealership.
Nicaragua Canal Project Could Bring Yellow-Bellied Sea Snakes Into Caribbean
Waterway would open up the potential for non native species entering Lake Nicaragua as well.
100 Captive-Bred Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs Released In California's San Jacinto Mountains
Some of the frogs, part of a breeding and reintroduction program started in the mid 2000s are outfitted with radio transmitters.
Cat Rescued From Jaws Of Boa Constrictor
Man grabs the snake and removed the cat's hind legs from the snake's jaws.
Black Rat Snake From Delaware Makes Trip To Montana And Back
Educators unknowingly transfer Elaphe obsoleta to their new Montana home.
USFWS Proposal To Protect 740 Miles Of Coastline For Loggerhead Sea Turtle Meets Resistance
Some say proposal to protect Caretta caretta goes too far while others say it does not go far enough.
Sea Turtle Nest Counts Up In Florida's St. Johns County
St. Johns County counted 698 sea turtle nests for the season that ended October 31.
Hawaii Soldiers Rescue Green Sea Turtle Trapped In Crab Net
Soldiers were conducting training exercises on Oahu's North Shore when they rescued Chelonia mydas.
Hawaiian Skink Declared Extinct
Emoia impar hasn't been documented in Hawaii since the 1960s.
Cottonwood Hts. Council Grants Permits For Resident's Boa Constrictor Collection
Residents demanded that the council revoke any exotic animal permits granted to Thomas Cobb.
Turtle Beach, North Shore Of O'ahu
A visit to Turtle Beach on the North Shore of O'ahu. Speaking with Malama na Honu volunteer Joe about the sea turtles that bask on the beach
The Brighter The Frilled Lizard's Frill, The More Likely It Wins A Battle
Chlamydosaurus kingii color details fighting capability of frilled lizards.
