Author: John Virata
Police Say Florida Man Charged With Assault Used Alligator As Weapon
Alligator was thrown through a Wendy's drive thru window in Florida. [...]
Comedian Kevin Hart Freaks As Ice Cube Handles A Black-headed Python
“Look at that face look at that face? Why his face all black like that? Cube’s about to die!” [...]
Two Green Anacondas Found On Florida’s Space Coast
The snakes are presumed to be pets at one point [...]
Check Out This Modular Reptile Enclosure Concept
Tommy Leong has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the build of this herp enclosure. [...]
Radiated Tortoise Stolen From Australia’s Perth Zoo
The radiated tortoise has been missing since February 1 [...]
Check Out These Super Cute Beaded Lizards That Hatched at the Columbus Zoo
The Columbus Zoo is celebrating the successful hatching of beaded lizards. Hatched out at the end of last month, this marks only the second time that [...]
New Frog Species Discovered in Peru
Pristimantis IIAP is just one of many new species that will be detailed in future issues of the Annals of Carnegie Museum. [...]
Dead 17-Foot Reticulated Python Found in Riverside Calif. Trash Dump
It is illegal in Riverside, Calif. to dump dead pets in the regular trash. [...]
San Francisco Bay Area Humane Society Has Tegu Up For Adoption
Tony the tegu is looking for a new keeper in the San Francisco Bay area. [...]
Two New Treefrog Species Discovered on Taiwan
The actual amphibian species diversity on the island of Taiwan is likely higher than currently thought. [...]
Massachusetts Gov. Supports Plan to Use Quabbin Resevoir as Timber Rattlesnake Habitat
The timber rattlesnake is endangered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [...]
2016 Python Challenge Halfway Point Yields 66 Burmese Pythons
The 2013 Python Challenge produced just 64 snakes [...]
Family Claims "Disney" Snake Bit Boy, Grandmother Died as Result
A family from Alabama visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom in October 2014 claims that a snake that escaped from the theme park bit their boy, which [...]
New Chameleon Species Discovered In Tanzania
The chameleon, Kinyongia msuyae, was recently described in the journal Acta Herpetologica [...]
Hellbender Salamander Conceived With Cryopreserved Sperm Hatches at Nashville Zoo
It is hoped that assisted reproductive technology can help bolster wild populations of the Eastern Hellbender Salamander. [...]
Black and White Tegus Can Warm Their Bodies During Mating Season
Tegus can maintain their internal body temperatures from 4 to 10°C higher than their burrows [...]
Legos Wheels Helps Rehab Tortoise Found On Disney Property
Wheels spent 165 days in Captivity and was released all healed up [...]
Green Anole Found In Student’s Salad Becomes Class Mascot
This little lizard survived quite a few odds to make it into a science class [...]
Two Monitor Lizards Fight In Middle of Busy Road
One monitor quits after two minutes but the other gives chase. [...]
Scientists Race to Save Quito Rocket Frog From Volcano
The Quito rocket frog is found in just one location in Ecuador. [...]
Indian Treefrog Rediscovered, Placed In Brand New Genus
Franky’s treefrog was rediscovered by accident by renowned biologist Sathyabhama Das Biju [...]
New Iguana Species Discovered in Chile
Liolaemus uniformis is a mountain lizard, found about 3,000 meters above sea level. [...]
One Of Alan Rickman’s Last Acting Gigs Was A PSA With A Tortoise To Help Refugees
Rickman lended his voice to help Save the Children [...]
