Category: Snake Information & News

Georgia State Herpetologist Wants More Data On Kingsnake Decline Study
Initial study claimed that copperhead populations rose with kingsnake population declines. [...]
Aussie Carpet Python Swallows Dog Chained In Backyard
Owner finds snake in the dog house with chain protruding from its mouth. [...]

Video: NY Cabbie May Lose License For Snake Prank
YouTube Comedian and cabbie put Burmese python in the rear seat of a cab. [...]

USARK Federal Lawsuit Update March 2014
USARK responds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) motion to dismiss legality of python listing under Lacey Act. [...]
Tables Turned For Woman Who Opposed Connecticut Snake Breeder's Permit
Snake breeder files complaints against woman who filed complaint against him. [...]

Aussie Gets Bitten By Eastern Brown Snake Then Grabs A Beer
Sommerville, 54 grabbed a beer after being biten by the Eastern brown snake because he didn't want to panic. [...]

Expensive Lesson For Owner Of Boa That Ate Towel
Killer the boa constrictor ate the towel while eating a rat. [...]

Georgia Copperhead Populations Rise As Kingsnake Populations Decline
Study authors say loss of predator pressure by kingsnakes lets copperhead populations grow. [...]

False Coral Snake Found On Galapagos Islands
Resident ran over the snake and turned it over to Galapagos National Park staff. [...]

Nat Geo's Snake Salvation Star Dead From Rattlesnake Bite
Preacher Jamie Coots had been bitten nine previous times by rattlesnakes. [...]

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History To Open Snake That Ate the Dinosaur Exhibit
The fossil shows a snake in the midst of preying on a titanosaur before sediment covers the nest. [...]

Conservation Efforts Brings Eastern Indigo Snake Back to Georgia
The Eastern indigo snake has been listed as a threatened species in the state since 1978. [...]

USARK's Q & A For Lacey Act Constrictor Rule Challenge
USARK Lacey Act Update to December 2013 complaint. [...]

Officials Request Removal of Two Snakes from List of Threatened Species
County officials in Kansas say the snake mitigation efforts are too costly. [...]

18-Foot Burmese Python Captured Near Florida’s Everglades National Park
Water district workers in South Florida capture and kill a 17-foot, 8 inch Burmese python. [...]

You Can Now Keep 25 Snakes In Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Vague ordinance led council to rewrite the code. [...]

USARK Wisconsin Assembly Bill 703 Action Alert
First public hearing is February 4, 2014 [...]

How Flying Snakes Fly
The paradise flying snake's body is flattened as it glides through the air. [...]

IBD Blood Test Developed For Pythons And Boas
IBD Blood Test Developed for Pythons and Boas [...]
California Python Breeder Arrested After 100s of Dead Pythons Found in Home
More than 300 pythons found in California man's home. [...]

18 Lawmakers Urge USFWS to Ban Boas, Retics, and Anacondas
Lawmakers want five more constricting snakes added to ban. [...]

Utah Snake Collector Leaves City Before City Council Votes on Exotic Pet Permit
Thomas Cobb, who last year was fighting for the right to keep his collection of more than 25 boa constrictors, has left Cottonwood Heights, Utah [...]
Michigan Woman Finds Boa Constrictor In Her Couch
Boa constrictor lives two months in woman's couch. [...]

Coon Rapids Snake Breeder Appeal Rejected By Minnesota Supreme Court
Coon Rapids snake breeder's appeal not heard by Minnesoty Supreme Court. [...]