Corn Island boas have always been scarce in the hobby, but the last decade has seen an almost complete absence of new litters or animals for sale. [...]
Western Hognose Snake Care And Breeding
The Western hognose snake is a small snake with a stout body and is found from southern Canada into the United States and northern Mexico. [...]
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake Natural History and Captive Care
The Trans-Pecos rat snake was famously described by noted herpetologist Carl Kauffeld in one of his books, “Snakes: The Keeper and the Kept.” [...]
Kenyan Sand Boa Information and Care
Kenyan sand boas can make great first reptiles. [...]
4 Great Reptiles For New Keepers
We offer several of the most popular reptiles (and one amphibian) amongst keepers based on temperament, care, handling, and just pure joy of keeping. [...]
Nearly 1,000 Snakes, Including Cobras Escape From A Chinese Breeding Farm During Floods
Hundreds of snakes, including venomous cobras escaped from a snake breeding farm in Hangzhou, China after floodwaters washed the breeding facility awa [...]
42 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released In Florida And Alabama
The Nature Conservancy’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (ABRP) in the Florida Panhandle were the recipients of 21 eastern indigo snakes on A [...]
Brazilian Rainbow Boa Again Gives Birth Via Parthenogenesis
A Brazilian rainbow boa kept at the City of Portsmouth College in Tudor Crescent, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, has given birth to 12 babies via parthen [...]
Interview With Reptile Breeder Tom Crutchfield
Crutchfield has captive bred and born over 200 species of reptiles from Nerodia to Sanzinia.
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Venom May Lead to Universal Antivenins
How snakes envenomate themselves isn’t completely understood, but the scientists are getting closer to finding solutions to snake bite envenomations. [...]
Despite Limited Genetic Diversity, The Invasive Brown Treesnake Has Thrived On Guam
The brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis), native to northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and islands in northwestern Melanes [...]
Rainbow Snakes Declining In North Carolina
The state is asking people who see rainbow snakes in the wild to report their sightings at the NC Wildlife Rainbow Snake reporting page. [...]
Florida Python Challenge Opens July 10, 2026
The annual python hunt runs July 10-19, with registration now open. [...]
Field Camera Captures Bobcat Attacking Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
The photographs show the bobcat biting the rattlesnake's tail, then avoiding it, clawing the body and biting the head. [...]
New Snake Species Named After Slash of Guns N’ Roses
"When I was twelve years old and got my copy of REPTILES Magazine in the mail, and it had a picture of Slash holding his pet reticulated python on the [...]
Two Arrested For Smuggling Venomous, Other Reptiles Across U.S. Mexico Border
The DOJ noted in its press release that even after Chavez was arrested, she failed to notify border patrol officers that there were live animals in he [...]
USARK ALERT: Maryland Herp Regulations
If an educator takes a corn snake or tortoise (as all reptiles are non-domesticated) to a program, that animal needs to be on a leash or similar devic [...]
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