Author: John Virata
Three Ball Pythons Abandoned In Pennsylvania Town
Police in Middletown Township, PA were called to a residence in Levittown after a four foot long ball python was found in a man's garage. And after po [...]
200 Loa Water Frog Tadpoles Born At National Zoo of Chile
The National Zoo of Chile announced October 20 that 200 Loa water frog tadpoles hatched from a clutch of eggs born from emaciated frogs that were resc [...]
Wild Turtles In South Carolina Now Protected From Poaching
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill last week that bans the trade of the state’s native turtles, hopefully ending poaching of these repti [...]
Two-headed Southern Black Racer Found In Florida
A two-headed southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus) was found by a Palm Harbor family in good health. The snake is currently at the FWC Fi [...]
Temblor Legless Lizard Should Be Protected, Conservation Group Says
The Temblor legless lizard (Anniella alexanderae) can only be found near the Temblor range in Kern County, CA, and should be protected under the Enda [...]
Phoenix Zoo Celebrates 25 Years Captive Breeding Of Chiricahua Leopard Frog
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation and the Phoenix Zoo, along with the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv [...]
Monitor Lizards Stolen in 2019 Recovered By California Police Department
A pair of monitor lizards that were stolen in a 2019 robbery in the city of Long Beach, CA, have been recovered by detectives with the Long Beach Poli [...]
California Desert Tortoise Granted Temporary Endangered Species Status
The Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has been granted temporary endangered species status by the California Fish and Game Commission. The c [...]
Asian Water Monitor That Spent All Summer At Kansas Lake Finally Captured
An Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) that residents of Lake of the Forest, KS said had spent most of the summer at the lake, has been captured an [...]
Man In Utah Arrested For Possessing 20 Burmese Pythons Without Permits
A man in Holladay, UT was arrested for possessing 20 Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) without the proper permits to keep them. Marty Lynn Bone was [...]
Florida Law That Restricted Certain Reptiles Ruled Unconstitutional
A Florida law signed June 29 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that placed restrictions on the possession, breeding and sale of non-native tegu lizards (Sa [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Spreads To 19 States, Puerto Rico
Snake fungal disease, a deadly snake disease now known as Ophidiomycosis, and caused by the keratinophilic fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, has sprea [...]
Florida Python Hunters Break Record For Largest Python Captured
Ryan Ausburn and Kevin Pavlidis last week captured the largest Burmese python (Python bivittatus) ever taken from the Everglades. The reptile measured [...]
Former Aussie Pro Footballer Brent Staker Saves Carpet Python From Busy Highway
Brent Staker, a retired Australian football player was driving on a busy road in Australia when he noticed a carpet python (Morelia spilotes) in the m [...]
Researchers Track Sea Turtle Poachers With 3-D Printed Eggs
Sea turtle poaching is a big problem throughout much of the world where the reptiles lay their eggs, so researchers at the University of Kent in Engla [...]
Britain’s Only Venomous Snake Threatened By Bird Hunting
Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder and Britain’s only venomous snake, is being threatened by the yearly release of pheasants into t [...]
Two-headed Rat Snake Finds Home At Catawba Science Center In NC
A woman in Taylorsville, NC had twice the surprise last month when a two-headed rat snake (Elaphe sp.) crawled into her home. Jeannie Wilson captured [...]
Male Southern Alligator Lizards Clamp The Heads Of Their Mates For Hours During Courtship
Southern alligator lizards (Elgaria multicarinata) have an interesting courtship whereby the male clamps its jaw onto the head of the female and does [...]
Snake Species Eats The Organs Of Poisonous Toads And Leaves The Body Alone
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Researchers in Thailand have made an interesting discovery with the kukri snake, (Oligodon fasciolatus), a colubrid snake found in Th [...]
Desert Tortoise Survives Not One, But Two Utah Wildfires
A Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) was observed during a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources fire destruction survey in southern Utah with [...]
ESA Protections Sought For Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake
The Tucson shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis klauberi) a beautiful snake native to Arizona that is noted for its black and red stripes should [...]
Patternless Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Documented In Florida
What is an eastern diamondback rattlesnake without the distinctive diamondback pattern that the snake is named for? In this case, it is a patternless [...]
Illegal Wildlife Trafficker In Florida Sentenced To 90 Days Home Detention
A man who in January 2020 pleaded guilty to smuggling CITES-protected water monitors from the Philippines, has been sentenced to 90 days of home deten [...]
Washington State Sheriff’s Office Gets “Punny” With Ball Python Call
The King County Sheriff's Office in Washington state got a little "punny" after it's latest interactions after a concerned citizen called the police r [...]
