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Blizzard-Phased Corn Snake Captured in Australia
Exotic snakes are euthanized in Australia [...]
Persian Dwarf Snake Is Actually Six Distinct Species
The snakes were already described between 1872 and 1911. [...]
Florida Turtle Stuck In Plastic Bag Saved By Melbourne City Worker
Plastic bags and plastic pollution kills and maims hundreds of thousands of reptiles and other animals every year. [...]
Today Is National Baw Baw Frog Day In Australia
The Baw Baw frog is critically endangered and is currently known in just a single locality in Australia. [...]
Scientists Eliminate Chytrid Fungus In Five Mallorca Ponds
The controversial chemical Virkon was used to clear Mallorcan midwife toad ponds of the Chytrid fungus. [...]
Florida Man Cited For Monocled Cobra Escape
Owner apparently lied to FWC officers and doctored paperwork relating to the snake. [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Formally Identified
The fungus in snake fungal disease is Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola [...]
Natural History Of The Spotted Salamander
Although not as popular in the pet trade as its larger cousin, the tiger salamander (A. tigrinum), the spotted salamander is an equally impressive ani [...]
Man Wanted In Connection With Stealing Baby Hermann’s Tortoise In Canada
The Hermann’s tortoise is valued at around $520 and the store owner wants in back. [...]
Death Of Texas Man Ruled Suicide By Snakebite
The Texas man was a lifelong reptile lover who apparently had suicidal ideations. [...]
Dead Leatherback Turtle Found On New England Beach Died From Trio Of Human Hazards
Leatherback sea turtles primarily eat jellyfish and plastic tends to look like jellyfish in the ocean. [...]
Florida Cobra Owner May Get His License To Keep Venomous Reptiles Revoked
Airplane Repo star may loses his venomous reptiles after his king cobra escaped its enclosure. [...]
Vandals Kill Lizards And Turtle At Australian Wildlife Park
Two Australian water dragons and a freshwater turtle were killed by vandals. [...]
Japanese Giant Salamander To Headline New Honolulu Zoo Reptile And Amphibian Exhibit
Four Japanese giant salamanders from a sister zoo in Japan are now at the Honolulu Zoo. [...]
Exotic Pet Lizard Types
Here is just a sampling of the exotic lizards in the hobby. [...]
Amphibians Can See Infrared Light
The enzyme Cyp27c1 helps amphibians see above and below the water [...]
Two Amphibian Species That Lived 278 Million Years Ago Discovered in Brazil
Timonya annae was a small amphibian but it had fangs and gills [...]
Desert Horned Viper Observed In Turkey’s Küre Mountains National Park
A desert horned viper was spotted in the Küre Mountains National Park in Turkey. [...]
Interesting Facts About Reptiles
There are still new and interesting facts to uncover about reptiles. [...]
New Dakotaraptor Species Discovered In South Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation
Dakotaraptor steini was a massive 16 feet in length. [...]
The Death Diary Of Noted Herpetologist Dr. Karl Schmidt
Schmidt was killed by a boomslang snake bite in 1957 [...]
Bristol Zoo Is Now Home To 165 Seized Electric Blue Geckos
The electric blue gecko is dwindling in its native habitat. [...]
Python Abandoned In Fontana, Calif. Apartment Complex Dumpster
The 5-foot ball python was at first unresponsive but is now doing well. [...]
