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You Think Vipers Are The Fastest Strikers? Think Again!
While snakes of the viperidae family are perceived as the fastest strikers, the rat snake is oftentimes a faster striker than the vipers. [...]
83 Desert Tortoises up for Adoption in Arizona
Desert tortoises cannot be released back into the wild once they are kept in captivity. [...]
Check Out This New Species of Shieldtail Snake Just Discovered in India
Khaire’s black shieldtail was discovered in India's southern Maharashtra, Goa, and northern Karnataka region. [...]
Reptile Fossil Discovered That Links Reptiles to Dinosaurs
Teyujagua paradoxa fills an evolutionary gap between archosauriforms and more primitive reptiles. [...]
New Frog Species Discovered in Laterite Rock Formations of India
Microhyla laterite was discovered in laterite rock formations on India's coast. [...]
Python Hitches Ride On Engine Of Car In Zimbabwe
The python was safely removed and released. [...]
Florida Owner of Escaped Cobra in Plea Deal, Sells All Venomous Snakes
As part of a plea deal, Lewis Mark Pellicer will not possess venomous snakes for one year. [...]
Researchers Detail Oldest and Most Diverse Lizard Paleofauna Encased in Amber
The researchers were able to find multiple lizard species from five clades. [...]
New Bush Frog Discovered in Western Ghats Region of India
The frog was discovered in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve. [...]
Texas Rattlesnake Festival Runs March 12-13
Rattlesnake festivals have traditionally been a gruesome affair for the stars of the show. The rattlesnakes gathered for these spectacles usually ende [...]
Woman Bitten By Iguana At Marriott Hotel In Virgin Islands Sues Hotel Chain
A woman who was staying at the Marriott Frenchman’s Cove in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, claims she was bitten on the leg by an iguana while loun [...]
Python Abandoned in Front of Home in Scotland
The Scottish SPCA is currently caring for the snake. [...]
Canadian Man Deported from U.S. For Selling Parrot-Lizard Fossil From China
The man admitted to undercover agents that the fossils were smuggled out of China. [...]
California Couple Plead Guilty To Sea Turtle Egg Poaching
More than 900 eggs were seized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in November 2014. [...]
Snake Thief Wanted By Colorado Police
A man stole a piebald python from a Petsmart in Glendale, Colorado [...]
Aussie Snake Breeder Hatches Two-Headed Coastal Carpet Python
The two-headed coastal carpet python share the same body but different necks. [...]
Former Major Leaguer Glenn Hubbard To Get His Own Boa Constrictor Loving Bobblehead
Hubbard, who played in the Majors in the 1980s took his all star photo with a boa constrictor on his shoulders [...]
Ball Python Dumped In Trash At Philadelphia Train Station
Don't throw out your snakes, adopt them out. [...]
As Zika Virus Spreads, Argentinians Turn To Frogs And Toads For Mosquito Abatement
Tadpoles of certain frog and toads have been observed feeding on mosquito larvae, but not necessarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito. [...]
Doodle4Google Contest Entry Features a Reptile Lover’s Art
Vote now so we can see reptiles on the Google home page! [...]
City Of Norman In Oklahoma Considers Python And Boa Ban
Estimates put 800 to 1,200 people in jeopardy of losing their pet snakes. [...]
Comedian Kevin Hart Freaks As Ice Cube Handles A Black-headed Python
“Look at that face look at that face? Why his face all black like that? Cube’s about to die!” [...]
Two Green Anacondas Found On Florida’s Space Coast
The snakes are presumed to be pets at one point [...]
Radiated Tortoise Stolen From Australia’s Perth Zoo
The radiated tortoise has been missing since February 1 [...]
