Author: John Virata
Vets In India Try To Save Cobra That Killed White Tiger
A cobra that killed a white tiger in an Indian zoo was partially paralyzed in its fight with the tiger and zoo veterinarians are trying to save it. Th [...]
Dunedin, Fla. Kills Proposal To Ban Snakes Longer Than 4 Feet In Length
The city of Dundedin in Florida will not ban certain types of snakes as initially planned and its commissioners have in fact removed all references to [...]
Lost Frog Species Rediscovered In Costa Rica
The South Pacific stream side frog (Craugastor taurus), which hasn’t been observed in the wild since 1997, has been rediscovered in Costa R [...]
Is It A New Species Or A Subspecies Of Whiptail Lizard?
When scientists put two different species of lizard into an enclosure and they mate, generating offspring, are the offspring a new species or a s [...]
Hawaii Experiencing Cricket Shortage
If you are a reptile keeper on Oahu, Hawaii be prepared to find less crickets as the island’s big local breeder ran into a problem and won&rsquo [...]
San Diego Zoo Seeks Name For Monocled Cobra
The 4-foot-long leucistic monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) that bit a dog and then evaded capture for several days in September in Los Angeles, Calif. w [...]
Video: Is Pansnakes The Coolest Reptile Video Of The Year?
The video you are about to see has got to be the coolest video shown on ReptilesMagazine.com this year. It is at least for me. YouTube uploader Nathan [...]
Commercial For Contact Lenses Shows Man "Eaten" By Large Snake
For those of you who wear contact lenses, it can be a total hassle when you run out. But what does that have to do with reptiles? Well, 1-800 Contacts [...]
Australia’s Striped Legless Lizard Threatened By Overgrazing Kangaroos
The striped legless lizard (Delma impar) of Australia, an endangered species, can be further harmed if kangaroos are allowed to overgraze the Canberra [...]
9 New Frog Species Discovered In Western Ghats Region Of India
Researcher S. P. Vijayakumar of the National Centre for Biological Sciences has been studying distribution patterns of herps in India and the Nicobar [...]
Dunedin, Florida 4ft Snake Ban Proposal Postponed
A proposal to ban constricting snakes larger than 4 ft in length in Dunedin, Fla., was put on hold as that city’s council was bombarded with let [...]
California Fish And Game Commission Expected To Act on Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Status In February 2015
There is good news for California’s flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) as the Center for Biological Diversity announced that the Cal [...]
Some Hawaiians Becoming Tolerant Of Invasive Coqui Frogs
The coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui), a beloved species in its native Puerto Rico and reviled by most in Hawaii where they were introduced, have b [...]
Discovery Channel's Eaten Alive Farce
So, Paul Rosolie, the amateur naturalist who claimed he was going to be eaten alive by an anaconda wasn’t eaten alive, and viewers didn’t [...]
Bad News For Australia’s White-Throated Snapping Turtle
Australia’s white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula) is in danger of becoming extinct due in part to the construction of dams as we [...]
New Leopard Frog Species Discovered In New York/New Jersey Region
A new species of leopard frog that was originally discovered in the 1930s but was discounted by scientists at the time has been discovered hiding in p [...]
Minneapolis May Lift Pet Reptile Ban
Keeping reptiles in Minneapolis, Minnesota is currently against the law, but that may change as the city will review its “wild animal code&rdquo [...]
Hundreds Of Juvenile Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Stranded On Cape Cod
The Massachusetts Audobon Society and the New England Aquarium have been inundated in the last month with nearly 200 juvenile Kemp’s ridley (Lep [...]
Turtles More Closely Related To Birds Than Lizards And Snakes, Researchers Say
According to California Academy of Sciences and Cal State Fullerton researchers, turtles are more closely related to birds, crocodiles, and dinosaurs [...]
1.8 Billion Southern Red Back Salamanders And Counting!
Good news for the southern red back salamander! Scientists conducting a study of the salamander (Plethodon serratus) biomass (meaning food source [...]
Want To Add This Cobra Watch To Your Christmas Wish List?
Only for the most discriminating herper, Jaquet Droz presents the Petite Heure Minute Relief Snake watch. Built with an 18kt polished white gold case [...]
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nests Down Dramatically In Gulf of Mexico
Scientists speaking Nov. 19 at the Second International Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Symposium in Texas have said that the Kemp’s ridley sea tur [...]
Man’s Best Friend In India Saved From Python By Man
A man in Kamatka, India saved his dog from the grips of an Indian rock python by whacking the snake with a leafy branch. The branch doesn’t appear to [...]
Peruvians Drinking Away Existence Of The Endangered Titicaca Water Frog
The Peruvians are literally grinding away the existence of a critically endangered frog. The Titcaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus), is an aquatic fr [...]
