100 Million Year Old Snake With Legs Was Bigger Than Previously Thought
A very well preserved fossil of Najash rionegrina, enabled paleontologists to reassess the timeline of limbs on snakes.
Reptile Nation Blog
USARK Update: FWS Lawsuit, NARBC Tinley Park
Nearly $22,000 raised for USARK and PIJAC.
USARK Working Hard In D.C.
President Phil Goss meets with House and Senate congressional members to express opposition to USFWS efforts on Lacey Act
FWS Seeks NEPA Exclusion
The Obama Administration has repeatedly made a bias of compliance with the environmental impact review requirements when it serves their purposes (for example, see the Keystone pipeline issue which has conveniently been under NEPA review for years). Just two…
Phil Goss Hired As President Of USARK
Goss has been active in the reptile hobby for more than 15 years.
HR 511 ‘Python Ban’ Released By House Judiciary
This bill, if passed as currently drafted, would add 9 constricting snakes to the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act.
USARK Legal Action Against FWS Constrictor Rule
USARK goal is to raise $250,000 between now and the end of the year.
Third Hearing Of SB310
By USARK
SB310 Up For Hearing In Ohio Again
Poorly written bill bans some reptiles while supposedly sets up permitting systems for others.
USARK Files Appeal With The USGS
USARK Files Appeal with the USGS on Information Quality Act challenge.
Department Of The Interior’s Partners In Conservation Award
Department of the Interior’s Partners in Conservation Award given to scientifically incorrect snake report.
CNN Animal Rights Show
CNN gave animal rights radicals a platform.
Cold Weather Python Studies
Another new cold weather python study by the SREL furthers evidence that pythons cannot live outside the Everglades.
Louisiana House Bill 1354
Louisiana HB 1354 would require a commercial permit for anyone who wants to engage in the sale, importation, or handling of native reptile and amphibian species.
Connecticut Public Comment On Reptile Ban
Connecticut proposal would effectively ban the importation, ownership and trade of many reptiles.
Constrictor Ban Final Rule
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has filed a final rule on the constrictor ban.
Non-Native Amphibians With Chytrid Fungus
The USFWS gets request that non-native amphibians be considered for inclusion in the injurious wildlife regulations under the Lacey Act, unless declared free of chytrid fungus.
USARK Intern Wanted
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) is seeking an intern.
