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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. [...]
Tiger Salamander Crossing Tunnels In Northern California Are Working
Tunnels constructed in 2011 help some 100 plus endangered Ambystoma californiense get to their breeding pond. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
