Author: John Virata
More Than 100 Seized Endangered Tortoises Returned to Madagascar
139 radiated tortoises and seven angonoka tortoises were smuggled from Madagascar and discovered in India. [...]
60 Snake Traps Removed from California's Santa Monica Mountains
Snake poachers are setting wood traps to capture and then sell wild snakes. [...]
Chinese Turtle Smuggler Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Man smuggled turtles in excess of $1 million to China [...]
Cottonmouth Snakes Eating Each Other on Small Florida Key
Cottonmouth snakes are resorting to cannibalism because birds that they depended on for free fish meals left the island in which they live. [...]
Mississippi Veterinarian Performs Spinal Fusion Surgery on Bullfrog
The frog was hit by a vehicle which injured its back. [...]
Indonesian Pop Star Irma Bule Dies After King Cobra Used as Stage Prop Bites Her
The king cobra's handler apparently had antivenin on hand but she refused treatment. [...]
Abandoned Red-Eared Slider Finds Home in New York Public Library
Rescued red-eared slider now calls the New York library home. [...]
Indian Dancing Frog Tadpoles Finally Observed
The Indian dancing frog (Micrixalus herrei), a frog that waves its legs when courting mates as well as in defense of its territory has been known to s [...]
New Viper Species Discovered in Ethiopia
University of Utah students snapped a picture of the new species in 2013. [...]
Researchers Determine Skin Color Of 10 Million-Year-Old Snake
With the help of a scanning electron microscope and the color palette of modern day colubrid snakes, researchers have devised a color pattern. [...]
Man In Alabama Catches And Releases Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle
The turtle was caught and released by a man fishing for catfish. [...]
USFWS Releases Draft Recovery Plan for Tiger Salamander
The recovery plan for the California tiger salamander was 10 years in the making. [...]
Pit Vipers Shipped From Philippines to Pennsylvania Found Dead at Post Office
The snakes were found in a box declared to be T-shirts. [...]
Texas Comptroller Terminates Oil Industry Foundation set up to Protect Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
The foundation failed to protect the lizard or its habitat from the oil and gas industry. [...]
Feral Cats are Killing and Eating Small Reptiles In Australia’s Kakadu National Park
Feral cats are not only negatively impacting small mammals, they are also eating up and killing a variety of small reptiles in Australia’s Kakad [...]
Man Releases 13-foot Python inside Japanese Restaurant in California
A customer at a sushi restaurant in Studio City, Calif. was arrested after he apparently threw his 13-foot python at guests of the restaurant after an [...]
Wood Turtles Need Endangered Species Protections, Lawsuit Says
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming the service has not decided whether to list t [...]
Chinese Man Feeds Puppy to His Python And Gets Some Serious Flack
Chinese social media reacts with impunity at this man for feeding a puppy to his snake. [...]
You Think Vipers Are The Fastest Strikers? Think Again!
While snakes of the viperidae family are perceived as the fastest strikers, the rat snake is oftentimes a faster striker than the vipers. [...]
83 Desert Tortoises up for Adoption in Arizona
Desert tortoises cannot be released back into the wild once they are kept in captivity. [...]
Check Out This New Species of Shieldtail Snake Just Discovered in India
Khaire’s black shieldtail was discovered in India's southern Maharashtra, Goa, and northern Karnataka region. [...]
Reptile Fossil Discovered That Links Reptiles to Dinosaurs
Teyujagua paradoxa fills an evolutionary gap between archosauriforms and more primitive reptiles. [...]
New Frog Species Discovered in Laterite Rock Formations of India
Microhyla laterite was discovered in laterite rock formations on India's coast. [...]
Colombia Has Kicked Out a New Species of Andean Frog That Looks Like Jack Nicholson
Colombia, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world is home to a newly discovered high altitude Andean frog and it looks like movie star Jack N [...]
