Category: Big Boxes
Biologists Release California Red-Legged Frog Tadpoles Into Santa Monica Mountains
About 850 tadpoles were released into two streams in the Santa Monica Mountains. [...]

USFWS To Analyze Potential Impact Of Pesticides On Amphibians
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will analyze certain pesticides on their impact on wildlife in the United States [...]

Gecko Sex Satellite Loses Control With Russia’s Mission Control
Comedian John Oliver has implored President Putin to #GoGetThoseGeckos [...]

ReptilesMagazine.com's SuperZoo 2014 Best Of Show Awards
SuperZoo in Las Vegas is a monster show with aisles of new products and services for your pets. This year marks the first ReptilesMagazine.com Best of [...]

How Do Alaskan Wood Frogs Freeze And Thaw?
Alaskan wood frogs can freeze and thaw due to sugar buildup in their bodies. [...]

5 Tips For Keeping The Savannah Monitor
Savannah monitors are robust, hardy lizards that have relatively simple care requirements [...]

SuperZoo 2014
Check out some cool reptile products at SuperZoo 2014 [...]

Iowa Snake Breeder’s Application For Home-Based Business Permit Denied By City
Thompson can double the number of snakes he keeps, but cannot reduce the number by selling them.
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Minnesota Snake Breeder Scott Nellis Passes Home Inspection
Scott Nellis can continue to breed certain snakes in his home-based business. [...]

Herper Finds Smooth Green Snake In Unlikely Illinois Town
The state has labeled the smooth green snake as "in greatest need of conservation." [...]

Student In Japan Films Japanese Giant Salamander Near Drainage Canal
The giant salamander is listed as near threatened by the IUCN. [...]

Texas Horned Lizard In Decline
West Texas is only part of state where numbers of Phrynosoma cornutum are steady. [...]

Frogs Can Resist Chytrid Fungus
Study says frogs that survive exposure to chytrid build resistance to the fungus. [...]

USARK Constrictor Rule Update: July 14, 2014
Deadline is July 24. Comment NOW [...]

Vivarium Electronics Intros VE HobbyStat Thermostat
The VE HobbyStat sports a large temperature setting dial. [...]
New Warty Indian Gecko Species Discovered At The National History Museum In London
Hemidactylus acanthopholis was discovered not in the forests of India's Western Ghats, but in London's Natural History Museum. [...]
Nashville Zoo Debuts Komodo Dragon Exhibit
Two female Komodo dragons from the Los Angeles Zoo will be on display in temporary enclosures. [...]

Two Garter Snake Species Get Endangered Species Act Protection
Protections for these snakes will go into effect August 7, 2014. [...]
Frogs Jump Differently Based On Their Environment
Not all frogs can jump as far as the "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." [...]
Reptile Room At Australian High School Catches Fire
About 15 of 50 reptiles perish at Lilydale High School in Melbourne. [...]
Burglar Caught On Camera Stealing $30K Worth Of Rare Pythons
35 snakes were taken, including a pied tiger reticulated python worth $12,500. [...]

Happy 4th of July!
The U.S. First Navy Jack flag or the Snake on Stripes flag was first used by the Continental Navy during the American Revolution. [...]
Asian Monitor Lizard Captured in Hawaii
The water monitor was probably a hitchhiker on a cargo plane from Malaysia. [...]
Tiger-leg Monkey Frog Care Sheet
Native to the Amazon Rainforest, the tiger-leg monkey frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) is an attractive and interesting amphibian to keep in captivity [...]

