Author: John Virata
Researchers Save 14 Critically Endangered Loa Water Frogs From Probable Death
The critically endangered frogs were in a stream that was drying up. [...]
Kim Kardashian Letting Her 6-year-old Daughter Hold A Corn Snake Sparks Backlash
Kim Kardashian posted a video of her daughter holding a snake on Instagram. [...]
Ringneck Snake Doesn’t Get Past TSA At Newark Airport
The ringneck snake was found slithering around the TSA checkpoint at Newark Airport in New Jersey. [...]
Lawsuit to Be Filed to Protect Green Sea Turtle Habitat
Under new Trump administration rules, the green sea turtle would no longer be protected. [...]
4 Four-Eyed Turtles Hatched At Tennessee Aquarium
The captive breeding program produced a pair of four-eyed turtles and two Beal's four-eyed turtles. [...]
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue Seeks Bra Hooks To Stitch Up Turtle Shells
The rescue has been seeing as many as 40 injured turtles a week during the last month. [...]
Stolen NYC Bearded Dragon Found Safe
Sandy was taken in May from an Upper West Side pet shop. [...]
Cope’s Gray Treefrog Hitches Ride To Canada, Gets Returned To Georgia
The Cope's gray treefrog is a species of least concern. [...]
Woman Bitten By Pit Viper In Thailand Treated With Antivenin From Toronto Zoo
The woman received initial treatment in Thailand but her symptoms re-emerged. [...]
California Red-legged Frog Populations Suffer Due To Woolsey Fire
Back in 2014, biologists Mark Mendelsohn and Katy Delaney released more than 850 tadpoles into the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Hikari to Bring Its Popular Hikari Herptile Foods To US Market
Hikari's Herptile line of prepared foods offer complete nutrition requirements, the company says.
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Man Straps GoPro Onto Turtle And Gets Some Cool Footage
The GoPro footage is straight from the perspective of a red-eared slider. [...]
24 Texas Horned Lizards Hatch At San Antonio Zoo
The 24 hatchling Texas horned lizards are part of a breeding program launched at the zoo two years ago. [...]
Dead Sea Turtle Found In Florida Entangled In Fishing Line And Plastic Trash
“Another reminder to leave only your footprints when visiting the beach!” [...]
Chinese Giant Salamander Mucus More Effective At Sealing Wounds Than Many Medical Glues
The Chinese giant salamander is a critically endangered species but is farmed in China for food. [...]
Woman Arrested In Florida For Harassing Sea Turtle Nest
Police and bystanders observed Yaqun Lu, from China poking and stomping on a sea turtle nest. [...]
Snake Stowaway Lands In Hawaii Where Snakes Are Illegal
The hatchling snake was confirmed to be a southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus).
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15 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released In Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
The release is part of a 10 year effort to reintroduce the species into the wild. [...]
Asian Water Dragon Born Via Parthenogenesis At Washington’s National Zoo
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo was the first to confirm facultative parthenogenesis in Asian water dragons. [...]
Detroit Zoological Society Releases Close To 8,000 Puerto Rican Crested Toad Tadpoles
The toad is a critically endangered species native to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [...]
Want To Intern In The Maldives To Help Sea Turtles? Read On!
The internship is two weeks and includes free room and board at the Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu resort. [...]
Asian Elephant Tracks Are Ideal Breeding Sites For Frogs
Frog eggs and tadpoles were found in elephant tracks in Myanmar. [...]
Two Central Texas Salamanders Need Federal Protection, Lawsuit Says
Both salamanders were given ESA protections in 2014 but the federal government failed to follow through. [...]
Turtle Island Restoration Network May Sue Florida Power & Light Co. For Incidental Taking of Sea Turtles
The nuclear plant operator has a “biological opinion” from the fisheries service that allows the incidental take of sea turtles. [...]
