Category: Big Boxes
Red-eyed Treefrog Embryos Escape Predation While Still in the Egg
The red-eyed treefrog embryos can sense predators and escape from their eggsac. [...]
Researchers in India Discover 7th Mating Position for Frogs
There is no physical contact during what researchers call the "dorsal straddle." [...]
Australian Green Treefrog Run Over By Lawn Mower Survives, Is Flown 2 Hours for Treatment
The frog was flown from Mount Isa, Queensland to Cairns free of charge. [...]
Western Pond Turtle Of San Francisco’s Mountain Lake Thriving Again
The natural urban lake went through a decade long cleanup process. [...]
North Carolina Man Bitten By King Cobra Earlier This Month Charged With Illegal Animal Ownership
Ali Iyoob was working with his king cobra May 2 when it bit him on the wrist. [...]
Feathered Dinosaur That Lived 150 Million Years Ago Reconstructed
Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus looks like a cross between a bird and a reptile. [...]
Texas To Consider Banning Gasoline Use To Collect Rattlesnakes
Texas is one of the holdout states that still allows gasoline use to collect rattlesnakes. [...]
Texas Middle School Teacher Seeks Donations For Leopard Gecko Habitat
Ms Muñoz seeks funds for a leopard gecko enclosure. [...]
Couple Gets Six Months for Smuggling Sea Turtle Eggs into California
Olga Jumenes was no stranger to law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney's office said. [...]
Man Tries To Steal Ball Python From Florida Pet Store And Gets Caught
Animal House Pet Center employees were ready when this guy tried to steal from the store. [...]
Lizards Sleep Like Humans, Study Says
Sleep patterns suggest common ancestor between reptiles, birds and mammals. [...]
Ball Python Found Dead in English Lake
If you purchase a reptile or any other animal and decide that you no longer want to can’t care for it, don’t release it where you live. Chances are it [...]
Closest Reptiles to Mammals Lived 30 Million Years Longer Than Expected
Tritylodontids, mammal-like reptiles lived alongside mammals for a while. [...]
Ball Python Found in Beaumont, Tex. Woman’s Oven
Snake was safely removed by the city’s animal services. [...]
More Than 100 Seized Endangered Tortoises Returned to Madagascar
139 radiated tortoises and seven angonoka tortoises were smuggled from Madagascar and discovered in India. [...]
60 Snake Traps Removed from California's Santa Monica Mountains
Snake poachers are setting wood traps to capture and then sell wild snakes. [...]
Mississippi Veterinarian Performs Spinal Fusion Surgery on Bullfrog
The frog was hit by a vehicle which injured its back. [...]
Indonesian Pop Star Irma Bule Dies After King Cobra Used as Stage Prop Bites Her
The king cobra's handler apparently had antivenin on hand but she refused treatment. [...]
Abandoned Red-Eared Slider Finds Home in New York Public Library
Rescued red-eared slider now calls the New York library home. [...]
USARK Constrictor Rule Update: April 4, 2016
Being the party that appealed USARK’s preliminary injunction, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) carries the burden [...]
Indian Dancing Frog Tadpoles Finally Observed
The Indian dancing frog (Micrixalus herrei), a frog that waves its legs when courting mates as well as in defense of its territory has been known to s [...]
Researchers Determine Skin Color Of 10 Million-Year-Old Snake
With the help of a scanning electron microscope and the color palette of modern day colubrid snakes, researchers have devised a color pattern. [...]
Man In Alabama Catches And Releases Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle
The turtle was caught and released by a man fishing for catfish. [...]
USFWS Releases Draft Recovery Plan for Tiger Salamander
The recovery plan for the California tiger salamander was 10 years in the making. [...]
