Author: John Virata
Decline In Florida’s Brown Anole Could See Rise in Mosquito-Borne illness
When a mosquito bites a brown anole, it doesn't bite a bird, mammal or human. [...]
Memphis Zoo Hatches Louisiana Pine Snakes via Artificial Insemination/Frozen Semen
A total of 14 eggs from two artificially inseminated female pine snakes were laid, from the sperm of a single male [...]
High Numbers Of Red-Backed Salamanders Found In Northeastern U.S. Forests
The researchers estimate that there are about 5,300 salamanders in every football field-sized patch of forest in the northeastern United States [...]
Caldwell Zoo In Texas Announces New Texas Horned Lizard Hatch
These lizards are an important part of the ecosystem and really, a cherished part of Texas lore. [...]
Louisville Nature Center Wants Its Stolen Box Turtles Returned
The turtles, named Jack and Chocolate have been at the Kentucky nature center for several years. [...]
Researchers Give Nausea To Australian Crocodiles To Prevent Cane Toad Ingestion
In an effort to reduce mortality of the apex predators, scientists have trained the crocodiles to avoid ingesting cane toads by giving them an upset s [...]
Boreal Toad Tadpoles Discovered At Colorado Reintroduction Site
The toad has experienced decline due to factors such as the chytrid fungus, which is devastating amphibian populations around the world. [...]
Volunteers Needed To Virtually Track Eastern Indigo Snakes
Indigo Snake Watch, the project is aimed to improve the understanding into how reintroduced snakes in the wild move about in their new surroundings. [...]
Cobras Originated In Asia, Not Africa, Study Says
The researchers looked at data and DNA isolated and ethanol preserved tissue samples from 66 individual snakes from 65 species, 52 genera and 22 famil [...]
Fort Worth Zoo Announces Hatching of Two Gharial Crocodiles
The zoo is the only North American institution to have produced multiple gharial offspring two different times. [...]
Feds Approve $375K In Funding To Prevent Brown Tree Snakes From Entering Hawaii
In addition to effectively changing that island’s ecology, the snake has caused power failures and efforts to eradicate it have cost millions of dolla [...]
Invasive Brown Tree Snakes On Guam Killing Birds Too Large To Swallow
The brown tree snake has caused all sorts of problems on Guam. In addition to effectively changing that island’s ecology, the snake has caused power f [...]
Ancient Boidae Snake Species Congregated In Dens During Winter
The fossil snake species, Hibernophis breithaupti, were in a hibernaculum that had just four specimens, but they were articulated, or fully intact. [...]
Known Range Of Oxybelis inkaterra Vine Snake Extends Into Bolivia
One reason Oxybelis inkaterra may have not been observed in Bolivia previously may be due to its mimicry with their environment. [...]
New Erythrolamprus Snake Species Discovered In Ecuador
The snake, Erythrolamprus darwinnunezi sp. nov. was found on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador in the Tropical Andes. [...]
5 Volcán Alcedo Giant Tortoises Hatch At Oklahoma City Zoo
The zoo is the only Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoo in the Untied States to successfully breed this species of giant tottoise. [...]
Six Grand Cayman Blue Iguanas Hatch at Blue Iguana Conservation
The large lizard, also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island rock iguana is listed as Endangered by the I [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Vietnam
The venomous snake was discovered in low to mid elevation areas of central and southern Vietnam. [...]
New Garter Snake Species Discovered in Mexico
The snake is currently only known to exist in two small high elevation highland areas of Jalisco, known as the Jaliscan Transverse Range Pine-Oak Wood [...]
USFWS To Reconsider Kirtland’s Snake For ESA Protections
The Kirtland’s snake is a small Colubrid that can be found in wetland, forest, and grassland habitats [...]
Australia’s Heath Goanna Could Help Sheep Farmers Save Millions of Dollars
Sheep farmers in Australia could benefit as the monitor lizards serve as clean up crews eating dead animal matter. [...]
Brazilian Rainbow Boa Births 14 Baby Snakes via Parthenogenesis
The snake, named Ronaldo, and initially thought to be male, has not been in contact with any other snakes for nine years. [...]
Northern Quoll Genetically Engineered to Resist Cane Toad Toxins
Since the introduction of the cane toad in the 1930s, the population of the northern quoll has dropped by 75 percent. [...]
New Pitviper Species Discovered in China
The snake, Ovophis jenkinsi, is named after herpetologist Robert "Hank" William Garfield Jenkins who died in 2023. [...]
