Category: More Reptile Reading
13 Ball Python Morphs Abandoned In Buzz Lightyear Pillowcases
A total of 13 ball pythons were abandoned. One has since died. [...]
Chytrid Fungus That’s Killing Off Amphibians Causing Tropical Snake Species Collapse
The loss of amphibians is having a negative cascade effect up and down the food web. [...]
Florida Bill Would Ban Sale And Possession of Tegus and Green Iguanas
The bill, if signed into law, would affect thousands of jobs in a $100-million-a-year business. [...]
Pinta Island Tortoise Not Totally Extinct As Tortoise With 16 Percent Pinta Genes Discovered
The tortoise will be part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the Pinta Island tortoise. [...]
Cave Dwelling Olm Salamander Doesn’t Move Much For Seven Years
Proteus anguinus does not move very far during its lifetime, which can reach 100 years. [...]
Southern Corroboree Frog Breeding Program Suffers Setback Due To Australian Fires
Thirty to 40 percent of the frogs in the program survived the fires. [...]
Aussie Snake Catcher Photographs Green Tree Frog Eating Coastal Taipan Snake
The green treefrog, despite being bitten by the coastal taipan snake, is apparently healthy and will be released February 7. [...]
Florida Urged To Require Turtle Excluder Devices For Blue Crab Traps
Diamondback terrapins get caught in crab pots and drown, turtle experts say.
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Kansas Firefighters Rescue Boa Constrictor Found In Sofa
The boa constrictor has not yet found its owner. [...]
Crocodile In Indonesia With Tire Stuck Around Its Neck Spurs Contest To Remove It
It is not known how long the tire has been stuck around this Siamese crocodile's neck. [...]
Chester Zoo Hatches Three Bearded Pygmy Chameleons
The zoo is hoping to establish a robust breeding program for the species. [...]
Green Sea Turtle Rescued Off Argentina Pooped Out Plastic During Rehab
The turtle, which is doing better, expelled more than 13 grams of plastic from its digestive system. [...]
2020 Florida Python Bowl Nets 80 Invasive Snakes
The longest python was 12-foot, 7.3-inch, the heaviest python was 62-pounds, and the most pythons captured by an individual was 8. [...]
Aussie Researchers Receive $400,000 Grant To Help Save Pygmy Blue-Tongued lizard
Pygmy blue-tongued lizards spend nearly all of their lives underground, in burrows constructed by trapdoor spiders. [...]
Were Snakes The Source Of The New Coronavirus Sickening And Killing Chinese?
Researchers say that snakes were the likely cause of transmission to human, but others dispute that notion. [...]
Eastern Fence Lizard Saved From Glue Trap
A little mineral oil and a bit of elbow grease helped safely remove this eastern fence lizard from a glue trap. [...]
Eastern Indigo Snakes Breeding On Their Own In Alabama
Researchers with Auburn University captured a young, 27-inch eastern indigo snake believed to be the offspring of captive bred specimens. [...]
Center for Biological Diversity Sues Trump Administration For Failing To Protect Two Map Turtle Species
The Pearl River map turtle and the Pascagoula map turtle are only known to inhabit two river systems in Mississippi and Louisiana. [...]
The State Of Texas Wants To Know When You See A Texas Horned Lizard
The Texas horned lizard is in decline in much of the state of Texas. It is illegal to possess this species. [...]
Bearded Dragon Saved From House Fire In Florida
The reptile was given oxygen by several respondents. [...]
New Tibertan Frog Species, Liurana vallecula, Discovered And Described
Liurana vallecula, has a snout-to-vent length of 20.4 mm, a reddish brown body coloration with dark brown streaks and a marbled pattern on the top of [...]
Diego, The Galapagos Tortoise Who Fathered More Than 800 Sent Home
Diego was returned back to the wild on Española Island. [...]
South Carolina Bill Calls For Protections of Reptiles And Amphibians From Commercial Trade
Reptiles and amphibians would be better protected under a proposed law in South Carolina. [...]
Indian Cobra Swallows And Then Regurgitates Plastic Bottle
Hopefully the snake makes a full recovery after the ordeal, and people learn to manage their trash effectively. [...]
