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Veterinarians In Brazil Remove Calcified Egg From 16-foot Reticulated Python
A pregnant reticulated python (Python reticulatus) that had trouble laying her eggs naturally got an assist from a team of veterinarians in Brazil. Zo [...]
Painted Turtle’s Shell Reattached With Epoxy And Zip Ties
A painted turtle (Chrysemys picta ssp. and C. dorsalis) that was hit by a car gets a second lease on life as the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center a [...]
Human Spray Paints Rattlesnake Pink In Utah
Someone in Salt Lake City spray-painted a rattlesnake with pink paint near a construction site, in a clear sign of animal cruelty. The snake, which is [...]
7 Pythons Stolen From Akron Ohio Reptile Rescue
The owner of a reptile rescue in Ohio is looking for seven pythons that were stolen from its facility last weekend. Robin Everley, owner of [...]
Dumpy Frog Tries To Eat Carpet Python In Australia
It is usually snakes that eat frogs, but in Australia, the frogs are more aggro than ever. Australian Mark Drescher captured this video of an Australi [...]
Los Angeles Zoo Successfully Hatches Gray’s Monitor Lizard
The Los Angeles Zoo has successfully hatched three gray’s monitor lizards (Varanus olivaceus), a feat that has not been accomplished by the zoo [...]
3D Image Shows Frog Within An Argentine Horned Frog
Most of us know that the Argentine horned frog (Ceratophrys ornata), aka the Pac-Man Frog has a fairly wide mouth and eats most anything that it can f [...]
Tortoise In England Outfitted With Hot Wheels To Aid Walking
A tortoise in Withywood, Bristol, England that had to have one of his hind legs surgically removed because of an accident is back in the saddle as the [...]
Florida Plumber Pulls Green Iguana Out Of Clogged Toilet
A plumber was called out to a house in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. house to unclog a toilet and was shocked when she pulled out a dead green iguana (Iguana [...]
What To Do If A Rattlesnake Bites You
A California mother tried to suck the venom out of her son’s leg after he got bit by a juvenile rattlesnake over the weekend of June 6-7 2015 be [...]
Hawk With Snake In Its Talons Causes Brush Fire In San Diego, Calif.
This probably never happened before but it is really interesting. A fire in San Diego, Calif. was caused by a hawk who struck a power line, was electr [...]
Coastguardsmen Untangle Two Sea Turtles Caught In Fishing Line Off Central America
Coastguardsmen on the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton out of Alameda, Calif. were on patrol looking for drug runners when they happened upon a pair of sea [...]
Scientists Try To Impregnate Last Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Known To Exist
Scientists say that the Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is just a few deaths away from extinction if the only known female in the wo [...]
New Reptile Species Identified In The United Kingdom
A new species of reptile that lived more than 205 million years ago was recently described by an undergraduate student with the University of Bristol [...]
Maryland Couple Sues over “Snake Infested” House
A Maryland couple is suing the former owner and the real estate agent of a home they bought for failing to disclose that there were snakes living in t [...]
7 New Miniature Poison Frogs Discovered In Brazil’s Cloud Forests
The mountainous forests of Brazil have kicked out seven new frog species that are so small they can foot on the tip of your thumb. The frogs are no lo [...]
Virginia Beach Police Looking For 3 Teens In Snake Theft Case
If you live in Virginia Beach, VA or the surrounding area, and you know the teenagers in the photo, the police are looking for them.
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Man Gets Bit By Apparent Venomous Snake, Refuses To Get Treatment And Dies
Not sure what was going through the mind of Gilbert De Leon after he got bit twice by a snake May 22 while wading in the James River in Missouri, but [...]
VIdeo: Man Steps On And Gets Bitten By Snake
You know the old saying, look before you step? Well a roller rink DJ in Oklahoma apparently didn’t heed that advice as he was walking and textin [...]
Frogs Of Australia App For iOS Now Available
Scientists with James Cook University in Australian have developed an app for Apple’s IOS that quickly identifies a frog species based on its ca [...]
The Panther Chameleon Is Actually 11 Distinct Species
DNA analysis determined that the color difference between the lizards efficiently predicted their genetic lineage, which confirmed that the geographic [...]
Snakes Probably Evolved On Land, New Research Suggests
Snakes evolved in water and then came onto land right? Well that has been the notion for years. A new study, however, questions that notion and says t [...]
Growth Rate Data Of Snakes Fed Once And Twice A Week
Two years ago I was assigned a 35 minute science enrichment class where I was given the freedom to instruct however I see fit. Last year I used [...]
