Author: Bill Love
5 Distinct Differences When Herping Arizona
Bonus content for the January 2013 REPTILES article "Herping the Arid Zone" by Bill Love [...]
Vivarium Fungus
Q. I have a natural vivarium with a substrate mixed according to Rex Lee Searcey’s “Flourish Over Failure” article in the 2009 Re [...]
Snake Vaccinations For Pets
I heard that it’s now in vogue to get vaccinations against snakebites for pets. Do people actually pay for this? [...]
Viper Boa
Why would anyone call the harmless snake Candoia aspera by the dangerous-sounding name of “viper boa”? [...]
Reptile Shipping
What is the best and cheapest way to ship reptiles? [...]
Reptiles In Public
What are your thoughts on the trend of discouraging live reptiles being displayed in public? [...]
Venom Or Poison
The difference between “poisonous” and “venomous” in reptiles and amphibians. [...]
Careful Buying Reptiles
How to be careful and safe when buying reptiles. [...]
Corn Snake Egg Duration
What is the average duration for a corn snake egg to hatch? [...]
Piebald Snake Confusion
What’s the difference between piebald, pied and pied-sided when describing snakes? [...]
Sexing Snakes
Sexing snakes by probing makes me nervous. Is there another way to determine snake sex? [...]
Good First Tortoise
Three choices for a your first tortoise as a pet. [...]
The Worm Lizard
Is the worm lizard actually a herp? [...]
Visually Sexing Snakes
Can you tell the gender of a snake just by looking at its tail? [...]
Albino Sulcata Tortoise
Are my sulcata tortoises albino? [...]
Gecko Insect Control
Can lizards, such as geckos, be used for controlling insects in the home? [...]
What Kind of Lizard Is The Geico Gecko?
What type of lizard is the Geico gecko? [...]
Hognose Snake Feeding
Feeding hognose snakes toads, frogs and mice. [...]
Water Snake Behavior
I recently saw a wild water snake grab and eat a piece of fish. [...]
Herps And Invertebrates
Tarantulas and scorpions aren’t herps. Why are they always lumped together with them? [...]
Middle East Gecko
I found this reptile crawling around in one of Saddam Hussein's old ammunition bunkers. [...]
Turtle Age By Shell Markings
Is it possible to tell a turtle’s age by its shell markings? [...]