Author: John Virata
Frog Loving French Town Constructs Frog Tunnels To Prevent Roadkill
The French eat about 80 million frogs every year in stews and frog legs. A French council in Vern-Sur-Seiche, Brittany have done something of a differ [...]
Black And White Tegu With Six Tails Found By Environmental Police In Argentina
Researchers with the Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal and Centro de Zoología Aplicada studied the reptile's tail [...]
Brown Anole Named Flo-Rida Hops On A Plane To Scotland
The stowaway was found in the luggage of a woman who took a trip to Florida. [...]
This Prehistoric Turtle Had A Nose Only A Mother Could Love
Arvinachelys goldeni, or Miss Piggy was discovered in southern Utah. [...]
California Kingsnakes Slide On Lubricated Fat Cells To Move About Smoothly
Initial findings show the California kingsnake sliding on lubed up belly scales. [...]
New Galapagos Tortoise Species Discovered And Described
There are two species of Galapagos tortoise on Santa Cruz Island. [...]
Poison Dart Frogs May Have Higher Extinction Rates Than Other Frogs
Animals that use other defenses such as mimicry, camouflage and warning coloration tend to evolve more efficiently. [...]
Ball Python Missing 3 Months In Maine Found
Mr. Smithers went missing from a home in Orrington. [...]
Cleopatra Didn’t Die From A Cobra Bite, Researchers Say
The death of Cleopatra and two of her servants were attributed to bites from an Egyptian cobra. [...]
Philippine Authorities Arrest 3 For Possessing Threatened Turtles
The suspects allegedly had Palawan forest turtles, Asian leaf turtles and Southeast Asian box turtles in their possession. [...]
Panther Chameleon Thief Wanted In Missouri
Do you recognize any of these people? [...]
Tortoise Appearance On Walking Dead
The hapless tortoise walks into the path of Enid [...]
Herper Loses His Pet Snake On Philly Bus
When you bring your snake onto public transportation, don’t forget to secure it so it doesn’t escape your possession. A man in Philadelphi [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Found On Silver Strand Beach In California
A yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) in Southern California? Yes. That is the species of sea snake that washed up on the shores at Silver Str [...]
Northern Water Snake Grabs A Catfish Dinner
Nerodia sipedon are fish eaters often mistaken for water moccasins [...]
Angry Prairie Rattlesnakes Get Stressed By A GoPro Video Camera
Michael Delaney was walking in a Montana field when he happened upon a prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) nest. He was carrying a GoPro so he deci [...]
Can You Keep A Radiated Tortoise With A Malagasy Tree Boa? No, You Can't
The Memphis Zoo tried to create a mixed species environment. [...]
Critically Endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad Toadlets Slated for October 22 Release
The toads were thought to have gone extinct in the 1920s. [...]
New Leopard Frog Species Discovered In Virginia
The Atlantic Coast leopard frog is quite different from the Southern leopard frog. [...]
New Frog Species Of The Genus Bryophryne Discovered In Peru
A new frog species was discovered in Cusco, Peru near the converging point of the Andes and Amazonian slopes between 3,605 and 3,651 meters above sea [...]
Rock Dwelling Gecko Species Discovered In India
A new gecko species has been discovered in India at the Navegaon Bandh National Park by Parag Dandge, an officer with India’s Law enforcement and Trad [...]
RIP: Capone, the Resident Alligator Snapping Turtle At the Cincinatti Zoo
Capone was a fan favorite at the zoo because he was so charismatic. [...]
Airplane Repo Star’s King Cobra Found Alive
The 8-foot king cobra escaped after a storm damaged its enclosure. [...]
We Are On Pace To Witness a Mass Frog Extinction
6.9 percent of all frog species will go extinct over the next 100 years. [...]
