Author: John Virata
Let's Go Herping on Snake Road in Illinois!
Do you live in Illinois or are planning to go to Shawnee National Forest between March 15 through May 15 and from Sept. 1 through Oct. 30, and you lov [...]
Pro Soccer Player Removes Snake In His Backyard
Brek Shea is a heck of a professional soccer player (and U.S. National Team member) and now he can add snake handler to his resume that includes skill [...]
Two New Lizard Species Discovered In Chile
Two new lizard species from Chile have been discovered and described in the journal ZooKeys.
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Three Lizards Species Discovered in Per [...]
Two Guys Save A Garter Snake Caught In Netting
Warning! There is language in the video that is not suitable for children. If you are a child, please don’t watch the video.
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43 Dinosaur Eggs Unearthed In Heyuan China
Heyuan City in Guandong province in China is known to for its large amount of dinosaur fossils, and specifically dinosaur eggs. The city added to [...]
Aussie Teen Helps Raise Funds for New Western Swamp Tortoise Breeding Facility
Andrew Triglavcanin, a 13-year-old from Perth, Australia has raised $400 for a new breeding facility for the western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbr [...]
5 Tips To Make Everyday Earth Day For Herps
Today is “Earth Day” What have you done for herps to make Earth Day everyday? While the day comes once a year, the Earth and its inhabitan [...]
Houston Rockets Center Dwight Howard Keeps Snakes
NBA basketball player Dwight Howard apparently loves snakes so much that he has about 20 pet snakes, including a Boa constrictor that had babies. The [...]
Blanding’s Turtle Halts Wind Farm In Canada
The Blanding’s turtle, (Emydoidea blandingii) an endangered North American species in much of its range, has put a wrench in an energy comp [...]
New Species Of Glass Frog Looks Like Kermit The Frog
Herpetologist Brian Kubicki has discovered and described a new species of glass frog that looks eerily similar (at least the eyes do) to Kermit the Fr [...]
New Day Gecko Species Discovered In India
Herpetologists with Osmania University in Hyderabad, India have discovered and described a new gecko species in the ruins of Hampi, a World Heritage S [...]
Michigan’s Herp Atlas Project Wants to Know Where and When You Saw a Herptile in the State
Live in Michigan? Have you seen a frog or a snake in the wild lately? If so, the state wants to know where and when as it is working on a statewide in [...]
60 Captive Raised Myanmar Roofed Turtles Released
There is good news coming out of Myanmar (formerly Burma) as 60 captive raised Myanmar roofed turtles (Batagur trivittata), the second most endangered [...]
Critically Endangered Lake Oku Clawed Frog Bred At ZSL’s London Zoo In The UK
The Lake Oku clawed frog (Xenopus longipes) of Cameroon has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time at the ZSL London Zoo in the Unite [...]
Florida’s Palm Beach County Nile Monitors Target Of Removal Efforts
Florida is ground zero for non-native species in the United States, with more than 500 species of exotic reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians, and mammal [...]
Mosasaur’s Gave Birth In The Ocean And Not Land As Previously Thought
Mosasaurs (Clidastes liodontus), massive marine lizards that dominated the world’s oceans during the Late Cretaceous period are some of the most [...]
Western Pond Turtle Step Closer To Endangered Species Status
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Endangered Species Act protections may be warranted for the western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorat [...]
Three Wood Lizard Species Discovered In Peru And Ecuador
Researchers have discovered three new species of wood lizards of the genus Enyalioides in the tropical Andes Mountains of Ecuador and northern Peru. R [...]
Leopard Tortoise With Severe Pyramiding Outfitted With 3-D Shell
A leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys [Geochelone] pardalis) with severe pyramiding was outfitted with a temporary 3-D shell to help protect her now softe [...]
Dead Sea Turtle Found In Charcoal Bin In Hawaii
Sad news coming out of Hawaii as a dead sea turtle was found in a charcoal bin amongst a case of empty beer and and other rubbish at Maili Beach [...]
Massive Salamander Fossil The Size Of A Car Discovered In Portugal
A huge amphibian that lived more than 220 million years ago was discovered in a lake in Portugal that scientists estimate was the size of a small car [...]
Study Says Ecopassages That Let Turtles Cross Under Roads Don’t Always Work
You know those passageways designed to help reptiles safely cross under busy roads? Well, if not properly designed, they don’t seem to work [...]
Frog Discovered In Ecuador Shape Shifts Like Star Trek's Changeling Odo
The amphibian world has a shape shifter in Pristimantis mutabilis, a small frog that was discovered in a nature reserve in the Andean cloud forests of [...]
Tegu Looking For Its Owner In Fontana, CA
A black and white tegu lizard found wandering in a yard in Fontana, Calif., is looking for its owner, who took very good care of it. According to NBC [...]
