Author: John Virata
2020 Florida Python Bowl Nets 80 Invasive Snakes
The longest python was 12-foot, 7.3-inch, the heaviest python was 62-pounds, and the most pythons captured by an individual was 8. [...]
Aussie Researchers Receive $400,000 Grant To Help Save Pygmy Blue-Tongued lizard
Pygmy blue-tongued lizards spend nearly all of their lives underground, in burrows constructed by trapdoor spiders. [...]
Were Snakes The Source Of The New Coronavirus Sickening And Killing Chinese?
Researchers say that snakes were the likely cause of transmission to human, but others dispute that notion. [...]
Eastern Fence Lizard Saved From Glue Trap
A little mineral oil and a bit of elbow grease helped safely remove this eastern fence lizard from a glue trap. [...]
Eastern Indigo Snakes Breeding On Their Own In Alabama
Researchers with Auburn University captured a young, 27-inch eastern indigo snake believed to be the offspring of captive bred specimens. [...]
The State Of Texas Wants To Know When You See A Texas Horned Lizard
The Texas horned lizard is in decline in much of the state of Texas. It is illegal to possess this species. [...]
Bearded Dragon Saved From House Fire In Florida
The reptile was given oxygen by several respondents. [...]
New Tibertan Frog Species, Liurana vallecula, Discovered And Described
Liurana vallecula, has a snout-to-vent length of 20.4 mm, a reddish brown body coloration with dark brown streaks and a marbled pattern on the top of [...]
Diego, The Galapagos Tortoise Who Fathered More Than 800 Sent Home
Diego was returned back to the wild on Española Island. [...]
South Carolina Bill Calls For Protections of Reptiles And Amphibians From Commercial Trade
Reptiles and amphibians would be better protected under a proposed law in South Carolina. [...]
Indian Cobra Swallows And Then Regurgitates Plastic Bottle
Hopefully the snake makes a full recovery after the ordeal, and people learn to manage their trash effectively. [...]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Water Monitors From The Philippines
The yellow-headed water monitor, the white-headed water monitor, and the marbled water monitor are endemic to the Philippines. [...]
Dorrance Family Foundation Gifts $250,000 To Help Yellow-Legged Frog Recovery
The Dorrance Family Foundation’s Animals of the Sierra Nevada Grant Program will help in the recovery of these amphibians. [...]
Southern Grass, Alpine Bog Skink At Risk Of Extinction Due To Australia’s Fires
The alpine bog skink (Pseudemoia cryodroma) is already listed as endangered and the southern grass skink (Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii) is only found in [...]
Georgia’s 2019 Indigo Snake Count Finds Them At 60 Percent Of Sites Assessed
The species is listed as federally endangered in the states of Georgia and Florida. [...]
New Population Of Crocodylus mindorensis Crocodiles Discovered In The Philippines
The crocodiles were found in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. [...]
Researchers Create Computer Model To Track Hatchling Sea Turtles
Once sea turtles hatch, they head straight to the ocean. [...]
Critically Endangered Philippine Crocodile Killed After Biting Zookeeper In Switzerland
It is estimated that there are less than 100 Philippine crocodiles left in the wild. [...]
45-Year-Old Tortoise Sets House On Fire On Christmas, Is Rescued
The tortoise knocked over a heat lamp, which caused a fire. [...]
Researchers Find 300-Million-Year-Old Lizard Cared For Its Young
Dendromaia unamakiensis was found in Nova Scotia was a Varanopid, an extinct family of animals that resembled monitor lizards. [...]
Leopard Geckos, Bearded Dragon Found On Sidewalk in Stoughton, MA
Police want to speak with owner who left the reptiles. [...]
Gulfarium CARE Center Receives Sea Turtle Grant Money From State Of Florida
Florida sea turtle license plate grant money helped to purchase this transport van that will be used to help move stranded or otherwise injured sea tu [...]
U.S. Agencies, Liberty University Keep Peaks Of Otter Salamander Off Endangered Species List
The Peaks of Otter salamander lives in just a 12 mile area of Virginia. [...]
Florida’s 2020 Burmese Python Challenge Dates Announced
The Burmese python is well established in the Florida Everglades. [...]
