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New Species Of Ecuadorean Vine Snake Described
Imantodes chocoensis hails from the Chocoan forests of northwestern Ecuador. [...]
University Of Florida And USDA Wildlife Services Study Contradicts USGS Python Climate Projections
Growing Evidence Suggest Struggling Florida Pythons Won't Expand North [...]
Who's Who In REPTILES: John Clare
John Clare brings a lifetime of amphibian observation and conservation. [...]
Peanut, Missouri's Figure Eight Red-Eared Slider Celebrates 29th Birthday
The turtle is the state's No More Trash Mascot. [...]
Petco And Concordia Turtle Farm Launches Turtle Relinquishment Program
In effort to reduce number of Salmonella infections, Petco will accept any aquatic turtle from those who wish to give them up. [...]
More Than 2300 Attend Reptile And Amphibian Appreciation Day At L.A.’s Natural History Museum
4th annual RAAD event showcased herpetology collections as well as reptile and amphibian organizations. [...]
Lizards Learn Faster Than Previously Thought
Study of Australian Eastern water skinks show quick spatial learning capabilities. [...]
Regenerated Lizard Tails Not As Functional As Originals
Study of Anolis carolinensis tail regeneration shows loss of original tail function. [...]
Cockroach Eating Contest To Win Snake Leads To Death For Florida Man
Man consumed 30 giant cockroaches, vomited and collapsed at a reptile store. [...]
Puerto Rico's Coquí Llanero Frog Listed As Endangered Species
The Puerto Rican lowland coquí is one of the smallest treefrogs in the world. [...]
HR 511 ‘Python Ban’ Released By House Judiciary
This bill, if passed as currently drafted, would add 9 constricting snakes to the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act. [...]
Reticulated Python From Kansas City, MO Is World’s Longest Snake
Guinness World Record snake named Medusa measures 25 feet, 2 inches and weighs 350 pounds [...]
Snakes Evolved From Blind Underground Dwelling Reptiles
Today's snakes have been traced to a group of blind snakes called scolecophidians. [...]
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs Breeding Again In California's San Gabriel Mountains
U.S.G.S. biologists discover 19 new adult Rana muscosa frogs among 71 frogs and hundreds of tadpoles in a Mojave River pool of water. [...]
Alabama Woman's Missing Python Found Alive And Well
Rogue was found in the woods near woman's home. [...]
Tortoise Taped To Helium Balloons Rescued In Oceanside, California
If culprit or culprits are found, animal abuse charges could be filed. [...]
Puerto Rico Offers Incentives For Iguana Hunters
Commonwealth is hoping that hunters will capture iguanas and export the meat to other countries. [...]
Researchers Identify Virus Attacking Captive Bred Boa Constrictors And Pythons
Arenaviruses seen as culprit affecting captive bred snakes. [...]
British Doctor Revives His Pet Hermann's Tortoise via Artificial Respiration
After six minutes of breathing into the tortoise's nose, the tortoise began breathing again on its own. [...]
MSU Professor's Reptile Book Published 8 Years After His Death
"The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan" published by Wayne State University Press. [...]
Three Land O’Lakes Subsidiaries Recall Feed For Turtles, Crocs, And Insectivores
Feed is reported to have elevated Vitamin D levels. [...]
Scientists Try To Inoculate Sierra Yellow-Legged Frog Tadpoles Against Chytrid
J.liv bacteria may help to protect amphibians from chytrid. [...]
Dino The Nile Monitor Still On The Loose In Woodland Park, Colorado
This marks the second escape of this particular Varanus niloticus [...]
Constricting Snake Ban In West Fargo, ND Stands
Resident Robert Butts III request to exempt constricting snakes from exotic animal ban denied. [...]
