Author: John Virata
![22 Smooth Green Snakes Released On Barrington Prairie In Illinois 22 Smooth Green Snakes Released On Barrington Prairie In Illinois](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/4ce29c25/smooth-green-snake-shutterstock_61384192.jpg)
22 Smooth Green Snakes Released On Barrington Prairie In Illinois
The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is non-venomous and bright green in coloration with a white belly. [...]
![Michigan Man Bitten By Monocled Cobra Saved By Antivenin Flown In From Florida Michigan Man Bitten By Monocled Cobra Saved By Antivenin Flown In From Florida](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/f3d49c1c/monocled-cobra-shutterstock_679692505.jpg)
Michigan Man Bitten By Monocled Cobra Saved By Antivenin Flown In From Florida
Monocled cobra venom is fast acting and the man is fortunate to be alive. [...]
![Arizona Authorities Looking For Sonoran Desert Toad Thieves Arizona Authorities Looking For Sonoran Desert Toad Thieves](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/54e77070/sonoran-desert-toad-hutterstock_582564223.jpg)
Arizona Authorities Looking For Sonoran Desert Toad Thieves
The toads were taken from a conservation area. The thieves, if captured will be charged with violating Park Rule R-109, vandalism. [...]
![Hundreds Of Sea Turtles Die In Southwest Florida Hundreds Of Sea Turtles Die In Southwest Florida](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/f2ad8207/dead-sea-turtle-shutterstock_549654400.jpg)
Hundreds Of Sea Turtles Die In Southwest Florida
Most of the dead sea turtles washing up on southwest Florida beaches are mature adults. [...]
![Anole Lizards Evolve To Better Survive Hurricane Winds Anole Lizards Evolve To Better Survive Hurricane Winds](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/79b0094d/green-anole-shutterstock_34404097.jpg)
Anole Lizards Evolve To Better Survive Hurricane Winds
Anole lizards evolve rapidly, often within a single generation. [...]
![REPTILES Magazine Contributor Takes In Elderly Woman’s Desert Tortoise REPTILES Magazine Contributor Takes In Elderly Woman’s Desert Tortoise](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/d1651eda/texas-tortoise-shutterstock_561078676.jpg)
REPTILES Magazine Contributor Takes In Elderly Woman’s Desert Tortoise
Judith Patience has kept Tommy for 35 years and was worried about his welfare when she passes. [...]
![Invasive Species And Climate Change Threaten Australia’s Reptiles Invasive Species And Climate Change Threaten Australia’s Reptiles](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/efe72d5c/earless-dragon-shutterstock_502984591.jpg)
Invasive Species And Climate Change Threaten Australia’s Reptiles
One lizard species, the earless dragon, is being consumed by feral cats in very large numbers. [...]
![Invasive Coqui Frog Found On Molokai Island, Hawaii Invasive Coqui Frog Found On Molokai Island, Hawaii](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LZUOiZG84c0/hqdefault.jpg)
Invasive Coqui Frog Found On Molokai Island, Hawaii
The coqui frog, invasive and reviled in Hawaii, is loved in its native Puerto Rico. [...]
![Agassiz Desert Tortoise Head Start Program Launches Agassiz Desert Tortoise Head Start Program Launches](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/50537353/agassiz-desert-tortoise-shutterstock_82094674.jpg)
Agassiz Desert Tortoise Head Start Program Launches
It is speculated that more desert tortoises can be found in captivity than in the wild. [...]
![Three-Foot Long Alligator Captured In Pennsylvania Three-Foot Long Alligator Captured In Pennsylvania](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/aafb11e2/american-alligator-shutterstock_134880026.jpg)
Three-Foot Long Alligator Captured In Pennsylvania
The state of Pennsylvania allows for the keeping of alligators as pets. [...]
Pet Corn Snake Survives 8 Months On the Loose In Brooklyn, NY
A pet corn snake Pantherophis guttatus (Elaphe guttata) that survived in a Brooklyn, NY brownstone for more than 8 months was reunited with its family [...]
![Red Tail Coral Snake Venom Activates Nerve Cell Proteins That Cause Seizures Red Tail Coral Snake Venom Activates Nerve Cell Proteins That Cause Seizures](https://reptilesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/data-import/ba19fbe0/redtail-coral-snake-shutterstock_106591016.jpg)
Red Tail Coral Snake Venom Activates Nerve Cell Proteins That Cause Seizures
The red tail coral snake (Micrurus mipartitus) is a venomous snake that is found mostly in Costa Rica and South America. For more than 10 years, the s [...]
New Frog Species Of The Genus Euphlyctis Discovered In Bangladesh
Herpetologists in Bangladesh have discovered and described a new species of frog of the genus Euphlyctis that was found in the Barisal district of Ban [...]
![Loggerhead Sea Turtles Categorized Into Groups For Protection Status Loggerhead Sea Turtles Categorized Into Groups For Protection Status](/wp-content/uploads/data-import/9b49ee24/loggerhead500.jpg)
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Categorized Into Groups For Protection Status
Some Caretta caretta classified as endangered while others are not. [...]
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