Author: Bill Love
![Hognose Snake Doesn't Play Dead Anymore Hognose Snake Doesn't Play Dead Anymore](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/0af85bdb/eastern-hognose-snake-shutterstock_218079169.jpg)
Hognose Snake Doesn't Play Dead Anymore
North American hognose snakes go all out to sell their death act by opening their mouths and rolling their tongues in the dirt. [...]
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Night Snake Information
Night snakes are abundant on roads in the southwestern U.S. on warm nights during the rainy season. [...]
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Special Events For Young Herpers
What events can young herpers attend to get information that they understand? [...]
![What Is The Rarest Color In Reptiles? What Is The Rarest Color In Reptiles?](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/269280cd/Coluber-masticophis-flagellum.jpg)
What Is The Rarest Color In Reptiles?
Blue is not a pigment in herps. [...]
![Phrynosoma asio: A Horned Lizard That Eats More Than Ants Phrynosoma asio: A Horned Lizard That Eats More Than Ants](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/3ee7639e/Phrynosoma-asio.jpg)
Phrynosoma asio: A Horned Lizard That Eats More Than Ants
Keeping horned lizards is difficult because most are ant eaters. Phrynosoma asio apparently eats other insects as well. [...]
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Rat Snakes Of The United States
Rat snakes make great captives. The red rat snake, also known as the corn snake is probably the most popular snake kept as a pet. [...]
![What Aquatic Turtle Can Live In A Tropical Fish Aquarium? What Aquatic Turtle Can Live In A Tropical Fish Aquarium?](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/3cc43852/razorback-musk-turtle-shutterstock_39103633.jpg)
What Aquatic Turtle Can Live In A Tropical Fish Aquarium?
The razorback musk turtle can be kept in a tropical fish aquarium of an appropriate size, but be prepared to lose fish. [...]
![Because Of Their Appetites, Collared Lizards Don't Do Well In Captivity Because Of Their Appetites, Collared Lizards Don't Do Well In Captivity](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/6a7642eb/collared-lizard-shutterstock_109240286.jpg)
Because Of Their Appetites, Collared Lizards Don't Do Well In Captivity
The high caloric intake of collared lizards is difficult for many herpetoculturists to provide.
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The Burmese Python In The United States
The Burmese python has had an interesting existence in the United States. [...]
![The Biggest Success In Herpetology The Biggest Success In Herpetology](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/329425a1/sulcata-tortoise-and-hatchling-bill-love.jpg)
The Biggest Success In Herpetology
Hobbyists have embraced sulcata tortoises and made their
reproduction the biggest herpetocultural success story of recent times. [...]
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Educational Lectures At Reptile Shows
The herp industry wants its constituents to be successful raising and breeding the animals they acquire in order to grow the hobby. [...]
![Reptile Tracks: Can You Tell What Species Made Them? Reptile Tracks: Can You Tell What Species Made Them?](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/072149ce/lizard_prints-shutterstock_58457374.jpg)
Reptile Tracks: Can You Tell What Species Made Them?
Generalizations could be made based on the width of crawl tracks and the undulation pattern [...]
![Sand Boa Substrate: Soil Or Sand? Sand Boa Substrate: Soil Or Sand?](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/16abcc09/sand_boa_shutterstock_1025213863.jpg)
Sand Boa Substrate: Soil Or Sand?
Sand boas are most comfortable on a loamy, slightly moist soil mixture. [...]
![Road Cruising For Herps And Impact Of Weather Road Cruising For Herps And Impact Of Weather](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/83ddae3c/stripe-bellied-snake-shutterstock_1013061262.jpg)
Road Cruising For Herps And Impact Of Weather
Road herping is a favorite way for many to see a lot of reptiles. [...]
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The International Herpetological Symposium: Ideal For Teens
The presentations at IHS range from those meant for amateur herpers to pros, and you can learn about many topics, from herpetoculture to pure science [...]
![Herp Queries: Red Touch Yellow, Kill A Fellow Doesn’t Always Work Herp Queries: Red Touch Yellow, Kill A Fellow Doesn’t Always Work](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/55a137a8/organ-pipe-shovelnose-snake.jpg)
Herp Queries: Red Touch Yellow, Kill A Fellow Doesn’t Always Work
The saying is not always accurate. [...]
![Is There A Standard Size Rodent For My Reptile? Is There A Standard Size Rodent For My Reptile?](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/8b8c36de/jj-pinkie-mice.jpg)
Is There A Standard Size Rodent For My Reptile?
Newborn pinkie, pinkie, peach fuzzy, fuzzy, crawlie, hopper, weanling, sub-adult, adult, and retired breeder [...]
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Herp Queries: Don’t Jump To Judge The Reptile Shopkeeper
Even though herps have gone mainstream as pets, there’s still an enormous amount of ignorance and misinformation about their husbandry floating around [...]
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Herp Queries: Road Herping Tips
Look for snakes, but always remember to keep an eye out for other traffic, too! [...]
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Why Do Hognose Snakes Play Dead?
If predators are able to smell or detect the presence of toad toxins coming off the snakes in some way, that might contribute to a successful deterren [...]
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U.S. Herping Hotspots From East To West
Some of the best general areas for field herping in the United States. [...]
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What Is The Other Blue Dart Frog?
Several of the tiny frogs among the dendrobatids display some tinges of blue. [...]
![Herp Queries: Difficulty Seeing Reptiles In Their Zoo Enclosures Herp Queries: Difficulty Seeing Reptiles In Their Zoo Enclosures](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/c5f49385/reticulated-python-shutterstock_763051309.jpg)
Herp Queries: Difficulty Seeing Reptiles In Their Zoo Enclosures
If you can't see a particular reptile in its enclosure at the zoo, don't be shy to ask for help in spotting it. [...]
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Reptile Roadkill
Very few studies on herp road kill numbers exist, however, and they don’t exist for the U.S. as a whole. [...]