Category: Snake Information & News
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 [...]
Black Rat Snake Resting After Vet Removes Ceramic Egg From Its Belly
A black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) that ate a ceramic egg in a chicken coop August 11 had the fake egg successfully removed on Tuesday, accord [...]
Twinkie The World’s Largest Albino Reticulated Python Dies
Twinkie, the world’s largest albino reticulated python (Python reticulatus) has died. She was a fixture at the Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley, CA. All [...]
What Is Up With New Jersey And “Large” Snakes On The Loose?
What is up with New Jersey and "large" snakes these past few weeks? First it was the as yet unfound and seemingly non-existent green anacond [...]
Iowa Snake Breeder’s Application For Home-Based Business Permit Denied By City
Thompson can double the number of snakes he keeps, but cannot reduce the number by selling them.
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Minnesota Snake Breeder Scott Nellis Passes Home Inspection
Scott Nellis can continue to breed certain snakes in his home-based business. [...]
USARK Constrictor Rule Update: July 14, 2014
Deadline is July 24. Comment NOW [...]
Two Garter Snake Species Get Endangered Species Act Protection
Protections for these snakes will go into effect August 7, 2014. [...]
Reptile Room At Australian High School Catches Fire
About 15 of 50 reptiles perish at Lilydale High School in Melbourne. [...]
Burglar Caught On Camera Stealing $30K Worth Of Rare Pythons
35 snakes were taken, including a pied tiger reticulated python worth $12,500. [...]
