Category: Snake Information & News
Herp Queries: Finding The Next Big Thing In The Reptile Trade
Question:
I’m sure many snake fans have noticed, the same handful of types are all I’m seeing at shows. It’s getting monotonous. [...]
San Diego Zoo Seeks Name For Monocled Cobra
The 4-foot-long leucistic monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) that bit a dog and then evaded capture for several days in September in Los Angeles, Calif. w [...]
Video: Is Pansnakes The Coolest Reptile Video Of The Year?
The video you are about to see has got to be the coolest video shown on ReptilesMagazine.com this year. It is at least for me. YouTube uploader Nathan [...]
Dunedin, Florida 4ft Snake Ban Proposal Postponed
A proposal to ban constricting snakes larger than 4 ft in length in Dunedin, Fla., was put on hold as that city’s council was bombarded with let [...]
Discovery Channel's Eaten Alive Farce
So, Paul Rosolie, the amateur naturalist who claimed he was going to be eaten alive by an anaconda wasn’t eaten alive, and viewers didn’t [...]
Want To Add This Cobra Watch To Your Christmas Wish List?
Only for the most discriminating herper, Jaquet Droz presents the Petite Heure Minute Relief Snake watch. Built with an 18kt polished white gold case [...]
Man’s Best Friend In India Saved From Python By Man
A man in Kamatka, India saved his dog from the grips of an Indian rock python by whacking the snake with a leafy branch. The branch doesn’t appear to [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Confirmed In 7 Species Of Snakes
Snake Fungal Disease, first confirmed in a captive rat snake in 2006, has now been confirmed in seven species of wild snakes across the Eastern and Mi [...]
Discovery Anaconda Stunt: Fear And Sensationalism, Says Real Scientist
Dr. Stephen Secor of the University of Alabama, a biology professor who studies the physiology and digestion of large constricting snakes, was approac [...]
Aussie Truck Driver Rescues Red-Bellied Black Snake Stuck In Soda Can
There is a lesson in this story. Always toss your rubbish in the rubbish bin.
According to the Daily Telegraph, a truck driver in Austra [...]
Snake Bite DNA Test May Lead To Faster Treatment
A simple DNA swab on fang marks left on people bitten by snakes correctly identified the species of snake 100 percent of the time in a clinical study [...]
Discovery Channel’s Latest Stunt: Paul Rosolie Eaten Alive by Anaconda?
The last time I watched the Discovery Channel was around the year 2000 when I was living in Hawaii. My two sons and I enjoyed the show and I especiall [...]
Slayer’s Kerry King Gives A Glimpse Of His Snake Breeding Facility
If you are a fan of the metal band Slayer, then you definitely want to see this video showing Kerry "Effing" King’s snake breeding warehouse. That is [...]
Fire May Have Disrupted Narrow-Headed Garter Snake Populations In Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon
A fire that burned through much of Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon last summer may have negative impacts on the area’s native narrow-headed gar [...]
Reticulated Python Confirmed To Have Mothered Babies via Parthenogenesis
A reticulated python that mothered six babies at Kentucky's Louisville Zoo in 2012 was confirmed to be the sole parent of the brood, according to a st [...]
More Than 100 Plains Garter Snakes Seek Refuge In Canada Home
How would you react if you found more than 100 plains garter snakes (Thamnophis radix) in your home? A family in the Saskatchewan capital of Reg [...]
USARK Update Oct. 2014: Dangerous Wild Animal Board Violates Due Process
The review of West Virginia’s Dangerous Wild Animal Rule has violated due process and citizens should be upset!
More than 3 weeks ago, West V [...]
How Do Sidewinders Climb Sandy Slopes?
So just how does the sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) climb sand dunes? It has perplexed scientists and herpetologists for years, but now a study t [...]
New Snake Species Named The Subhendu Wolf Snake Discovered in India
A new species of snake that was discovered last year in India’s Berhampur City has been described in the Russian Journal of Herpetology, and thi [...]
Boy On Team Venom Soccer Team Gets Bit By Copperhead
A 10-year-old boy playing an away game in Kansas City, MO was bit by a copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) after he tripped and fell on some gra [...]
USFWS Forced to Make Decision on Kirtland Snake Endangered Species Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has until September 17, 2017 to determine whether the Kirtland’s snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), should be protected [...]
Tucson, AZ To Rebuild Snake Sculpture Destroyed By Vandals
If there is a good reason to start a GoFundMe project, this one is as good a project as any.
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TCU Unveils New Horned Frog Statue
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Captured: Albino Monocled Cobra On Loose In Southern California
UPDATE: the monocled cobra has been captured by Los Angeles County animal control officers. The officers used snake tongs to grab the snake that had b [...]
Nicki Minaj Backup Dancer Bit By Boa During "Anaconda" Performance
Headline says it all. Weird as it is. A backup dancer performing with a six-foot-long boa constrictor was bit by the snake during Nicki Minaj's &q [...]
