Author: John Virata
Galapagos Gecko Once Thought Extinct Rediscovered
A tiny gecko once thought to have gone extinct on the Galapagos Islands’ Rabida Island has been rediscovered after live specimens that were collected [...]
Florida FWC Seeks Rainbow Snake Sightings
The rainbow snake, also known as the eel moccasin, is a non-venomous colubrid snake that is primarily aquatic and feeds on eels, frogs, tadpoles and o [...]
Women Dominate 2025 Florida Python Challenge
This year’s challenge saw women dominating the field. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 with 60 pythons removed from the Evergl [...]
Video Shows Alligator Eating Burmese Python In Florida Everglades
Joslyn named the gator Chomp and kept tabs on him for a few days. [...]
Man Faces $250,000 Fine and 5 Years In Prison For Smuggling Box Turtles To China
The turtles were intercepted during a border inspection, where the reptiles were observed bound and taped inside knotted socks packed in the shipping [...]
Reptile Hunter Captures Large Reticulated Python in Los Angeles Parking Garage
The reticulated python showed signs of mouth rot or some other ailment when Hart captured the snake. Hopefully the snake isn't doing too bad and will [...]
Australia’s Major Skink Has Evolved to Resist Snake Venom
The researchers note their study identified 25 individual instances of neurotoxin resistance in the skinks. [...]
Goose, The Escaped Monitor Lizard In Massachusetts Is No Longer On the Loose
The water monitor was apparently kept without a proper permit and went missing two weeks ago. [...]
Pink Iguana Hatchlings Rediscovered On Galápagos Islands Wolf Volcano
During the conservancy's most recent expedition in May, two more hatchlings were found alive and doing well.
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5 Hatchling Leatherback Turtles Rescued From Florida Storm Drain
The turtles had fallen into the storm drains at a condominium complex in Beverly Beach. [...]
Red-Footed Tortoises Experience Moods Similar To Humans
Those tortoises kept in enriched environments exhibited more positive behavior than those kept in sterile environments. [...]
New Fossil Reptile Species Challenges Notion of Skin And Feathers on Reptiles
A new species of fossil reptile that lived during the Triassic period has been discovered in southern France that researchers say had a large crest th [...]
World’s Smallest Snake Not Seen In 20 Years Rediscovered In Barbados
The diminutive snake, which is a blind snake like the Brahminy blind snake, measures just 3 to 4 inches in length. [...]
100s Of California Red-legged Frog Tadpoles Released Into Santa Monica Mountains
The storms disrupted egg masses in streams and ponds in the Santa Monica mountains. [...]
Snakes Have Smelly Butts To Repel Ants
These cloacal fluids are comprised of insecticidal carboxylic acids in the scent gland secretions of snakes that deter ants. [...]
Burmese Python Intestinal Cells Help Digest Bones
The bone digesting cells, called enterocytes are also present in other python species, boa species and the Gila monster. [...]
Oldest North American Pterosaur Discovered In Arizona
The winged reptile, Eotephradactylus mcintireae lived at the same time as dinosaurs and were the first vertebrates to fly. [...]
Crested Gecko Reproduced via Parthenogenesis at Liberty Science Center in NJ
She is active, feeding well, and displaying normal behavior for her species. [...]
Three Day Geckos From Madagascar
Geckos of the Phelsuma genus are some of the most striking geckos amongst reptile keepers. [...]
New Monstersaur Species Named After Goblin Prince in The Hobbit
The raccoon-sized monsetersaurian is named Bolg amondol after the goblin prince in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." [...]
Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizards Take Longer to Acclimatize To Changing Temperatures
The current study suggests that the three lizard populations would need more than two years to acclimatize, depending on latitude of origin. [...]
135-Year-Old Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates Father’s Day For First Time
According to Zoo Miami, Goliath hatched on The Galapagos Islands’ Santa Cruz Island June 15, 1890. He was then brought to the Bronx Zoo July 23, 1929, [...]
Somebody’s Pet Black And White Tegu Captured At Grant Lake In California
If you are the keeper of this tegu or know the rightful keeper, contact Santa Clara County Animal Services at (408) 686-3900. [...]
Procolophon trigoniceps, A Burrowing Reptile That Lived 250 Million Years Ago Discovered In South Africa
The lizard had a short neck, an elongated body and tail and was about half a meter in length. It was similar in size to a juvenile monitor lizard. [...]
