Author: Site Staff

Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Named California State Marine Reptile
Dermochelys coriacea joins the desert tortoise as official state reptiles. [...]

Leatherback Turtle Danger Zones ID'd In The Pacific Ocean
New study could help to alter fishing times while reducing deaths of Dermochelys coriacea. [...]
PIJAC Lobbies Against 3 Proposed Pet Laws
Laws would ban certain reptiles, other exotic animals. [...]

HR 511 ‘Python Ban’ Released By House Judiciary
This bill, if passed as currently drafted, would add 9 constricting snakes to the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act. [...]

Endangered Eastern Indigo Snake Found On Florida’s Captiva Island
Drymarchon corais couperi hasn't been spotted on Captiva in 25 years. [...]

Rescued Leatherback Sea Turtle Released
Male Dermochelys coriacea was underweight and lethargic. [...]

Snakes Evolved From Blind Underground Dwelling Reptiles
Today's snakes have been traced to a group of blind snakes called scolecophidians. [...]
Pet Products Honored At SuperZoo
BioBubble Terra Won First Place in the Reptile Category. [...]
Asian Frogs Are Going Extinct Faster Than They Can Be Identified
Economic development seen as factor in frog extinction in Asia. [...]

Connecticut Homeowner Can Continue Home-Based Snake Breeding Business
City issues cease and desist order, later issues home business permit for breeder of ball pythons and boa constrictors. [...]

British Researchers Perform Ultrasound On 198-pound Reticulated Python
It took eight zookeepers to move Bali, a 23-foot-long resident of the Chester Zoo. [...]

Spine Turtle Hatches At Prague Zoo
Zoo is second facility in Europe to successfully hatch Heosemys spinosa. [...]

Rescued Ploughshare Tortoises To Kickstart Breeding Program In Europe
Seized from smugglers in Hong Kong, 13 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) will be placed in England and the Netherlands. [...]

Alabama Woman's Missing Python Found Alive And Well
Rogue was found in the woods near woman's home. [...]

REPTILES Turns 20!
Here are the winners of our anniversary contest! [...]

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Successfully Breeds Orange-Tailed Skinks
Critically endangered orange-tailed skinks produce 16 offspring. [...]

Tortoise Taped To Helium Balloons Rescued In Oceanside, California
If culprit or culprits are found, animal abuse charges could be filed. [...]

Farmer In Nepal Bitten By Cobra Bites Back, Kills Cobra
Mohammed Salmodin was heeding advice from snake charmer. [...]

Puerto Rico Offers Incentives For Iguana Hunters
Commonwealth is hoping that hunters will capture iguanas and export the meat to other countries. [...]

King Cobra Bites Snake Handler Mark O'Shea
O'Shea was "nipped" on the leg by Sleeping Beauty, a 14-year-old female King Cobra. [...]

Skin Structure Of Snakes Depends On Environment
Certain snake skins could help to develop engineering applications. [...]

Largest Burmese Python Captured In Florida Carried 87 Eggs
The female Python molurus bivittatus measured 17-feet-7-inches and weighed 164.5 pounds. [...]

Researchers Identify Virus Attacking Captive Bred Boa Constrictors And Pythons
Arenaviruses seen as culprit affecting captive bred snakes. [...]


