Category: More Reptile Reading

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Two Non-Native Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtles Spotted South of Boston

Two Non-Native Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtles Spotted South of Boston

The species is nearly extinct in the wild, but is mass farmed for the food industry in China. [...]
Indian Farmer Survives Bite On His Penis From Levantine Viper

Indian Farmer Survives Bite On His Penis From Levantine Viper

Also known as the blunt-nosed viper, the Levantine viper can grow to more than six feet in length. [...]
Antivenin For Black Mamba, Other African Venomous Snakes Set To Run Out In 2016

Antivenin For Black Mamba, Other African Venomous Snakes Set To Run Out In 2016

The antivenin Fav-Afrique is proven to counteract snakebites from the venomous snakes in sub-Saharan Africa [...]
Ball Python Captured In Hawaii Garage

Ball Python Captured In Hawaii Garage

There are no native snakes in Hawaii and it is illegal to keep them as pets. [...]
Ornate Uromastyx Care and Breeding Tips

Ornate Uromastyx Care and Breeding Tips

There are approximately 19 to 22 species of Uromastyx belonging to the Old World lizard family Agamidae [...]
6 Facts About The King Cobra

6 Facts About The King Cobra

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. [...]
Python Gets Honorable Mention in They Ate What? Vet Radiograph Contest

Python Gets Honorable Mention in They Ate What? Vet Radiograph Contest

Veterinary Practice News  hosts an X-Ray contest every year whereby veterinarians send in their most “eye popping” radiographs f [...]

Do You Want To Name An Injured Sea Turtle?

Do you want to help name a sea turtle that has been recuperating from its injuries at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center? A Kemp’s Ridley sea tu [...]

Two Critically Endangered Louisiana Pine Snakes Hatched At Florida Zoo

Louisiana pine snakes have very small clutches, usually around three to five eggs per clutch. [...]
Tennessee Aquarium Hatches 5 Endangered Beal’s-eyed Turtles

Tennessee Aquarium Hatches 5 Endangered Beal’s-eyed Turtles

Beal’s-eyed turtles in the wild have declined rapidly in the last 15 years. [...]

Uromastyx Lizard That Roamed The Earth 80 Million Years Ago Discovered in Brazil

Gueragama sulamericana lived in arid to desert environment during Late Cretaceous period [...]
Another California Man Who Tried to Take Selfie With Rattlesnake Gets Bit

Another California Man Who Tried to Take Selfie With Rattlesnake Gets Bit

Alex Gomezes' mother shared his story so others would helpfully learn what she thought her son already knew. [...]
New Robber Frog Discovered In Bolivia’s Madidi National Park

New Robber Frog Discovered In Bolivia’s Madidi National Park

18 month expedition that began in June has yielded two more potential new herp species [...]
Differences Between Reptiles And Amphibians

Differences Between Reptiles And Amphibians

The differences and similarities between reptiles and amphibians are challenging to identify. [...]
Is A Snake A Service Animal?

Is A Snake A Service Animal?

Man in Missouri claimed a snake around his neck was his service animal. [...]

Snake Cafe Opens In Tokyo And Its Not What You Think

Cafe’s where you can essentially view and rent cats while you sip your coffee have been around for years, but have you heard of a snake cafe? That’s r [...]

Two-headed Chinese Cobra Born At Snake Farm In China

A two-headed snake described as a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) was said to have been born at a snake farm in southern China. The snake was brought to the [...]
Judge to Hear if “Snake Infested” House Lawsuit Can Continue

Judge to Hear if “Snake Infested” House Lawsuit Can Continue

Maryland couple is suing for $2 million over a $410,000 house purchase. [...]
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