Category: More Reptile Reading

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. [...]

Veterinarian Removes Massive Bladder Stone from Sulcata Tortoise
The bladder stone was about the size of a softball. [...]

Two Green Anacondas Found On Florida’s Space Coast
The snakes are presumed to be pets at one point [...]

Check Out This Modular Reptile Enclosure Concept
Tommy Leong has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the build of this herp enclosure. [...]

Radiated Tortoise Stolen From Australia’s Perth Zoo
The radiated tortoise has been missing since February 1 [...]

Check Out These Super Cute Beaded Lizards That Hatched at the Columbus Zoo
The Columbus Zoo is celebrating the successful hatching of beaded lizards. Hatched out at the end of last month, this marks only the second time that [...]
New Frog Species Discovered in Peru
Pristimantis IIAP is just one of many new species that will be detailed in future issues of the Annals of Carnegie Museum. [...]

Dead 17-Foot Reticulated Python Found in Riverside Calif. Trash Dump
It is illegal in Riverside, Calif. to dump dead pets in the regular trash. [...]

