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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. [...]
Study Says Reptile Venom Molecules Are Not Always Toxic
British study says reptile venom can evolve into harmless compounds that could lead to new drug discoveries. [...]
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. [...]
New Reptile Walk Opens At San Diego Zoo
More than 50 species on display at Reptile Walk, including two critically endangered female Chinese alligators. [...]
Captured Philippine Saltwater Crocodile Is Largest In Captivity
The massive Crocodylus porosus captured last year measures more than 20 feet long and weighs more than one ton. [...]
African Spur-Thighed Tortoise Walks Away From Chicago Area Barbeque
44 year-old Geochelone [Centrochelys] Sulcata usually comes back but hasn't yet. [...]
U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Supports First Major Conservation Assessment Of Asian Snakes
IUCN adds 348 species of snakes to its Red List. [...]
Proboscis Anole Rediscovered In Ecuador
Camouflage could be reason why Anolis proboscis hasn't been seen in the wild since the 1960s. [...]
USARK Legal Action Against FWS Constrictor Rule
USARK goal is to raise $250,000 between now and the end of the year. [...]
Texas Congressman Opposes Placing Four Salamanders On Endangered Species List
Fish and Wildlife Service says development could contribute to the demise of these species. [...]
The Serpentarium In Lodi And Elk Grove, California
Ninety percent of store's 3,000 square feet is dedicated to reptiles. [...]
