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Conservation Efforts Brings Eastern Indigo Snake Back to Georgia
The Eastern indigo snake has been listed as a threatened species in the state since 1978. [...]
USARK's Q & A For Lacey Act Constrictor Rule Challenge
USARK Lacey Act Update to December 2013 complaint. [...]
Officials Request Removal of Two Snakes from List of Threatened Species
County officials in Kansas say the snake mitigation efforts are too costly. [...]
18-Foot Burmese Python Captured Near Florida’s Everglades National Park
Water district workers in South Florida capture and kill a 17-foot, 8 inch Burmese python. [...]
You Can Now Keep 25 Snakes In Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Vague ordinance led council to rewrite the code. [...]
Kingdom Of Qatar Commissions Lizard Study
Lizards of the family Gekkonidae dominate the Qatari landscape. [...]
Utah Offering 40 Desert Tortoises For Adoption
The tortoises were previously kept as pets and cannot be returned to the wild. [...]
Devil Frog Had Spiked Armor Possibly To Keep Dinosaurs At Bay
Beelzebufo may have been a voracious little dinosaur eater, or not. [...]
USARK Wisconsin Assembly Bill 703 Action Alert
First public hearing is February 4, 2014 [...]
How Flying Snakes Fly
The paradise flying snake's body is flattened as it glides through the air. [...]
IBD Blood Test Developed For Pythons And Boas
IBD Blood Test Developed for Pythons and Boas [...]
California Python Breeder Arrested After 100s of Dead Pythons Found in Home
More than 300 pythons found in California man's home. [...]
18 Lawmakers Urge USFWS to Ban Boas, Retics, and Anacondas
Lawmakers want five more constricting snakes added to ban. [...]
U.S. And China Release Sea Turtles Into Disputed South China Sea
Three rehabilitated sea turtles were released by Sea Turtles 911. [...]
New York Proposes Recovery Plan For Northern Cricket Frog
There are just three populations of the northern cricket frog in New York. [...]
Bats Hunt Frogs By Sensing Water Ripples
When túngara frogs call out to find a mate, bats sense it. [...]
Blanding's Turtle Conservation Work Honored in Illinois
The Blanding's turtle is on the CITES list of protected species. [...]
Utah Snake Collector Leaves City Before City Council Votes on Exotic Pet Permit
Thomas Cobb, who last year was fighting for the right to keep his collection of more than 25 boa constrictors, has left Cottonwood Heights, Utah [...]
Protections Sought For Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard and 6 Other Herps
Center for Biological Diversity is suing USFWS to get protections for these southwestern U.S. herps. [...]
Adventure Aquarium To Host "Frogs: Nature's Messengers" Exhibit
The Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ opens a frog exhibit featuring more than 20 frog species. [...]
Scientists Turn To GPS To Map Out Hotspots For Leatherback Turtles In The Pacific
It is hoped that GPS data will be used by fisheries to avoid leatherback turtle bycatch. [...]
Biologists To Reintroduce California Red-legged Frog To SoCal Mountains
California red-legged frogs haven't been seen in Santa Monica Mountains in more than 40 years. [...]
Island Born Lizards Are Less Prone To Fleeing Than Those Found On Mainlands
Study confirms Darwin's notion that island prey animals are tamer than mainland counterparts. [...]
Michigan Woman Finds Boa Constrictor In Her Couch
Boa constrictor lives two months in woman's couch. [...]
