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Have You Ever Heard of the Snake Rodeo in Louisiana Where You Can Shoot Snakes On a Lake?

Have You Ever Heard of the Snake Rodeo in Louisiana Where You Can Shoot Snakes On a Lake?

The event is sponsored by the The East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office with apparent blessings from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries [...]
Couple Gets Six Months for Smuggling Sea Turtle Eggs into California

Couple Gets Six Months for Smuggling Sea Turtle Eggs into California

Olga Jumenes was no stranger to law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney's office said. [...]
Man Tries To Steal Ball Python From Florida Pet Store And Gets Caught

Man Tries To Steal Ball Python From Florida Pet Store And Gets Caught

Animal House Pet Center employees were ready when this guy tried to steal from the store. [...]
Lizards Sleep Like Humans, Study Says

Lizards Sleep Like Humans, Study Says

Sleep patterns suggest common ancestor between reptiles, birds and mammals. [...]
Ball Python Found Dead in English Lake

Ball Python Found Dead in English Lake

If you purchase a reptile or any other animal and decide that you no longer want to can’t care for it, don’t release it where you live. Chances are it [...]

Ball Python Found in Beaumont, Tex. Woman’s Oven

Snake was safely removed by the city’s animal services. [...]

New Fat-Tailed Gecko Species Discovered in Australia

A scientist with the Queensland Museum in Australia has discovered a new species of fat-tailed gecko that ins unique in that it has a round snout and [...]
More Than 100 Seized Endangered Tortoises Returned to Madagascar

More Than 100 Seized Endangered Tortoises Returned to Madagascar

139 radiated tortoises and seven angonoka tortoises were smuggled from Madagascar and discovered in India. [...]

Indonesian Pop Star Irma Bule Dies After King Cobra Used as Stage Prop Bites Her

The king cobra's handler apparently had antivenin on hand but she refused treatment. [...]
USARK Constrictor Rule Update: April 4, 2016

USARK Constrictor Rule Update: April 4, 2016

Being the party that appealed USARK’s preliminary injunction, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) carries the burden [...]
Indian Dancing Frog Tadpoles Finally Observed

Indian Dancing Frog Tadpoles Finally Observed

The Indian dancing frog (Micrixalus herrei), a frog that waves its legs when courting mates as well as in defense of its territory has been known to s [...]
New Viper Species Discovered in Ethiopia

New Viper Species Discovered in Ethiopia

University of Utah students snapped a picture of the new species in 2013. [...]

Researchers Determine Skin Color Of 10 Million-Year-Old Snake

With the help of a scanning electron microscope and the color palette of modern day colubrid snakes, researchers have devised a color pattern. [...]
USFWS Releases Draft Recovery Plan for Tiger Salamander

USFWS Releases Draft Recovery Plan for Tiger Salamander

The recovery plan for the California tiger salamander was 10 years in the making. [...]

Man Releases 13-foot Python inside Japanese Restaurant in California

A customer at a sushi restaurant in Studio City, Calif. was arrested after he apparently threw his 13-foot python at guests of the restaurant after an [...]
Wood Turtles Need Endangered Species Protections, Lawsuit Says

Wood Turtles Need Endangered Species Protections, Lawsuit Says

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming the service has not decided whether to list t [...]

Chinese Man Feeds Puppy to His Python And Gets Some Serious Flack

Chinese social media reacts with impunity at this man for feeding a puppy to his snake. [...]
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