Category: Snake Information & News

Clarion Nightsnake Rediscovered On Mexico's Clarion Island
Hypsiglena unaocualrus has not been seen since it was first discovered in 1936. [...]

Australian Python Eats Wallaby At Dinner Party
Dinner guests said the snake finished eating the wallaby in less than four hours. [...]
Australian Voice Contestant Gets Pet Corn Snake Confiscated
Anja Nissen was 12 years old when she received a pet corn snake. It is illegal to keep in Australia. [...]
Noted Indian Herpetologist Bhupathy Subramaniam Dies During Expedition
Subramaniam was well known for his work on python ecology in India. [...]

Albino Kingsnakes Gain Foothold in Canary Islands
The Canary Islands are dealing with an abundance of albino California kingsnakes. [...]

Snake on a Swiss Train Causes Passengers to Disembark
450 passengers evacuated as Swiss police capture non-venomous reptile. [...]

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. [...]