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New Snake Species Named The Subhendu Wolf Snake Discovered in India
A new species of snake that was discovered last year in India’s Berhampur City has been described in the Russian Journal of Herpetology, and thi [...]
Texas Firefighter Rescues Pet Frog From Burned House
Firefighters are often called to rescue cats in trees, but in this case, the firefighters responding to a Sept. 23 house fire in Westworth Village, Te [...]
Boy On Team Venom Soccer Team Gets Bit By Copperhead
A 10-year-old boy playing an away game in Kansas City, MO was bit by a copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) after he tripped and fell on some gra [...]
USFWS Forced to Make Decision on Kirtland Snake Endangered Species Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has until September 17, 2017 to determine whether the Kirtland’s snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), should be protected [...]
Tucson, AZ To Rebuild Snake Sculpture Destroyed By Vandals
If there is a good reason to start a GoFundMe project, this one is as good a project as any.
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TCU Unveils New Horned Frog Statue
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Keep Your Furry Children’s Toys Away From Your Monitor Lizards
If you keep a savannah monitor, keep small furry toys of the Happy Meal variety away from them as a woman in England found out, her two-year-old savan [...]
Video: 51 Captive-Bred Mountain Chicken Frogs Released On Montserrat Island
From just two female frogs, the herpetologists were able to raise 76 frogs, 51 of which were released back onto Montserrat this week. [...]
Chester Zoo Releases Captive Bred Sand Lizards Into the Wild
For several years, reptile keepers at the Chester Zoo have been releasing juvenile sand lizards in an effort to bolster their populations in the wild. [...]
8-Year-Old Chinese Boy Caught Smuggling His Pet Turtle At Airport
When you read about smuggling in China, it is usually on a grand scale involving endangered species. In this case, it was a mere love of a pet that ca [...]
Animals Eat The Strangest Things: Vet X-Ray Contest Winner Is A Pet Frog
Veterinarypracticenews.com ran an X-Ray Contest for veterinarians to see what crazy items animals mistook for food and the winner was a frog. Guess wh [...]
Captured: Albino Monocled Cobra On Loose In Southern California
UPDATE: the monocled cobra has been captured by Los Angeles County animal control officers. The officers used snake tongs to grab the snake that had b [...]
Four New Species Of See-Through Glass Frogs Discovered In Peru
They are so cool that you will marvel at the pictures of these new species of frogs discovered by herpetologists in the Peruvian Andes. These little g [...]
USARK Reptile Super Show Pomona Recap
The Reptile Super show in Pomona was another great herp event thanks to show promoter Ramy Guirguis and all the great vendors. Successful, well-r [...]
Nicki Minaj Backup Dancer Bit By Boa During "Anaconda" Performance
Headline says it all. Weird as it is. A backup dancer performing with a six-foot-long boa constrictor was bit by the snake during Nicki Minaj's &q [...]
How Do Lizards Regrow Their Tails? Researchers Have Found The Answer
Did you ever wonder how some lizards can regenerate their tails after they drop them? Well, so have scientists at Arizona State University who have fo [...]
Turtles Can Talk To Each Other
Turtle can talk to each other, and not just the teenage mutant ninja kind, as scientists in Brazil have successfully recorded giant South American riv [...]
Flock Of Flying Lizard Skeletons Found In Brazil
Flying lizards are so cool that there was a punk rock band in the 1970s that was named the Flying Lizards. However, there aren’t any lizard [...]
Black Rat Snake Resting After Vet Removes Ceramic Egg From Its Belly
A black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) that ate a ceramic egg in a chicken coop August 11 had the fake egg successfully removed on Tuesday, accord [...]
Twinkie The World’s Largest Albino Reticulated Python Dies
Twinkie, the world’s largest albino reticulated python (Python reticulatus) has died. She was a fixture at the Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley, CA. All [...]
Celebrate World Lizard Day!
For those of you are lizard fans, today is World Lizard Day! What does that mean? It means you get to celebrate lizard day all day, around the world. [...]
Tree Thinning At Lake Tahoe On Hold Due To Potential Negative Effects To Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
A tree thinning project to decrease the change of catastrophic wildfires at Lake Tahoe has been postponed due to concerns that the project could have [...]
Oregon Grandma Performs CPR On Bearded Dragon And Saves Grandson’s Pet
Kudos to Sherrie Dolezal of Salem, Ore. for saving her grandson's beloved bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) via CPR, yes CPR. According to the Statesm [...]
What Is Up With New Jersey And “Large” Snakes On The Loose?
What is up with New Jersey and "large" snakes these past few weeks? First it was the as yet unfound and seemingly non-existent green anacond [...]
Mass Die Off Of Wood Frog Tadpoles Concerns Scientist
A mass die off of wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) in a half-acre pond in Brunswick, Maine has caused concern for the scientist who owns the pond. E [...]
