Three Big Male Pythons Captured During Florida's Python Challenge Released Back Into The Everglades
Outfitted with transmitters, it is hoped these males will lead biologists to female pythons.
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Florida Python Challenge Nets 68 Burmese Pythons
Month long hunt removes 50 invasive Python molurus bivittatus from Florida Everglades.
Proposed Nuke Plant Impact On Eastern Fox Snake Leaves Questions
Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold hearings on potential habitat impact of Elaphe gloydi.
Close To 400 Hunters Sign Up For Florida's 2013 Python Challenge
The event is designed to reduce the population of the Burmese python in the Everglades and to educate the public.
Philippine Cobra, 12 Other Reptiles Added To Island Nation's Endangered Species List
The Panay monitor lizard is listed as critically endangered.
New Species Of Ecuadorean Vine Snake Described
Imantodes chocoensis hails from the Chocoan forests of northwestern Ecuador.
University Of Florida And USDA Wildlife Services Study Contradicts USGS Python Climate Projections
Growing Evidence Suggest Struggling Florida Pythons Won't Expand North
Deadliest Sea Snake Is Actually Two Distinct Species
Beaked sea snake of Australia (Enhydrina zweifeli) is different from its Asian (E.schistosa) counterpart.
California Teenager Survives Six Rattlesnake Bites
Girl was searching for a cell phone signal when she stepped into a nest of snakes.
New Species Of Sea Snake Discovered In Copenhagen Museum
Scientists inspecting jars of snakes find mislabeled species now known as Aipysurus mosaicus.
Black Mamba Venom Shown To Reduce Pain In Mice
Study of Dendroaspis polylepis venom could lead to painkillers that are as strong as morphine but without the respiratory distress associated with the painkiller.
Copperheads And Cottonmouths Serve As Winter Hosts To Equine Encephalitis Virus
Virus has found a winter incubator in the venomous snakes
Aussie Teen Bitten By Inland Taipan Snake
Oxyuranus microlepidotus venom is considered the most deadly by median lethal dose value.
Invasive Brown Tree Snake On Guam Leads To Explosion In Spider Populations
Demise of 10 of 12 native birds leaves spider population largely unchecked.
British Researchers Perform Ultrasound On 198-pound Reticulated Python
It took eight zookeepers to move Bali, a 23-foot-long resident of the Chester Zoo.
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo Releases 18 Smooth Green Snakes Into The Wild
Opheodrys vernalis were hatched as part of breeding program in conjunction with Lake County Forest Preserve District.
Farmer In Nepal Bitten By Cobra Bites Back, Kills Cobra
Mohammed Salmodin was heeding advice from snake charmer.
King Cobra Bites Snake Handler Mark O'Shea
O'Shea was "nipped" on the leg by Sleeping Beauty, a 14-year-old female King Cobra.
Planning A South African Herping Adventure
Planning a trip to South Africa is not as daunting as it sounds. Tourism is South Africa’s main industry, so the country is geared for it. The trick is getting a group of people together because most tour operators don’t…
Egg-Eating Snake Species Discovered In Cambodia
The Cambodian kukri (Oligodon kampucheaensis) snake has curved rear teeth to hold and help swallow eggs.
Extinct St. Lucia Racer Snake Rediscovered on Caribbean Island
11 St. Lucia Racers were captured and tagged during a hunt for the endangered species.
Rattlesnakes Packing More Venom In California
It is unclear why venom is becoming more potent in California rattlers.
Sea Snakes Rarely Venture Off Their Reefs
Study of Emydocephalus annulatus determined that they stay on their own reef, even if another reef is within swimming distance.
Warm Weather In Texas May Bring Out Lots Of Snakes
Be prepared says veterinary expert.
