Author: John Virata
Chiricahua Leopard Frog Habitat Must Be Protected, US Govt. Says
The Chiricahua leopard frog is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN [...]
Anolis Lizards Have Remained Unchanged for 20 Million Years, Study Says
Anolis lizards have remained unchanged for 20 million years, study says [...]
Federal Lawsuit Targets Police Use Of Burmese Python In Alabama Jail
Inmate Trawick Redding told jail guards he is scared of snakes. [...]
Did You Know That Blind Snakes Decapitate Their Prey?
The blind snake removes the head of termites before it eats them. [...]
One Species Of Frog Has Morphed Into A Species Complex With 5 Frogs
Odontobatrachus natator is actually five distinct species of frog. [...]
New South African Lizard Species Named After David Attenborough
Platysaurus attenboroughi was discovered in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province [...]
Four-Legged Fossil Snake Stirs The Evolutionary Pot
Tetrapodophis amplectus was discovered a few decades ago but it sat in a private collection out of the way of scientists [...]
Boa Constrictors Restrict Blood Flow To Organs To Kill
The restriction of blood flow to the brain causes the animal to pass out within seconds. [...]
San Diego Man Who Wanted Selfie With Rattlesnake Gets Bit with $153,161.25 Hospital Bill
A man in San Diego, Calif. who supposedly wanted to take a selfie with a rattlesnake got more than he bargained for when the rattlesnake bit him. Acco [...]
English Teen Falls 100 feet Off Cliff, Gets Bit by Adder and Survives
Teenager Brock Leach is surely counting his blessings after falling 100 feet off a cliff and then, on his way back up the cliff, got bit by the only v [...]
Removal of Sandstone Rock for Decorative Purposes Harms Australian Broad-headed Snake
The broad-headed snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides), an endangered snake in Australia and once common in the suburbs of Bondi, Randwick, and Watsons Ba [...]
Plains Garter Snake Treated For Skin Cancer in Ohio
A plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) that is part of a breeding program at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been successfully treated for melano [...]
Veiled Chameleon Tries To Catch Tiny Bubbles
This video showing a veiled chameleon trying to pop bubbles has gone somewhat viral on Twitter. Laura, as her keeper calls her. is perched on her keep [...]
Turtle Hospital Of Florida Releases Aaron The Loggerhead Sea Turtle
The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla. has released Aaron, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) that was brought to the rescue [...]
Monocled Cobra Found Dead Near Texas Hardware Store
The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) that was the subject of an intense snake hunt over the last few days has been found dead, apparently hit [...]
Five Facts About The Monocled Cobra
The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The snake can be found in India, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia, [...]
Texas Police Looking For Monocled Cobra That Apparently Killed Its Keeper
An 18-year-old man in Texas was apparently bitten and killed by a monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) July 14 and police are looking for the venomous snake [...]
New Fossil Details Heavily Winged Raptor
Scientists in China have announced that a new species of feathered dinosaur discovered by a farmer has wings that are very well preserved, leading the [...]
More Than 4,000 Critically Endangered Palawan Forest Turtles Rescued In The Philippines
Conservationists in the Philippines rescued 3,831 Palawan forest turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis), 160 Asian leaf turtles (Cyclemys dentata) and 25 [...]
San Francisco Zoo’s Baron’s Racer Found
The Baron’s racer (Philodryas Baroni) snake that “disappeared” from its enclosure July 12 at the San Francisco Zoo’s newly ope [...]
2016 Python Challenge Slated For Florida
In 2013 the state of Florida held a Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) hunt that netted 68 snakes from 1,600 hunters. The event&rsqu [...]
Florida Man Cited For Possessing Two Hatchling Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Hatchling sea turtles are cute and all but trying to keep them in a fish tank is not cool. That is the story coming out of the Florida Fish and W [...]
Restoration Of Yellow-Legged Frog In Yosemite Could Take 10 Years
How many years will it take to restore the populations of the endangered yellow-legged frogs back into the Yosemite Valley? According to National Park [...]
Baron’s Racer Missing From New Exhibit at San Francisco Zoo
The San Francisco Zoo opened a new exhibit over the weekend, the South American Tropical Rainforest Exhibit, but the zoo is missing one of its inhabit [...]
