Category: Big Boxes
Reptile Medicine: It’s Not Always Fun
As a veterinarian, I have certainly experienced “miracle” cases—those in which animals survive and thrive regardless of the odds&mda [...]
Leopard Tortoise With Severe Pyramiding Outfitted With 3-D Shell
A leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys [Geochelone] pardalis) with severe pyramiding was outfitted with a temporary 3-D shell to help protect her now softe [...]
Dead Sea Turtle Found In Charcoal Bin In Hawaii
Sad news coming out of Hawaii as a dead sea turtle was found in a charcoal bin amongst a case of empty beer and and other rubbish at Maili Beach [...]
Massive Salamander Fossil The Size Of A Car Discovered In Portugal
A huge amphibian that lived more than 220 million years ago was discovered in a lake in Portugal that scientists estimate was the size of a small car [...]
Study Says Ecopassages That Let Turtles Cross Under Roads Don’t Always Work
You know those passageways designed to help reptiles safely cross under busy roads? Well, if not properly designed, they don’t seem to work [...]
Frog Discovered In Ecuador Shape Shifts Like Star Trek's Changeling Odo
The amphibian world has a shape shifter in Pristimantis mutabilis, a small frog that was discovered in a nature reserve in the Andean cloud forests of [...]
Tegu Looking For Its Owner In Fontana, CA
A black and white tegu lizard found wandering in a yard in Fontana, Calif., is looking for its owner, who took very good care of it. According to NBC [...]
Baby Dies After Feeder Rat Bites Him On Finger
A rat that was being kept to feed a family’s pet snake bit a six month old baby, which later died from disease that the rat transmitted to the b [...]
Certain Panamanian Golden Frogs Survive Exposure To Chytrid
Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute who set out to determine if an anti-fungal probiotic treatment could stop the chytridiomy [...]
Scientists Show How Water Bounces Off Gecko Skin Like Popcorn
Did you know that certain geckos have skin that naturally repels water? Scientists have determined that the box-patterned gecko (Diplodactylus steinda [...]
Petland Will No Longer Sell Large Constricting Snakes
For those who shop at Petland, the company announced March 16 that it will no longer offer constricting snakes for sale larger than a ball python [...]
Did St. Patrick Really Banish Snakes From Ireland?
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, named in honor of the 5th century man, Patrick, who was known more than anything for banishing all snakes from Ireland.
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California’s Desert Tortoise Gains 11 Square Miles Of Habitat
The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in California has had 11 square miles of habitat on private land set aside in an effort to offset the i [...]
RIP: U.S. Soldier Dies Of Venomous Snake Bite In Kenya
A U.S. Army soldier who enlisted in 2013 to serve and protect the United States was bit by a venomous snake February 19 and died.
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Flat-tailed Horned Lizard Stops Construction Of Solar Energy Facility In California
The flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii), a candidate for listing under California’s Endangered Species Act has stopped a solar energy [...]
Video: See The Building Of The Titanoboa Replica in 36 Seconds
Florida's Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has a 65-foot replica of Titanoboa, the world’s largest snake (to date) to ever crawl the e [...]
How Does The Panther Chameleon Change Colors?
So you want to know how the panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) changes its skin color? Well, scientists at the University of Geneva in Switzerland [...]
Black Pine Snake Habitat Protections Proposed By USFWS
More than 330,000 acres of critical habitat for the black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in Mississippi and Alabama has been proposed for [...]
Andinobates geminisae Dart Frog Successfully Bred In Captivity
A small dart frog that can fit on a dime has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time by scientists working with the Smithsonian Conserv [...]
Reticulated Python, 3 Anacondas Added To Injurious Species List As Boa Constrictor Is Spared
THE USFWS has added the reticulated python and three anacondas to the list of banned snakes. [...]
Sulcata Tortoise And Pit Bull Are Best Friends
Looks like man’s best friend has found a new best friend in an 8-year-old Sulcata tortoise named Sheldon. Sheldon and his new best friend, Dolly, a fe [...]
Chytrid Fungus Confirmed On Madagascar Yet No Frogs Have Died From It
The chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) which has been killing off amphibian populations around the world for decades has now been discove [...]
Herpetologist Photographs Male Black And White Tegus Trying To Mate With Dead Female
Necrophilia often occurs in certain reptiles. In September 2013, herpetologist Ivan Sazima witnessed not one but two male black and white tegus attemp [...]
RSPCA In The UK Investigating Abandoned Beardie, Savannah Monitor Crime
Some people. Jeez. Here is a sad story from across the pond. A driver alerted the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ab [...]
