Author: John Virata
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Listed Under Endangered Species Act
The little lizard has been the subject of a tug of war between the USFWS, environmentalists and the oil and gas industry for several decades. [...]
Review: In Situ Ecosystems Amazonia Classic Terrarium
In just five years, In Situ Ecosystems has built and outfitted terrariums that are designed to enable you to easily create rainforest habitats. [...]
Gammie’s Wolf Snake Rediscovered In China
The non-venomous snake is of the family Colubridae and was first named Ophites gammiei based on a single specimen collected in India. [...]
Fort Worth Zoo Releases 75 Louisiana Pine Snakes In Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest
This marks the largest number of snakes released in a single event since the captive breeding program began in 2010. [...]
Auckland Zoo Receives Five Critically Endangered Awakōpaka Skinks
The reptile was first discovered in 2014. Its name means skink that ‘lives in the footprints of mighty glaciers.” [...]
Turtle’s Minor League Debut Short Lived As It Is Ejected From Field
At any rate, the turtle or tortoise was pretty speedy for a chelonian and made it off the field safely. [...]
Video Of Arizona Woman Removing Gopher Snake At Wedding Goes Viral
The video was recorded by Sandra Leos, the snake wrangler’s older sister, and then posted to TikTok, where it received more than 1.1 million views in [...]
Arizona Gopher Snake Hitches Ride On Woman’s Car
Waldovogel got off at the next exit and drove to their destination and let the snake just crawl off the car on its own [...]
Nonprofit Petco Love Gives $35,000 Grant to J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue
The grant will enable J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue to acquire a vehicle the rescue will use during its Exotic Pet Surrender events. [...]
41 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released Into Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
These snakes were captive bred and hatched at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation. [...]
Miss Universe Philippines Contestant Tamara Ocier Wears Stunning Tacloban Monitor Lizard Costume
The National Costume Theme had contestants donning a wide array of costumes that are designed to highlight the country’s biodiversity [...]
Venomous Snakes Seized During Arizona Raid Positive for Snake Fungal Disease, Are Euthanized
The investigation found that while some of the reptiles were legal to possess, others, such as the Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), are illegal to [...]
Queen Snake Found In New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sighting
Dragon initially was alerted by a friend who first found one in a 2021 that he had spotted a queen snake in his basement. [...]
4 Great Pet Turtles
With constant, quality care and dedication, your turtle can easily live more than 30 years. [...]
Luxury Handbag Company Founder Sentenced to 18 Months For Smuggling Python/Caiman Skin Bags
The founder was found guilty of illegally importing handbags and other merchandise that were made from the skins of protected pythons and caimans, acc [...]
Largest Fossil Snake Ever Named After Lord Shiva’s Mythical Snake
The snake fossil, Vasuki indicus gen. et sp. nov. is named after the Hindu mythical snake Vāsuki that was always found around the neck of Lord Shiva. [...]
Reintroduced Desert Tortoises Emerge From Their Burrows In Headstart Success
“Mortality of juvenile desert tortoises is dramatic, often approaching 100% in areas where ravens are overpopulated due to humans providing them food [...]
Gecko Species Of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus Group Discovered
The species name, Cyrtodactylus thalang comes from the ancient name of Phuket Island, with Thalang meaning "cape." [...]
USFWS Reopens Public Comment Period On Western Pond Turtle Protections
The western pond turtle is native to California and much of the West Coast of the United States. [...]
Asian Lungworm Found In Burmese Pythons Affecting Florida Native Snakes
Florida native snakes infected with the snake lungworm include black racers, eastern coachwhips, pygmy rattlesnakes, and Eastern Indigo snakes, among [...]
Gargoyle Gecko Stolen From UK Reptile Shop, Owner Wants It Back
The CCTV footage shows the woman walk into the store without anything but then leave with the enclosure the geckos was in. [...]
Chytrid Fungus May Have Chink In Its Armor
The researchers are currently studying how the BdDV-1 virus works, how it infects the fungus and how it gets into the cells of the fungus [...]
Researchers Record Two Red-tailed Coral Snakes Competing For Same Caecilian
The predation event took place on a dirt road in Western Colombia's Valle del Cauca Department, a rainforest habitat in which both species are known t [...]
Ancient Frog Species Named After Kermit the Frog
“Because this animal is a distant relative of today’s amphibians, and Kermit is a modern-day amphibian icon, it was the perfect name for it.” [...]
