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Coon Rapids Snake Breeder Appeal Rejected By Minnesota Supreme Court
Coon Rapids snake breeder's appeal not heard by Minnesoty Supreme Court. [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Now Present In South Carolina
SFD is now present in 10 states in the eastern and midwestern United States [...]
Python Kills Security Guard At Indonesian Resort
Guard was attempting to remove the snake when he was killed. [...]
USARK Sues Over Large Snake Ban
Challenging what it considers government overreach, the United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) sued the U.S. Department of Interior on D [...]
Canada Designates 75 Acres As Protected Habitat For The Blanding's Turtle
The Blanding's turtle enjoys more protections in Canada. [...]
Three Lizards Species Discovered in Peru
Three lizard species of the genus Liolaemus discovered in Peru. [...]
USARK Challenges Listing Of Four Constrictor Snakes as Injurious
USARK files suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior [...]
Passengers On Qantas Air Flight Screen Own Version Of Snakes On A Plane
Scrub python spotted trying to survive on wing of plane bound for Papua New Guinea. [...]
UV Lamp Measurement For Reptiles
Bonus content from the April 2011 REPTILES magazine article "Rethinking Reptile Lighting" by Shane Bagnall. [...]
Australia's Armoured Mist Frog Range Expanded
Scientists move 40 Litoria lorica to new location four kilometers from only known area in which the frogs can be found. [...]
Remembering Kevin Wright, DVM (1963-2013)
Wright wrote more than 300 articles on exotic animal care and husbandry during a 25 year span as a veterinarian. [...]
Motorist Runs Over 5ft. Boa Constrictor On Oahu's Pali Highway In Hawaii
There are no native land snakes in Hawaii and keeping them is illegal. [...]
New CITES Herp Listings Effective June 12, 2013
What do the new listings mean to herp owners? [...]
U.S. Bans Importation And Transportation Of Burmese Pythons, Three Other Snakes
Northern and southern African rock pythons, and the yellow anaconda to be banned, others considered. [...]
Mandarin Rat Snake Grounds Qantas 747 In Sydney Australia
Elaphe mandarina was found after the jet landed from a Singapore flight. [...]
New York Animal Control Officer Charged With Running Snake Breeding Business Out Of His Home
Man also cited for keeping two Burmese pythons, which are illegal to keep in Shirley, NY. [...]
San Diego Zoo Institute Hatches Jamaican Iguana
Cyclura collei is the first successful hatching of the species at the institute. [...]
San Francisco Bay Area Residents Beware Of Snake Scam Burglar
Several Bay area homes burglarized by snakes of the human kind. [...]
250 Groups Urge EPA To Ban Atrazine Pesticide
Pesticide is found in 75 percent of stream water and 40 percent of all groundwater tested in a study. [...]
Illegal Red Eared Slider Turtle Sales Continues In L.A.’s Chinatown And Fashion Districts
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife lacks resources to enforce turtle ban law. [...]
Las Vegas Area Desert Tortoise Conservation Center To Close
Petition launched on MoveOn.org to stop a federal plan to euthanize remaining tortoises. [...]
Ranavirus Cause Of Death Of 19 Wild Turtles In Illinois
Scientists unsure how virus infected the turtles. [...]
California Reptile, Fish Fans Urged To Back Swap Meet Bill
PIJAC asking Californians to support Assembly Bill 339 [...]
Python Suspected In Deaths Of Two Boys
Snake was housed in enclosure where children were visiting friends. [...]
