Category: More Reptile Reading

Python Hitches Ride On Engine Of Car In Zimbabwe
The python was safely removed and released. [...]

Researchers Detail Oldest and Most Diverse Lizard Paleofauna Encased in Amber
The researchers were able to find multiple lizard species from five clades. [...]
Bad News For Louisiana As Snake Fungal Disease Confirmed In The State
The USGS has announced the first confirmed case of snake fungal disease in Louisiana. [...]
New Bush Frog Discovered in Western Ghats Region of India
The frog was discovered in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve. [...]

Mutilated Sea Turtle Found On West Side Of Oahu, Hawaii
All sea turtles whether dead or alive are legally protected in Hawaii [...]

Texas Rattlesnake Festival Runs March 12-13
Rattlesnake festivals have traditionally been a gruesome affair for the stars of the show. The rattlesnakes gathered for these spectacles usually ende [...]

Woman Bitten By Iguana At Marriott Hotel In Virgin Islands Sues Hotel Chain
A woman who was staying at the Marriott Frenchman’s Cove in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, claims she was bitten on the leg by an iguana while loun [...]

Python Abandoned in Front of Home in Scotland
The Scottish SPCA is currently caring for the snake. [...]
New Grass Snake Species Discovered on Iberian Peninsula
The grass snake is the most common snake species in Europe and due to the large number of these snakes, the number of subspecies range, depending on t [...]

Canadian Man Deported from U.S. For Selling Parrot-Lizard Fossil From China
The man admitted to undercover agents that the fossils were smuggled out of China. [...]

Massachusetts To Build Timber Rattlesnake Habitat Near Boston
The timber rattlesnake population will be located on an island in the Quabbin Reservoir. [...]

California Couple Plead Guilty To Sea Turtle Egg Poaching
More than 900 eggs were seized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in November 2014. [...]

Snake Thief Wanted By Colorado Police
A man stole a piebald python from a Petsmart in Glendale, Colorado [...]

2016 Florida Python Challenge Has Ended
The number of pythons captured has exceeded the 2013 hunt. [...]

New Desert Tortoise Species Discovered and Described
A new species of desert tortoise has been discovered and described by a conservation geneticist with the University of Arizona.
The turtle, cal [...]
Volunteers Save Turtles And Bullfrogs From Drained Oklahoma Pond
Dozens of turtles and countless tadpoles saved after a pond was drained in Tulsa. [...]
Aussie Snake Breeder Hatches Two-Headed Coastal Carpet Python
The two-headed coastal carpet python share the same body but different necks. [...]

Former Major Leaguer Glenn Hubbard To Get His Own Boa Constrictor Loving Bobblehead
Hubbard, who played in the Majors in the 1980s took his all star photo with a boa constrictor on his shoulders [...]

Ball Python Dumped In Trash At Philadelphia Train Station
Don't throw out your snakes, adopt them out. [...]

As Zika Virus Spreads, Argentinians Turn To Frogs And Toads For Mosquito Abatement
Tadpoles of certain frog and toads have been observed feeding on mosquito larvae, but not necessarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito. [...]

Doodle4Google Contest Entry Features a Reptile Lover’s Art
Vote now so we can see reptiles on the Google home page! [...]

Live In Fort Wayne, Indiana? Want To Count Frogs And Toads?
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is offering free training to help count frogs. [...]

City Of Norman In Oklahoma Considers Python And Boa Ban
Estimates put 800 to 1,200 people in jeopardy of losing their pet snakes. [...]

Police Say Florida Man Charged With Assault Used Alligator As Weapon
Alligator was thrown through a Wendy's drive thru window in Florida. [...]