Category: Snake Information & News
Fort Worth Zoo Releases 75 Louisiana Pine Snakes In Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest
This marks the largest number of snakes released in a single event since the captive breeding program began in 2010. [...]
Video Of Arizona Woman Removing Gopher Snake At Wedding Goes Viral
The video was recorded by Sandra Leos, the snake wrangler’s older sister, and then posted to TikTok, where it received more than 1.1 million views in [...]
Arizona Gopher Snake Hitches Ride On Woman’s Car
Waldovogel got off at the next exit and drove to their destination and let the snake just crawl off the car on its own [...]
Nonprofit Petco Love Gives $35,000 Grant to J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue
The grant will enable J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue to acquire a vehicle the rescue will use during its Exotic Pet Surrender events. [...]
41 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released Into Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
These snakes were captive bred and hatched at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation. [...]
Venomous Snakes Seized During Arizona Raid Positive for Snake Fungal Disease, Are Euthanized
The investigation found that while some of the reptiles were legal to possess, others, such as the Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), are illegal to [...]
Queen Snake Found In New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sighting
Dragon initially was alerted by a friend who first found one in a 2021 that he had spotted a queen snake in his basement. [...]
Largest Fossil Snake Ever Named After Lord Shiva’s Mythical Snake
The snake fossil, Vasuki indicus gen. et sp. nov. is named after the Hindu mythical snake Vāsuki that was always found around the neck of Lord Shiva. [...]
Asian Lungworm Found In Burmese Pythons Affecting Florida Native Snakes
Florida native snakes infected with the snake lungworm include black racers, eastern coachwhips, pygmy rattlesnakes, and Eastern Indigo snakes, among [...]
Researchers Record Two Red-tailed Coral Snakes Competing For Same Caecilian
The predation event took place on a dirt road in Western Colombia's Valle del Cauca Department, a rainforest habitat in which both species are known t [...]
Two-headed Western Rat Snake Undergoes Surgery To Remove Ovaries
Tiger-lily underwent a successful surgery March 11. She won't be on display for the month until she fully recovers [...]
New Mud Snake Species Discovered In Vietnam
The researchers recommend the snake be called the Dak Krong mud snake, with the Vietnamese name is recommended to be “Rắn bồng đắk krông." [...]
Zilla QuickBuild Bioactive Terrarium Build
The latest offering from Zilla are the QuickBuild kits, which can be assembled in about 10 to 15 minutes. [...]
16-Foot Long Ancient Chinese Dragon Discovered In China
The reptile was originally identified in 2003, but the more complete fossil has given scientists a better understanding of what it looked like 240 mil [...]
Universal Venomous Snake Antivenin Could Be Within Reach
The researchers determined that their work with HIV could correlate with finding a universal antivenin. [...]
New Green Anaconda Species Discovered
Based on genetic data from four recognized anaconda species, the Northern green anaconda is a separate species from the Southern green anaconda. [...]
5 Beautiful Venomous Eyelash Pit Viper Snakes Of The Bothriechis Genus Described
The researchers include Alejandro Arteaga, R. Alexander Pyron, Abel Batista, Jose Vieira, Elson Meneses Pelayo, Eric N. Smith, César L. Barrio Amorós, [...]
Protecting Sea Turtle Nests From Predators Has Negative Effects On Terrestrial Reptiles
Beach erosion and the erection of fencing to prevent snakes from entering sea turtle nest areas caused the decline of lizard species on Orchid Island [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Of The Bungarus Genus Discovered In Thailand
The elapid snake was discovered in Ratchaburi Province in western Thailand. It hails from the Tenasserim Mountain Range. [...]
Adam Wickens of Wickens Wicked Reptiles
Knowledgeable and funny, Adam presents with a dynamic screen presence and his channel has since grown to more than 296,000 subscribers [...]
New Snail-eating Snake Of The Pareas Genus Discovered In China
The snakes in the study were found ion the Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. [...]
New Coffee Snake Species Discovered In Ecuador
The snake is often found in coffee plantations in areas in which its original habitat, cloud forests, have been removed and replaced by the plantation [...]
Two-Headed Western Rat Snake Makes Temporary Debut At Missouri’s Powder Valley Nature Center
The two-headed snake was found by a family in 2017 who donated it to the Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Center. [...]
Brian Barczyk, September 1969-January 2024
Barczyk was initially known for his ball python morphs and helped lay the groundwork for this species and their popularity amongst reptile keepers. [...]
