Category: Big Boxes
Horned Marsupial Frog Rediscovered In Ecuador After Missing Since 2005
The frog is in danger of becoming extinct because the area in which it lives faces the highest rate of deforestation in the country. [...]
Fence Lizards Rapidly Adapt To Avoid Invasive Fire Ants
Fence lizards have evolved to twitch and flee from fire ants over the course of the last 40 lizard generations. [...]
ANA TO Fly Green Sea Turtle Themed Airplane
The All Nippon Airways Hawaiian Honu Airbus A380 is one of three scheduled to fly from Tokyo to Honolulu. [...]
Study Finds Microplastics In All Seven Marine Turtle Species
Large pieces of plastic degrade in the ocean and become microplastic. It does not go away. [...]
Malaysian Horned Frog Care And Breeding Tips
Get hooked on these awesome anurans. [...]
Possible Largest Gopher Tortoise On Record Found In Florida
The male tortoise weighs 33 pounds and has a 17.3-inch carapace. [...]
Hognose Snake Doesn't Play Dead Anymore
North American hognose snakes go all out to sell their death act by opening their mouths and rolling their tongues in the dirt. [...]
Night Snake Information
Night snakes are abundant on roads in the southwestern U.S. on warm nights during the rainy season. [...]
Texas Firefighters Save Several Snakes And Lizards From House Fire
It is suspected that a Christmas tree caused the blaze. [...]
The Reptilian Biological Clock
Light cycles are vital for reptile health, which is why proper lighting is key for quality husbandry. [...]
Scientists Discover New Salamander Species In Florida
Siren reticulata is two feet in length and has external gills and no hind legs. [...]
Focus On Reptile And Amphibian Conservation Groups
As wild herps face unprecedented challenges, conservation groups work together to restore species and habitat. [...]
Search For Mate Of World's Most Endangered Frog Is On
Sehuencas water frogs are fully aquatic frogs that at one point were found in abundance in ponds, rivers and streams of montane cloud forests in Boliv [...]
Keel-Scaled Boa Down Listed To Vulnerable Thanks To Conservation Efforts
The elimination of rats, goats and rabbits helped the keel-scaled boa's population numbers to rebound. [...]
Man Charged With Keeping Venomous Snakes In Georgia
Child services were notified that venomous snakes were kept in the home. [...]
51 Smuggled Indian Star Tortoises Returned To India
The Indian star tortoise is widely captive bred. There is no need for these animals to be taken from the wild. [...]
5 Invertebrate-Eating Snakes
These snakes are all specialists in that they specialize in eating invertebrates. [...]
Nearly 200 Sea Turtles Found Frozen Off Cape Cod
A “perfect storm” of gale force winds, high tide and cold temperatures caused their demise. [...]
Reptile Vet Safely Removes Hot Wheel From Pet Lace Monitor
The big lizard is doing much better thanks to a non-surgical method of removing the toy car from its stomach. [...]
Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance Formed To Protect Aldabra Tortoise
The giant Aldabra tortoise was once found on most islands in the Indian Ocean. [...]
Mixed Results For Frogs Translocated To Areas Devastated By Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog was declared an endangered species in 2014. [...]
Rescuing Snakes In India With Wildlife SOS
In Delhi, India, Wildlife SOS is saving reptiles through rescue and education. [...]
Two-Headed Baby Copperhead Snake Found Alive In Virginia Has Died
It is unknown why the snake died, but experts say that chance of survival for two-headed snakes is slim. [...]
