Category: Big Boxes
Five Popular Lizards And Five Medical Conditions Each May Experience
Being a responsible reptile owner includes finding a reptile veterinarian in your area and getting professional advice on how to care for your reptile [...]
Footage Shows Dead Blind Snake Stuck In The Nostril Of A Cobra
The dead snake is believed to be a blind snake. [...]
Ancestor Of Pac Man Frog Had Bite Force Similar To Wolves, Study Says
While frogs of the genus Ceratophrys have powerful bites, their ancestors had even more powerful bites. [...]
Pumpkin Toadlets Have Lost Ability To Hear Own Mating Calls
The toadlets continue the call because other frogs can still see visual cues, such as movement of the throat, researchers say. [...]
Herp Queries: How Often Should I Let My Red-Footed Tortoise Soak?
A red-footed tortoise living in a dry climate needs plenty of hydration. [...]
New Disease A Threat To North American Frogs
Severe Perkinsea Infection (SPI), is caused by a single celled parasitic organism that kills tadpoles. [...]
How To Brumate A Tortoise
Brumating captive tortoises is a matter of choice, so choose wisely. [...]
Endangered California Tiger Salamander Gets Tunnel Under Highway
A new tunnel between Buellton and Lompoc, Calif. will enable the California tiger salamander to cross under a busy road rather than over it, thanks to [...]
Arizona Man Who Played With And Planned To Eat A Rattlesnake Gets Bit Instead
The 49-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he survived to tell his tale. [...]
Herp Queries: Where Can I Go Herping In Southern California?
Palm Springs is one of many great locations in Southern California to observe reptiles in the wild. [...]
Support Blanding's Turtle Restoration By 'Adopting' One
The Blanding's turtle adoption program will enable scientists to determine the best locations for restoration of the species. [...]
Snow-Dwelling Frog Faces Extinction As Researchers Try To Save Species
The Baw Baw frog was once abundant in Australia’s Baw Baw Plateau. [...]
Breeding Program Launched For Extinct Galapagos Tortoise
A breeding program at the Galapagos National Park in the Galapagos Islands will hopefully result in Floreana giant tortoise offspring. [...]
Fungus That Rapidly Kills Salamanders Spreading Across Germany
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans can kill salamanders in as little as four days. [...]
Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India
Rhabdops aquaticus hails from the Western Ghats of India and is often observed in bodies of water. [...]
Herp Queries: Are Just A Few Reptile Species Dominating The Hobby?
Question: Am I imagining it, or are a few types of reptiles, such as ball pythons, now dominating the market? They’re nice and all, but I’ [...]
Volunteers Assess Sea Turtle Nest Damage Caused By Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma serves as a reminder that an entire nesting season could have been disrupted had the storm hit in July. [...]
The Vet Report: Environmental Enrichment for Reptiles
Environmental enrichment will improve the health of captive reptiles. [...]
California Man Faces 20 Years In Jail For Smuggling Three King Cobras Into The United States
The venomous snakes were smuggled into the United States in potato chip cans. [...]
Two Lizard Species Slow High Speed Rail Project In Germany
Efforts have been underway for several months to relocate the lizards. [...]
Study Suggests Pollution Causes Sea Snakes To Change Color
Some populations of turtle-headed sea snake have lost their stripes. [...]
Nevada To Consider Banning Or Limiting Commercial Collection Of Wild Reptiles
Nevada does not have a limit on the number of reptiles collected in the wild. [...]
Poison Dart Frogs Are Protected From Their Own Poison
The golden poison dart frog’s batrachotoxin could provide insight into future medicines. [...]
Snake Lost During Move To New Apartment Found A Few Doors Down
The ball python went missing when a vent on its enclosure got dislodged. [...]
