Author: John Virata

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Ringneck Snake Doesn’t Get Past TSA At Newark Airport

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

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

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

Stolen NYC Bearded Dragon Found Safe

Sandy was taken in May from an Upper West Side pet shop. [...]
Woman Bitten By Pit Viper In Thailand Treated With Antivenin From Toronto Zoo

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

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. [...]
Hikari to Bring Its Popular Hikari Herptile Foods To US Market

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. [...]
Man Straps GoPro Onto Turtle And Gets Some Cool Footage

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

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

Snake Stowaway Lands In Hawaii Where Snakes Are Illegal

The hatchling snake was confirmed to be a southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus). [...]
Asian Water Dragon Born Via Parthenogenesis At Washington’s National Zoo

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

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!

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

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

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

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. [...]
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