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New Species Of Skin Feeding Caecilian Discovered And Described
Amphibian looks like an earthworm and its young feeds on the mother's skin. [...]
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Snake Robot That Wraps Around Objects
U.S. Army Research Lab funds the use of accelerometers to enable snake robot to wrap around an object on contact. [...]
Texas Woman Douses Snake With Gas And Sets It On Fire, Burns Her House Down
Burning snake crawls under brush pile which ignites and spreads to her home. [...]
Puma Releases SNAKE COM.A Sneakers To Celebrate Year Of The Snake
Shoes include a snakeskin-like print on the stripe and snake character on insole. [...]
Gucci Fashion Execs Attend CITES Conference To Drum Up Support For Python Skin Tracking
Gucci is working on a system to track python skins from "marsh to market." [...]
Three American Turtles Added To CITES List Of Protected Species
Trade of Blanding's turtles, spotted turtles and diamondback terrapins are now restricted. [...]
Rocker Alice Cooper To Help Out Swiss Reptile Zoo
Vivarium de Lausanne needs 250,000 Francs by the end of March to stay open. [...]
Madagascar Big-Eyed Snake And Chameleon Encounter Turns Deadly
Video captured of Mimophis mahfalensis eating a chameleon in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. [...]
Lolong, The Largest Saltwater Crocodile In Captivity Dies
The 20-foot 2,370 pound Crocodylus porosus died in its enclosure in the southern Philippines. [...]
Loggerhead Sea Turtle In Japan Fitted With Artificial Limbs
Turtle fitted with new limbs at Japan's Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe. [...]
Check Your Local Zoos For Year Of The Snake Celebrations
Zoos across America will be celebrating Chinese New Year. [...]
Python Challenge Update: 27 Pythons Captured
Florida Senator Bill Nelson joins hunt for Burmese pythons. [...]
Phil Goss Hired As President Of USARK
Goss has been active in the reptile hobby for more than 15 years. [...]
Golden Girl Receives Boa Constrictor For Her 91st Birthday
Actress Betty White worked with Jacob the Boa in 2011. [...]
Turtles: Journey Of Survival At New Jersey's Adventure Aquarium Opens January 14
Exhibit will feature more than 20 different turtle species. [...]
Florida Fish And Wildlife Announces 2013 Python Challenge
Challenge aims to educate public about the impact the Burmese python has on the Everglades. [...]
Louisiana Proposes Endangered Status For Mississippi Gopher Frog
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission also proposes permit system for taking or killing Eastern Diamondback rattler and two species of pine snake. [...]
5 Chinese Yellow-Headed Box Turtles Hatch At The WCS’s Bronx Zoo
The hatching of Cuora aurocapitata marks the first time these turtles have hatched in a captive breeding program [...]
Researchers Name Extinct Lizard After President Obama
Obamadon gracilis disappeared after an asteroid struck the earth 65 million years ago. [...]
Coon Rapids Snake Breeder Case Heads To Minnesota Court Of Appeals
Snake breeder takes case to higher court in attempt to save his business. [...]
Smuggled Cobra On Plane Bites Handler, Forces Emergency Landing
Jordanian apparently hid snake in carry-on bag during EgyptAir flight to Kuwait. [...]
U.S. Military Doctors Rely On Iranian Snake Antivenin When Soldiers Are Bit In Afghanistan
Iran's Razi antivenin is the preferred therapy when soldiers are bitten by venomous Afghan snakes [...]
Sea Turtle Bycatch Reduced Over Last 20 Years, Report Says
While sea turtle deaths have been reduced, researchers say more needs to be done [...]
Wind Generator Towers Approved On Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard Habitat In Arizona
Wind-based electricity company wants to locate cooling towers on habitat where Phrynosoma mcallii live. [...]
