Author: John Virata
Maryland Couple Sues over “Snake Infested” House
A Maryland couple is suing the former owner and the real estate agent of a home they bought for failing to disclose that there were snakes living in t [...]
7 New Miniature Poison Frogs Discovered In Brazil’s Cloud Forests
The mountainous forests of Brazil have kicked out seven new frog species that are so small they can foot on the tip of your thumb. The frogs are no lo [...]
Virginia Beach Police Looking For 3 Teens In Snake Theft Case
If you live in Virginia Beach, VA or the surrounding area, and you know the teenagers in the photo, the police are looking for them.
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Nebraska Zookeeper Recovering From Komodo Dragon Bite
A zookeeper in Omaha, Neb., is recovering from a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) bite she sustained May 31 while performing routine animal care in [...]
Man Gets Bit By Apparent Venomous Snake, Refuses To Get Treatment And Dies
Not sure what was going through the mind of Gilbert De Leon after he got bit twice by a snake May 22 while wading in the James River in Missouri, but [...]
VIdeo: Man Steps On And Gets Bitten By Snake
You know the old saying, look before you step? Well a roller rink DJ in Oklahoma apparently didn’t heed that advice as he was walking and textin [...]
Frogs Of Australia App For iOS Now Available
Scientists with James Cook University in Australian have developed an app for Apple’s IOS that quickly identifies a frog species based on its ca [...]
The Panther Chameleon Is Actually 11 Distinct Species
DNA analysis determined that the color difference between the lizards efficiently predicted their genetic lineage, which confirmed that the geographic [...]
Snakes Probably Evolved On Land, New Research Suggests
Snakes evolved in water and then came onto land right? Well that has been the notion for years. A new study, however, questions that notion and says t [...]
CPSC Asked To Recall Rocky Silent Hunter Rubber Snake Boots
A pair of boots designed to withstand snake bites failed the bite test as a contractor who put on a pair was bitten after the snake’s fangs went [...]
Steve Irwin’s Dad Sad Over Cameraman’s Remarks About Crocodile Hunter’s Last Words
Bob Irwin, the father of Steve Irwin told ABC News Australia in a documentary that he was sad and angered that Steve Irwin’s cameraman for 15 ye [...]
Long Island, NY Sees Mass Die Off Of Diamondback Terrapins
Hundreds of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) have been washing up dead on beaches near Jamesport and Flanders Bay in Long Island, NY&n [...]
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Outfitted With 3-D Printed Titanium Jaw
A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) that had its jaw and face damaged by a boat propeller has a new lease on life thanks to 3-D printing technol [...]
Dusky Gopher Frog Gets 170 Acres In Agreement With Mississippi Developer
The dusky gopher frog (Rana sevosa) has been allotted more than 170 acres of land in southern Mississippi as protected habitat after years of wr [...]
Man Leaves Python With Tongs And Python Swallows Tongs
A man in Australia was feeding his scrub python (Morelia amethistina) a rat with a pair of barbecue tongs and left the room only to return to fin [...]
Some Snakes Swallow The Darnest Things
A brown tree snake was brought to a veterinary clinic in north Queensland, Australia after a snake catcher removed it from a barbecue next to a house. [...]
Brilliant-thighed Poison Frogs Use Spatial Mapping to Find Their Way Home
Poison dart frogs are not only some of the most colorful species in the amphibian world, they apparently can find their way back to their home territo [...]
Herping the Western Fence Lizard at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a very common and widely distributed spiny lizard found throughout California and other western [...]
Garter Snake Steals Kid’s Fish
A boy fishing on a river and caught a perch was in for a surprise when the fish got free from the hook. When the fish got free and landed on the [...]
Phoenix Herpetological Society Receives 10 Australian Freshwater Crocodiles
The Phoenix Herpetological Society announced that it will receive 10 Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) from Zoo Frankfurt in Germ [...]
Florida Man Arrested In Callahan Pet Store Snake Theft
A man who just served one year in prison for stealing and selling stolen property on Craigslist has been arrested in the theft of 13 snakes from a Nas [...]
Beardie Helps Teach Responsibility In Iowa Classroom
The Pets in the Classroom grant program has enabled the Danville Community School District in Danville, Iowa to acquire Charlie, a bearded dragon. Cha [...]
Did You Know Black Iguanas Sometimes Eat Juveniles?
Herpetologists Flávio H. G. Rodrigues, Jose Mora, Lucia I Lopez and Luis D. Alfaro were doing field work in Playa Naranjo in Costa Rica o [...]
Tortoise That Lost Legs To Rat Bites Gets Wheels
Mrs. T, a 90-year-old tortoise has a new lease on her long life after a rat chewed her front legs off. She was unable to walk and the veterinarian who [...]
