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Zoo Atlanta’s Komodo Dragon, Slasher Dies At 20
Reptile was euthanized due to age-related complications. [...]
Komodo Dragon Attacks Park Employees At Komodo National Park
Employees both bitten in leg by Varanus komodoensis. [...]
Snakebite Treatment In A Nasal Spray? It Could Happen
UC San Francisco medical doctor researching portable neostigmine nasal spray for snakebites. [...]
New Gecko Species From Vietnam Discovered
Cyrtodactylus kingsadai is the 25th species discovered in the Southeast Asian nation since 1997. [...]
The Ultimate Ambassador For Reptile Conservation
Meet Baru, the giant saltwater crocodile now on view at the Toledo Zoo. [...]
USARK Working Hard In D.C.
President Phil Goss meets with House and Senate congressional members to express opposition to USFWS efforts on Lacey Act [...]
Kennedy Brothers Rescue Leatherback Sea Turtle, Get Investigated By NOAA
The leatherback sea turtle rescue was in violation of the Endangered Species Act. [...]
Utah Gets Federal Aid To Protect Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii also gets 1,245 acres for habitat. [...]
Mexican Scientists Discover 23-Million-Year-Old Lizard Preserved In Amber
The lizard is believed to be from the genus Anolis and is a complete animal. [...]
FWS Seeks NEPA Exclusion
The Obama Administration has repeatedly made a bias of compliance with the environmental impact review requirements when it serves their purposes ( [...]
Car Dealer Mechanic Removes Pet Boa Constrictor From Mini Cooper
A South Florida woman left her snake in the car, which which required a trip to the dealership. [...]
Connecticut’s DEEP to Hold "Year of the Snake" Education Campaign
DEEP and Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation will hold interactive program July 24 at Stratton Brook State Park. [...]
4th Of July Turtle Race To Go On In Bel Air, Maryland
The city's Independence Day organizers will reassess if a turtle race will be held in 2014. [...]
Two-headed Texas River Cooter Born At San Antonio Zoo
Pseudemys texana, named Thelma and Louise have two heads on one body. [...]
Snake Expert William Lamar Pleads Guilty To Smuggling 7 Snakes Into The U.S.
Co-author of The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America caught with five Peruvian pit vipers and two Colubrid snakes. [...]
Stolen Bearded Dragon (and Car) Returned To Fashion Model
Bearded dragon was stolen/recovered along with model's Lexus in San Diego. [...]
Can’t Tell An Invasive Cane Toad From A Native Australian Frog? There’s An App For That
Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation and the University of Western Australia develop iPhone app that enables you to tell the differe [...]
Students At Maryland’s Great Mills High School Build Salamander Fence
Fence will deter ATVs and other vehicles from traversing a pond that destroyed thousands of spotted salamander eggs in March. [...]
USFWS Proposal To Protect 740 Miles Of Coastline For Loggerhead Sea Turtle Meets Resistance
Some say proposal to protect Caretta caretta goes too far while others say it does not go far enough. [...]
After Six Years, San Francisco Woman Gets Her Bearded Dragon Back From Taxidermist
Woman is hopeful her bearded dragon will be mounted soon. [...]
How Did The Turtle Get Its Shell?
New study points to Eunotosaurus africanus as first reptile to have anatomy to support a shell. [...]
Cottonwood Hts. Council Grants Permits For Resident's Boa Constrictor Collection
Residents demanded that the council revoke any exotic animal permits granted to Thomas Cobb. [...]
The Brighter The Frilled Lizard’s Frill, The More Likely It Wins A Battle
Chlamydosaurus kingii color details fighting capability of frilled lizards. [...]
Man Finds Antique Gold Pendant During Florida Python Hunt
Mark Rubinstein finds gold pendant at site of Eastern Airlines and ValueJet plane crashes in Florida Everglades. [...]
