Author: John Virata
Two Critically Endangered Bog Turtles Hatch at Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta announced March 9 that a pair of bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) have hatched at the zoo’s breeding facility in Atlanta. The turtles, [...]
Rosy Boa Care Tips
The rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a snake of the family Boidae and is native to the Southwestern United States into Baja California and Sonora st [...]
Ball Python Lost In U-Haul Truck Returned To Owner
A ball python (Python regius) that got lost during a move in Virginia was reunited with its owner after the manager of a U-Haul rental company called [...]
New Leaf-tailed Gecko Species Discovered in Australia
Researcher Conrad J. Hoskin of Australia's James Cook University has discovered a new leaf-tailed gecko species on Scawfell island in Queensland, Aust [...]
Firefighters Save Snakes From Missouri House Fire
Firefighters with the Osage Beach Fire Protection District were called to assist at a residential house fire February 24 and saved multiple snakes fro [...]
New Human Antibody May Result In Universal Antivenin For Venomous Snake Bites
International researchers working with scientists at The Technical University of Denmark recently published a paper detailing their discovery of a hum [...]
Robert Irwin Saves Snake Stuck In Fence At Australia Zoo
Robert Irwin is growing into his own man and is looking more and more like his dad, the late Steve Irwin. The young Irwin got a call that a snake had [...]
Hyloscirtus tolkieni, A New Stream Frog Species Named After J.R.R. Tolkien
A new species of stream frog from the Ecuadorian Andes has been named after J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The fr [...]
Reticulated Python Snake Video Goes Viral on TikTok
A homeowner in Malaysia called the fire department after hearing some noises in the ceiling resulted in the capture of a pair of reticulated pythons ( [...]
Contrary To Popular Belief, Snakes Can Hear Fairly Well
Snakes don't have external ears but that doesn't mean they cannot hear. In fact, a new study put out by the University of Queensland asserts that snak [...]
SIU Grad Student Opossum Study Inadvertently Tracks Pythons In Florida
Southern Illinois University graduate student Kelly Crandall was working on a study of raccoon and opossum movements in Florida’s Crocodile Lake Natio [...]
Alligator Tracked By UGA Coastal Ecology Lab Has Died
An American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) that was captured and tracked by the University of Georgia Coastal Ecology Lab has died, the lab an [...]
Snake Species New to Science Discovered In Central Panama
A snake that has been hiding in plain since 1977 since it was first documented in 1977 has been described as a species new to science. The new snake s [...]
Gene That Creates Piebald Ball Python Identified
The piebald ball python is arguably one of the most stunning ball python morphs, and until now, the gene that creates this pattern of coloration was n [...]
Australia Zoo’s Irwin Family Mourns Rhino the Rhinoceros Iguana
Rhino, a rhinoceros iguana who lived for more than 25 years at the Australia Zoo, has died. Bindi Irwin, who mother Teri, brother Robert and paid trib [...]
Reptile Smuggler Sentenced To 14 Months in Prison
Canadian national Ka Yeung Marvin Chan was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy ton smuggle reptiles from the United States t [...]
Zoo Miami’s Two Endangered Cuban Crocodiles Sedated To Determine If They Ate Plastic Bottle
Last week, Zoo Miami's pair of endangered Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) were sedated after a report from patrons that a plastic bottle fell [...]
Leonardo DiCaprio Names New Snake Species After His Mother
Researchers have discovered five arboreal snake species in the jungles of South America and Leonardo DiCaprio and Brian Sheth of Nature and Culture In [...]
Two-Headed Snake Born In Australia Euthanized
A two-headed carpet python (Morelia sp) that hatched this week in Australia has been euthanized after an examination by a veterinarian at the The Unus [...]
Milwaukee County Zoo Welcomes Olive The Green Anaconda
A green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) that previously lived at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, WI has been moved to the Milwaukee County Zoo, after the [...]
California Desert Tortoise Mojave Maxine To Emerge From Burrow, Signaling Spring
Mojave Maxine, the California desert tortoise equivalent of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, has not yet ended her brumation, but followers of her are eag [...]
FWC’s Operation Viper Leads To 8 Arrests For Prohibited And Venomous Snake Trafficking
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement has filed charges against eight people for trafficking in venomous [...]
Evolutionary Tree Of Elapoidea Snakes Reconstructed
Researchers with the University of Helsinki have reconstructed the evolutionary tree of snakes of the superfamily Elapoidea.
"Snakes are not just d [...]
Toadzilla Cane Toad Found In Australia
Conway National Park rangers in Australia last week removed a massive cane toad from the wild that weighed an estimated 5 lbs. The rangers were conduc [...]