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Coyotes Devouring Loggerhead Sea Turtle Eggs On South Carolina Barrier Islands
Feral hogs that decimated loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests on an island off South Carolina have been replaced by coyotes after a fairly [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Found in Michigan Rattlesnakes
Some sad news coming out of Michigan as the snake fungal disease has been confirmed in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) [...]
Frozen Ball Python Found On NYC Street
What is it with New Yorkers and escaped snakes? Two weeks ago we reported on a corn snake that survived eight months on the loose in Br [...]
Relict Leopard Frog Conservation Efforts Experiences Challenges In Nevada
The relict leopard frog (Rana onca) has been the subject of conservation efforts by citizens of the state of Nevada to save the threatened specie [...]
Tiger Snake With Charcot’s Disease Stolen From Keeper’s Home
Rocky, the tiger snake (Notechis sp.) with Charcot’s disease that became a media sensation earlier this month, has been stolen from her caretaker.
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Pennsylvania Home Builder Sells Land Easement To Feds To Protect Bog Turtle
When you hear about land developers and reptiles in the news, it is usually about the developer building on sensitive habitat of an endangered reptile [...]
California Protects the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard
The California Fish and Game Commission, responding to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, today made the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosom [...]
Pet Corn Snake Survives 8 Months On the Loose In Brooklyn, NY
A pet corn snake Pantherophis guttatus (Elaphe guttata) that survived in a Brooklyn, NY brownstone for more than 8 months was reunited with its family [...]
Red Tail Coral Snake Venom Activates Nerve Cell Proteins That Cause Seizures
The red tail coral snake (Micrurus mipartitus) is a venomous snake that is found mostly in Costa Rica and South America. For more than 10 years, the s [...]
First Case Of Siamese Twins In Varanus Melinus Reported
Siamese twinning has occurred in the quince monitor lizard, according to a paper published in Herpetological Notes. According to the authors of the pa [...]
New Frog Species Of The Genus Euphlyctis Discovered In Bangladesh
Herpetologists in Bangladesh have discovered and described a new species of frog of the genus Euphlyctis that was found in the Barisal district of Ban [...]
Theft Or Escape? Brazilian Rainbow Boa Missing From College In Vermont
Rainbow boas grow to five to six feet in length and have a beautiful sheen.
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20 Critically Endangered Ploughshare Tortoises Released On Madagascar
Jersey’s Durell Conservation Trust in Europe has released 20 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys ynophora) on Madagascar in hopes of bolstering their p [...]
New Species Of Andean Water Frog Discovered In Peru
A new species of Andean water frog that hails from the Pacific slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru has been discovered and described in the February [...]
Kentucky Reptile Zoo Director Survives 9th Venomous Snake Bite in 38 Years
Jim Harrison, director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo has survived a bite from an 8-year-old South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) and is back t [...]
Rat Eradication Effort Pays Dividends For Galapagos Island Tortoises
Scientists in 2012 started a program to cover 18 square kilometers of Pinzón Island in the Galapagos Island chain with poisoned rat bait in an [...]
Chinese Officials Busted For Eating Chinese Giant Salamander
The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a critically endangered species and now a group of government officials in Shenzhen, China are in [...]
50K People Sign Petition To Stop Georgia’s Last Rattlesnake Roundup
Center for Biological Diversity urges Whigham Community Club to switch to Humane Wildlife Festival
The last known rattlesnake roundup in the s [...]
Suspects In Murder Of Costa Rican Sea Turtle Activist Acquitted
Seven men who were charged with the May 2013 murder of Costa Rican sea turtle activist Jairo Mora Sandoval were acquitted of the crime January 26. The [...]
Snake Fossil Record Rewritten
Researchers digging not out in the field but in museum fossil collections, have discovered four new snake species that are older than the oldest known [...]
Bearded Dragon With Cancer Needs Transport To Florida
A bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) with liver cancer needs some assistance getting to Florida from Maine for an emergency liver surgery, accordi [...]
Texas Designates Austin Blind Salamander As Endangered Species
The Austin blind salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis), native to the state of Texas, has been added to the state’s endangered species list, [...]
Politics Kill 14-Year-Old’s Bill To Name Idaho Giant Salamander as State’s Official Amphibian
Two years ago, Illah Hickman, then a 12-year-old sixth grader sent a proposal to the Idaho State House to designate the Idaho giant salamander (Dicamp [...]
Scientists To Study Lesser Known Flatback Sea Turtle
The Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) is a tough little chelonian that is native only to Australian waters, Papua New Guinea and cert [...]
