Category: Snake Information & News
Atheris hetfieldi, A New African Bush Viper Named After Metallica Frontman James Hetfield
Researchers Dr. Luis Ceriaco and Mariana Marques are such big fans of Metallica, that the scientists named an African bush viper after James Hetfield, [...]
Snail-Eating Snake Uses Jaw To Remove Undigestible Part Of Snail Prey
Researchers From Japan and Malaysia have discovered a unique feeding behavior with the blunt-headed snail-eating snake, (Aplopeltura boa) whereby it u [...]
Copperhead Snake Bites Have Little Effect On Alligators Due To Their Blood
American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) have properties in their blood that Auburn University researchers say help them to avoid succumbing [...]
Two-Headed Russell’s Viper Found In India
Susanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Service uploaded a video to Twitter of a two-headed Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) that was rescued in Maharasht [...]
Researchers Use Facebook Group To Track Eating Habits Of African Snakes
Scientists have finally found a good use for Facebook; to track the eating habits of snakes in Africa. Seriously that is a good use for the social med [...]
5,000 Burmese Pythons Removed From Everglades
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in conjunction with the South Florida Water Management District announced that 5,000 invasive B [...]
Rattlesnakes Still Strike Fast In Cold Weather, Study Says
The researchers studied the speed that the rattlesnakes struck out at perceived threats in temperature controlled containers. [...]
How The Paradise Flying Snake Glides Through The Air Like An Eagle In Flight
Researchers at Virginia Tech just published a paper in the journal Nature Physics that describes how the paradise flying snake (Chrysopelea paradise) [...]
41 Louisiana Pine Snakes Released In Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest
Early this month, 41 captive-bred Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) were released into Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest. This release is [...]
Everglades Wonder Gardens Reptile Ambassador Stolen
Hera, an albino red-tailed boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) and the animal ambassador at Everglades Wonder Gardens in Florida was stolen, along with [...]
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Potential Record Breaking Burmese Python Caught In Florida Everglades
A Florida state contracted python hunter has captured and euthanized an estimated 17-foot, 150 lb. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in the Florida E [...]
Python Goes After Porcupine And It Doesn’t Go Too Well
Indian rock pythons eat a lot of things but porcupines are hard to swallow. Porcupines have quills for a reason, and that is to better defend themselv [...]
Arkansas To No Longer Issue Permits To Breed, Sell And Import Five Python Species
You are still able to possess these snakes in the state, per local regulation. [...]
Who Flinches First In Frog And Snake Predator Prey Relationship?
It is a game of patience between predator and prey. [...]
Nature Conservancy In Florida Releases 22 Eastern Indigo Snakes
The Drymarchon couperi were captive bred in Florida [...]
Two-Headed Wolf Snake Caught On Video, Released Back Into Forest
The non-venomous wolf snake looks like the venomous common krait. [...]
Pet Corn Snake Mistakenly Released In Canada’s Pittock Conservation Area
The corn snake morph was inadvertently released into the wild. [...]
Narrow-headed And Northern Mexican Garter Snakes To Receive Critical Habitat
The Trump Administration was sued last winter for failing to protect the two snake species. [...]
New Species Of Wood Snake Discovered In India
Researchers Sandeep Das and K.P. Rajkumar discovered the Anamalai wood snake while surveying India’s Kerala Eravikulam National Park. [...]
Colorful New Egg-Eating Snake Species Discovered In Sri Lanka
Dryocalamus chithrasekarai, or Chithrasekara’s bridle snake, is black or brown and white in coloration. [...]
Snake Venom Evolved To Subdue Prey Rather Than For Protection, Study Says
Spitting cobras seem to be the only exception and use venom as a defense mechanism. [...]
Warming Mountaintops May Cause Greek Meadow Viper To Become Extinct
The Greek meadow viper is a cold weather species found on alpine mountains. [...]
Man In Ireland Treated For Venomous Snake Bite
The puff adder is found in nearly all of sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, and on the Arabian Peninsula into Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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