Category: Big Boxes
Keep Your Furry Children’s Toys Away From Your Monitor Lizards
If you keep a savannah monitor, keep small furry toys of the Happy Meal variety away from them as a woman in England found out, her two-year-old savan [...]
Chester Zoo Releases Captive Bred Sand Lizards Into the Wild
For several years, reptile keepers at the Chester Zoo have been releasing juvenile sand lizards in an effort to bolster their populations in the wild. [...]
USFWS Wants Comments On Dusky Gopher Frog Draft Recovery Plan
The Mississippi dusky gopher frog (Rana sevosa), one of the 100 most endangered species in the world can be found in just four areas in two counties i [...]
North Carolina Sea Turtle Nesting Declines No Cause For Alarm
North Carolina has experienced a decline in sea turtles nesting on its coast for 2014, the first decline after four years of increasing numbers. Scien [...]
Herping The Florida Chorus Frog
The Florida chorus frog (Pseudacris nigrita) is one of the prettiest little frogs I have ever encountered, and yet one of the hardest to find, even th [...]
8-Year-Old Chinese Boy Caught Smuggling His Pet Turtle At Airport
When you read about smuggling in China, it is usually on a grand scale involving endangered species. In this case, it was a mere love of a pet that ca [...]
Animals Eat The Strangest Things: Vet X-Ray Contest Winner Is A Pet Frog
Veterinarypracticenews.com ran an X-Ray Contest for veterinarians to see what crazy items animals mistook for food and the winner was a frog. Guess wh [...]
Captured: Albino Monocled Cobra On Loose In Southern California
UPDATE: the monocled cobra has been captured by Los Angeles County animal control officers. The officers used snake tongs to grab the snake that had b [...]
Four New Species Of See-Through Glass Frogs Discovered In Peru
They are so cool that you will marvel at the pictures of these new species of frogs discovered by herpetologists in the Peruvian Andes. These little g [...]
Japanese Fire-Bellied Newt Care Sheet
Japanese fire-bellies are easier to acquire as captive bred offspring from other hobbyists. [...]
Canadian Skink Lovers Rejoice As Northern Prairie Skink Gets Extra Protections
The northern prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis), the only lizard species found in Canada’s Manitoba province has gotten some extra protection [...]
USARK Reptile Super Show Pomona Recap
The Reptile Super show in Pomona was another great herp event thanks to show promoter Ramy Guirguis and all the great vendors. Successful, well-r [...]
Nicki Minaj Backup Dancer Bit By Boa During "Anaconda" Performance
Headline says it all. Weird as it is. A backup dancer performing with a six-foot-long boa constrictor was bit by the snake during Nicki Minaj's &q [...]
How Do Lizards Regrow Their Tails? Researchers Have Found The Answer
Did you ever wonder how some lizards can regenerate their tails after they drop them? Well, so have scientists at Arizona State University who have fo [...]
Injured Snapping Turtle Found In Trash Can Lays 51 Eggs
An Ann Arbor, Mich. area veterinarian successfully hatched 28 baby common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) after their mother was found badly in [...]
Beautiful New Snake Species Discovered In Brazil
Brazilian scientists have discovered a new species of snake that is a foot long, non-venomous, and pretty as all get out. The snake, named Atractus sp [...]
Turtles Can Talk To Each Other
Turtle can talk to each other, and not just the teenage mutant ninja kind, as scientists in Brazil have successfully recorded giant South American riv [...]
Video: Swimmer Evades Crocodile Off Playa del Carmen, Mexico
A pretty radical video has surfaced on social media showing a swimmer off the coast of Playa del Carmen swimming frantically to shore as what may be a [...]
Flock Of Flying Lizard Skeletons Found In Brazil
Flying lizards are so cool that there was a punk rock band in the 1970s that was named the Flying Lizards. However, there aren’t any lizard [...]
Black Rat Snake Resting After Vet Removes Ceramic Egg From Its Belly
A black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) that ate a ceramic egg in a chicken coop August 11 had the fake egg successfully removed on Tuesday, accord [...]
Twinkie The World’s Largest Albino Reticulated Python Dies
Twinkie, the world’s largest albino reticulated python (Python reticulatus) has died. She was a fixture at the Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley, CA. All [...]
12 Blue Racers Successfully Hatched At Canada’s Scales Nature Park
There is good news for Canada's blue racer snake (Coluber constrictor foxii) as Canada’s Scales Nature Park has successfully hatched 12 babi [...]
Celebrate World Lizard Day!
For those of you are lizard fans, today is World Lizard Day! What does that mean? It means you get to celebrate lizard day all day, around the world. [...]
Leatherback Turtle Rescued By New Jersey Coast Guard
You have to love the U.S. Coast Guard. You can hail them on Channel 16 when you are on the water and your boat is in distress. They perform some of th [...]
