Author: John Virata
Finance Sector Math Helps To Model Anolis Lizard Evolution
The advantages of this finance-based mathematical model is that it can be applied to test theories about trait convergence as well as the role natural [...]
New Poison Frog Species Discovered in Peru
According to Ministerio del Ambiente - Perú, the frog, Ranitomeya hwata is about 15 mm in length and is the smallest species in the Ranitomeya genus. [...]
Ball Python Found At Pasadena In N Out Burger Drive Thru
The snake is currently on a stray hold in hopes the owner will claim it. [...]
Snake Road Closes in Illinois For Annual Herp Migration
About 2 1/2 miles of LaRue Road and Forest Service Road No. 345 also known as “Snake Road” will be closed to vehicle traffic. [...]
Georgia Reaches Gopher Tortoise Conservation Goal
The state set out in 2015 to protect 65 gopher tortoise habitats and succeeded in 10 years. [...]
Shingleback Skinks Can Detect Fires Before They Get Burned
An accidental burned lunch in a room at the Audobon Zoo in New Orleans has led scientists in Australia to determine that lizards can smell fire and ac [...]
Three Colubrid Snakes Discovered In Kosovo For First Time
These colubrids bring the number of snakes in the country to 12, with 25 total reptile species found in Kosovo. [...]
Scientists Can Monitor Pollution Via Black Mamba Scales
Snakes found in industrial and commercial areas had higher concentrations of metals than those found in nature reserves and other clean environments. [...]
32-Million-Year-old Fossil Leatherback Sea Turtle Is A New Species
The species, Ueloca colemanorum was named by the Indians and the paleontologists from California and Alabama who studied it. [...]
Seaweed Barriers Threatens Sea Turtle Hatchling Pathways to Ocean
Sargassum seaweed, a floating brown algae that is often found washed up on shorelines from Florida down to South America, are creating a barrier for h [...]
Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae Spurs New Thinking In Lizard Evolution
Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae means 'fierce toothed lizard from the Helsby rock' after the Helsby Sandstone Formation in which it was discovered. [...]
Desert Kingsnake Seeks Lost Owner In Canada
The snake was found in Lena Crescent September 7 and is being held at the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in Nanticoke [...]
Honolulu Zoo’s Reptile Keeper Dwain Oki Uyeda Retires
“If you’re naughty, a gecko will crawl into your ear while you sleep.” [...]
USFWS Seeks Threatened Status For Southern Hognose Snake
The Southern hognose snake is a harmless, small snake that measures between 14 and 24 inches in length. [...]
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. [...]
