Category: Snake Information & News
Could Fear Of Snakes Be Genetic? Study Says Yes
Humans have a built in fear of snakes, according to babies view of photos depicting the reptiles. [...]
Centipede Devours Snake In Midst Of Laying Its Eggs
Scolopendra dawydoffi preys on a triangled black-headed snake (Sibynophis triangularis) that was laying eggs. [...]
Man Leaves His Pet Boa Constrictor In North Carolina Hotel Room
A chambermaid discovered the reptile when she was cleaning the room and called the police. [...]
Minot, North Dakota Votes To Allow Keeping Of Corn Snakes, And Other Small Constricting Snakes As Pets
Colubrids and other small constricting snakes will hopefully be allowed as pets in the city. [...]
Minot, North Dakota Animal Ordinance To Meet On Amending Snake Ban
The city ordinance currently bans all constricting snakes, including corn snakes and ball pythons. [...]
Promising Venomous Snakebite Therapy Slows Snake Venom Effects For Up To An Hour
The combination of carbon monoxide and iron slows the effects that snake venom has on victim’s blood. [...]
Scared Of A Snake, Man Tries To Shoot It But Hits Mother-In-Law Instead
It is best to call animal control if you want a snake removed from your property. [...]
Brown Snake In Montreal, Canada Get Help From Herpetologists
Herpetologists at the Ecomuseum Zoo are doing what they can to protect the species. [...]
New Species Of Cobra Discovered On Sao Tomé Island In The Gulf Of Guinea
What was once thought to be Naja melanoleuca is actually a new species, confirmed by DNA analysis. [...]
Herp Queries: Do Snakes Get Dirty?
Snakes definitely do get dirty, as evidenced by this leucistic eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) shedding its old, soiled skin [...]
Footage Shows Dead Blind Snake Stuck In The Nostril Of A Cobra
The dead snake is believed to be a blind snake. [...]
Arizona Man Who Played With And Planned To Eat A Rattlesnake Gets Bit Instead
The 49-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he survived to tell his tale. [...]
Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India
Rhabdops aquaticus hails from the Western Ghats of India and is often observed in bodies of water. [...]
California Man Faces 20 Years In Jail For Smuggling Three King Cobras Into The United States
The venomous snakes were smuggled into the United States in potato chip cans. [...]
Study Suggests Pollution Causes Sea Snakes To Change Color
Some populations of turtle-headed sea snake have lost their stripes. [...]
Snake Lost During Move To New Apartment Found A Few Doors Down
The ball python went missing when a vent on its enclosure got dislodged. [...]
Herp Snake Road In Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest As The Roads Will Close To Vehicles Sept. 1
Snake Road closes to vehicles to allow reptiles and amphibians safely cross to their winter brumation grounds. [...]
Researchers Hope Python Skin Trade Will Adopt DNA-Traceability Tools To Better Manage Species
It is hoped that each country that exports python skins to high end fashion houses implement these tools to ensure sustainability of the species. [...]
Tokay Gecko Attacks Tree Snake, Which Regurgitates Another Gecko
If there is one gecko that would attack a predator, it's a Tokay. [...]
Florida’s Python Elimination Program Dispatches 500 Snakes in Five Months
The South Florida Water Management District opened its lands to help reduce the population of the invasive snake. [...]
Scientists Release 25 Eastern Indigo Snakes Into Alabama Forest
The Eastern indigo snake has not been seen in the wild in Alabama since the 1950s. [...]
Eight Alligators and Venomous Snakes Seized From California Homeowner
An investigation was started by the escape of a monocled cobra 8 weeks ago. [...]
Man Films Snake Regurgitating Snake In A Case Of Ophiophagy
If you haven’t seen the video yet, it has gone viral. A man shot footage in Texas of what is a Coachwhip regurgitating what appears to be anothe [...]
Grammar Matters As 3 Judge Panel Lifts Python Ban
USARK Successfully sues to overturn shipment ban on two large constricting snakes. [...]
