Author: John Virata
American Crocodile Lays Viable Eggs via Facultative Parthenogenesis
This marks the first known occurrence of facultative parthenogenesis in an American crocodile. [...]
Researchers Discover Australian Barred Frog Species In New South Wales
Mixophyes australis is closely related to Mixophyes balbus, the Stuttering Frog [...]
How Centipede-Eating Snakes Eat Centipedes
The researchers say their data shows that the integration of behavioral and morphological adaptations is important to ensure the success of these snak [...]
New Treefrog Species Of the Genus Scinax Discovered In Peru
The frog, Scinax pyroinguinis sp. nov. was described from two males that were found in the Amazon rainforest. [...]
New Parachuting Gecko Species From India Described
Gekko mizoramensis is genetically similar to G. popaensis. [...]
New Southern Levant Rat Snake Species of the genus Elaphe Described
Because there are no names for the rat snake population from the Levant, the scientists suggest Elaphe druzei, dedicated to the Druze. [...]
What To Do If Bit By A Rattlesnake
Treatment of Pitviper Envenomation in the Rural Southwestern U.S. runs June 23-24, 2023. [...]
OCIC’s Resident Albino Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Dies at 21
Edgar came to the OCIC via the Central Florida Zoo, where he was born September 8, 2001. [...]
GlassesUSA.com Celebrates World Turtle Day With Turtle Inspired Frames
The 13 frame styles pay homage to a specific turtle or tortoise species [...]
Warming Temperatures Will Increase Female Galapagos Tortoise Population, Study Says
The researchers say that temperatures on the Galapagos islands will increase from 1 to 4 degrees Celsius over the next 50 years, which will likely cau [...]
Gopher Snake Found On Maui, Hawaii Euthanized
A resident called the department and reported seeing children playing with the reptile May 15. [...]
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida Wants to Amend Lacey Act, Again
The bill creates a “white list” of species that can be imported. This means that any animal that is not on the white list is by default treated as pot [...]
Sand Sculpture Gator Frightens Even Florida Police
Somebody built a very realistic alligator sculpture out of sand in Florida and even fooled the police for a short minute. [...]
122 Captive-Bred Royal Turtles Hatched In Cambodia
The species, also known as the royal turtle in Cambodia, has successfully laid eggs in captivity at the center for three years. [...]
Chonkosauraus the Snapping Turtle Make Debut On Once Toxic Chicago River
The Chicago River was once a highly polluted waterway with high levels of PCBs and mercury contamination due in large part to industry that used the r [...]
Seychelles To Count Its Aldabra Giant Tortoises
With the captive populations of the Aldabra giant tortoises, the quality of their enclosures, diets and general well being will be observed with advic [...]
PGA Tour Vet Rickie Fowler, Sponsored By Cobra, Handles Water Snake At Wells Fargo Championship
The golf world was abuzz this past weekend when Rickie Fowler, who happens to be sponsored by Cobra Golf, happened upon a water snake in a water hazar [...]
55 Louisiana Pine Snakes Released In Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest
More than 200 Louisiana pine snakes have been released since captive breeding and release efforts began in 2010. [...]
Copperhead Snake Named Red Hot Cheeto Goes Viral
The snake in itself is not unusual at the park, but the name Red Hot Cheeto certainly causes one to take a second look. [...]
Last Known Female Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Dies
The turtle who died was discovered in Vietnam’s Dong Mo Lake in 2021. [...]
19 Captive-Bred Eastern Indigo Snakes Released In Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
The eastern Indigo snakes hatched in 2021. The 10 males and nine females were raised for a year at the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation (OCIC). [...]
UC Davis Exotic Vets Remove Bladder Stone From 80-Year-Old Desert Tortoise
Tortie, a California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) who has grown up with the same family for more than 60 years recently underwent successful s [...]
Australia Snake Catcher Records Keelback Snake Dining on Invasive Cane Toad
Hudson Snake Catching-Gold Coast Snake Catcher in Australia captured some pretty cool footage of a keelback snake feeding on an invasive cane toad (Rh [...]
Rat Snake Hitches Ride On Politician Adam Kinzinger’s Plane
Kinzinger took four photos of the rat snake near the wheel chocks of his plane, and it is quite a beautiful specimen. [...]
