Category: Snake Information & News
Texas Library Retires Rocksssanne The Ball Python Host After 25 Years
The library wanted a pet that would be conducive to the library but without things such as pet dander and other allergens. Rocksssanne fit the bill. [...]
Three New Oman Cliff Racer Species Described
The cliff racers had been studied in the late 1800s and into the mid-1900s, but have not been studied as of late and have not benefited from state of [...]
Thief Steals Ball Python From Pet Store Comes Back And Gets Arrested
The stolen python was found at the alleged thief’s house and returned unharmed to Exotic ARC. [...]
Research Shows Ecological Factors That Shaped How Snake And Lizard Jaws Evolved
The researchers found that the lower jaw of snakes and lizards are a major element in their ecological experimentation and adaptation that work togeth [...]
USARK ALERT Ashley, OH Ban On All Exotic Animals
This would ban almost all animal species, including fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not native to Ohio [...]
Video: King Cobra Devours Smaller King Cobra In Singapore
The king cobra is known as a snake eater, hence the scientific name Ophiophagus (Greek for snake eating) and feeds almost exclusively on other snakes. [...]
Florida Woman Records Alligator With Massive Burmese Python In Its Mouth
The alligator, who is known as Godzilla, was recorded Thanksgiving morning with the massive python that was significantly larger than him. [...]
Gopher Snake Found In Christmas Tree Shipment In Hawaii
Keeping snakes is illegal in the state and possession or transporting illegal animals is a class C felony in the state. [...]
USARK ALERT: Florence, SC Proposes Ban On Many Species With No Grandfather Clause
This proposal results from a venomous snake bite from a free-handler (someone who freely handles venomous snakes without proper tools and equipment.) [...]
6 Eyelash Pit Vipers Born at Dallas Zoo
The zoo has had 13 successful eyelash pit viper births since 1980, with the last being in 2014. [...]
Ball Python Found In North Carolina Chili’s Parking Lot Returned To Owner
The Shallotte Police Department got a call about a large snake near the Chili’s parking lot in Shallotte on November 5, and a Sgt. Baker recovered th [...]
USARK-Burlington, VT Considers Exotic Animal Ban
This ban includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not specifically exempted from the definition of “exotic an [...]
South African YouTube Star Dingo Dinkelman Passes From Venomous Green Mamba Bite
Dinkelman went into anaphylactic shock as he is allergic to snake venom. [...]
Video: Researchers In Florida Record Burmese Python Trying to Eat 77 lb Deer
Researchers Bruce C. Jayne, Ian C. Easterling and Ian A. Bartoszek published a study in the journal reptiles & Amphibians that measured the gape of th [...]
New Colubrid Snake Species Named After Leonardo DiCaprio
Anguiculus dicaprioi was collected from mud roads. They were observed basking and stayed motionless until they were captured. [...]
Snake Swallows Egg In Viral Video
The snake crawls on the human hand, the egg cradled in the palm, and then the snake just opens its mouth and swallows the egg whole [...]
New King Cobra Species Discovered In India
The researchers have restricted Ophiophagus hannah s. str. to populations of the snake located in eastern Pakistan, northern and eastern India, centra [...]
New Species Name For Malayan Banded Wolf Snake
The newly named species, Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov can be found throughout southern China as well as into Cambodia, eastern Myanmar (formerly Burma [...]
Snake Yoga? Only In California
LXRYOGA is offering what it calls snake yoga, and is targeting its practice to those who are afraid of snakes. [...]
ALERT: Bill to Add Herps and Fish to the Animal Welfare Act
This will add reptiles, amphibians, fish, and cephalopods “as animals” under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), meaning the USDA must develop new regulatio [...]
Inland Taipan Snake Information (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
It is considered to the world’s most toxic snake based on the median lethal dose value (MLDV) in mice. [...]
Man Who Free Handles Venomous Snakes Fighting For Life After Inland Taipan Bite
Jeff Leibowitz is known for making social media videos of himself handling venomous snakes without any protection for himself. [...]
Location to Take Ball Python’s Pulse Found
Ball pythons have a median heart rate and median pulse rate of 60 beats per minute. [...]
Seized NY Burmese Python Finds Home At Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo
The man was cited for possession of wildlife as a pet and possessing dangerous wildlife without a permit. [...]
