Category: More Reptile Reading
Footage Shows Dead Blind Snake Stuck In The Nostril Of A Cobra
The dead snake is believed to be a blind snake. [...]
Endangered California Tiger Salamander Gets Tunnel Under Highway
A new tunnel between Buellton and Lompoc, Calif. will enable the California tiger salamander to cross under a busy road rather than over it, thanks to [...]
Herp Queries: Can I Keep A Thorny Devil?
Thorny devils (Moloch horridus) are native to Australia and are illegal to keep or export out of the country. [...]
Herp Queries: Where Can I Go Herping In Southern California?
Palm Springs is one of many great locations in Southern California to observe reptiles in the wild. [...]
Breeding Program Launched For Extinct Galapagos Tortoise
A breeding program at the Galapagos National Park in the Galapagos Islands will hopefully result in Floreana giant tortoise offspring. [...]
Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India
Rhabdops aquaticus hails from the Western Ghats of India and is often observed in bodies of water. [...]
Volunteers Assess Sea Turtle Nest Damage Caused By Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma serves as a reminder that an entire nesting season could have been disrupted had the storm hit in July. [...]
Rubber Boa Care Tips
This native North American differs from other snakes in some interesting ways. [...]
Care and Breeding The Yellow-Spotted Climbing Toad
These toads are hardy when captive bred, and as easy to keep as a White’s tree frog. [...]
California Man Faces 20 Years In Jail For Smuggling Three King Cobras Into The United States
The venomous snakes were smuggled into the United States in potato chip cans. [...]
Two Lizard Species Slow High Speed Rail Project In Germany
Efforts have been underway for several months to relocate the lizards. [...]
Study Suggests Pollution Causes Sea Snakes To Change Color
Some populations of turtle-headed sea snake have lost their stripes. [...]
Nevada To Consider Banning Or Limiting Commercial Collection Of Wild Reptiles
Nevada does not have a limit on the number of reptiles collected in the wild. [...]
Poison Dart Frogs Are Protected From Their Own Poison
The golden poison dart frog’s batrachotoxin could provide insight into future medicines. [...]
The Burmese Star Tortoise
Captive breeding may be the last chance of survival for the Burmese star tortoise. [...]
Komodo Dragon Trappers
A New Jersey zookeeper embarks upon the adventure of a lifetime, catching and releasing Komodo dragons. [...]
Snake Lost During Move To New Apartment Found A Few Doors Down
The ball python went missing when a vent on its enclosure got dislodged. [...]
Back to Nature: Is It Wrong To Keep Wild Snakes
The court of popular opinion has certainly turned against what was once the norm just a few decades ago. [...]
Why No Whiptail Lizards?
The whiptails of the Americas and their close cousins, the ameivas, are fast on their feet. [...]
30 Western Swamp Tortoises, Australia’s Most Critically Endangered Reptile, Released Into Wild
More than 1,040 western swamp tortoises have been successfully bred as part of Western Shield, a breeding program to bolster the wild populations of t [...]
215 Endangered Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs, Reared From Tadpoles, Released Into The Wild
Some estimate that the population of the mountain yellow-legged frog has declined by 90 percent. [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: Can The Uromastyx Become As Popular As The Bearded Dragon?
The dabb lizards, as uromastyx are also known, may be on the cusp of massive popularity in the pet trade. [...]
Herp Snake Road In Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest As The Roads Will Close To Vehicles Sept. 1
Snake Road closes to vehicles to allow reptiles and amphibians safely cross to their winter brumation grounds. [...]
Researchers Hope Python Skin Trade Will Adopt DNA-Traceability Tools To Better Manage Species
It is hoped that each country that exports python skins to high end fashion houses implement these tools to ensure sustainability of the species. [...]
