Category: Snake Information & News
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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Snake Saved By Veterinarian After It Ate Beach Towel
The 18-year-old jungle carpet python went home the same day, a little hungry but otherwise healthy. [...]
USFWS Seeks Comment On Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Draft Recovery Plan
The venomous reptile is one of the smallest rattlesnakes in the United States [...]
The Black Pine Snake Is Now Protected In Mississippi And Alabama
The black pine snake is a subspecies of pine snake that isn't seen too often in the wild.
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Pittsburgh Councilman Aims To Change Recently Passed Reptile Ordinance
The ordinance should be more humane with regard to enclosure requirements. [...]
Rainbow Snake Seen In Florida’s Ocala National Forest For First Time Since 1969
The non-venomous colubrid is also known as the eel moccasin. [...]
Another 16 Snakes Found Abandoned Behind Fire Station in Sunderland, England
The corn snake morphs are beautiful and can be adopted, not abandoned. [...]
First Ever San Luis Obispo Reptile Expo Coming March 14-15
Don’t be SLO - it’s nearly time to go! [...]
13 Ball Python Morphs Abandoned In Buzz Lightyear Pillowcases
A total of 13 ball pythons were abandoned. One has since died. [...]
Chytrid Fungus That’s Killing Off Amphibians Causing Tropical Snake Species Collapse
The loss of amphibians is having a negative cascade effect up and down the food web. [...]
Kansas Firefighters Rescue Boa Constrictor Found In Sofa
The boa constrictor has not yet found its owner. [...]
2020 Florida Python Bowl Nets 80 Invasive Snakes
The longest python was 12-foot, 7.3-inch, the heaviest python was 62-pounds, and the most pythons captured by an individual was 8. [...]
Were Snakes The Source Of The New Coronavirus Sickening And Killing Chinese?
Researchers say that snakes were the likely cause of transmission to human, but others dispute that notion. [...]
Eastern Indigo Snakes Breeding On Their Own In Alabama
Researchers with Auburn University captured a young, 27-inch eastern indigo snake believed to be the offspring of captive bred specimens. [...]
Indian Cobra Swallows And Then Regurgitates Plastic Bottle
Hopefully the snake makes a full recovery after the ordeal, and people learn to manage their trash effectively. [...]
Georgia’s 2019 Indigo Snake Count Finds Them At 60 Percent Of Sites Assessed
The species is listed as federally endangered in the states of Georgia and Florida. [...]
Two-headed Monocled Cobra Found In India
Two-headed snakes are rare, but not uncommon. [...]
New Ordinance In Pittsburgh For Venomous Reptiles, Alligator and Crocodile Owners
The ordinance should make it safer for residents and the reptiles. [...]
Florida’s 2020 Burmese Python Challenge Dates Announced
The Burmese python is well established in the Florida Everglades. [...]
Australians Develop Roadmap To Stop Decline Of Its Reptiles
It is hoped that a plan will help to protect the country's native lizards and snakes. [...]
100 Million Year Old Snake With Legs Was Bigger Than Previously Thought
A very well preserved fossil of Najash rionegrina, enabled paleontologists to reassess the timeline of limbs on snakes. [...]
First Case Of Snake Fungal Disease Confirmed In California
The California kingsnake infected with snake fungal disease was euthanized. [...]
Florida FWC, SFWMD Have Removed More Than 3,600 Burmese Pythons From Everglades
Tom Rahill and the Swamp Apes Team removed the SFWMD's 1,000 snake, a 9 feet, five inch specimen. [...]
Greater Sea Snake Populations Larger Than Thought, Thanks To Citizen Scientist Snorkeling Grandmas
Seven snorkeling grandmothers helped researchers discovered a healthy population of greater sea snakes near a popular swimming beach. [...]
