Category: Snake Information & News
Python Challenge Update: 27 Pythons Captured
Florida Senator Bill Nelson joins hunt for Burmese pythons. [...]
Golden Girl Receives Boa Constrictor For Her 91st Birthday
Actress Betty White worked with Jacob the Boa in 2011. [...]
Florida Fish And Wildlife Announces 2013 Python Challenge
Challenge aims to educate public about the impact the Burmese python has on the Everglades. [...]
Coon Rapids Snake Breeder Case Heads To Minnesota Court Of Appeals
Snake breeder takes case to higher court in attempt to save his business. [...]
Smuggled Cobra On Plane Bites Handler, Forces Emergency Landing
Jordanian apparently hid snake in carry-on bag during EgyptAir flight to Kuwait. [...]
U.S. Military Doctors Rely On Iranian Snake Antivenin When Soldiers Are Bit In Afghanistan
Iran's Razi antivenin is the preferred therapy when soldiers are bitten by venomous Afghan snakes [...]
New Species Of Ecuadorean Vine Snake Described
Imantodes chocoensis hails from the Chocoan forests of northwestern Ecuador. [...]
University Of Florida And USDA Wildlife Services Study Contradicts USGS Python Climate Projections
Growing Evidence Suggest Struggling Florida Pythons Won't Expand North [...]
Cockroach Eating Contest To Win Snake Leads To Death For Florida Man
Man consumed 30 giant cockroaches, vomited and collapsed at a reptile store. [...]
Reticulated Python From Kansas City, MO Is World’s Longest Snake
Guinness World Record snake named Medusa measures 25 feet, 2 inches and weighs 350 pounds [...]
Snakes Evolved From Blind Underground Dwelling Reptiles
Today's snakes have been traced to a group of blind snakes called scolecophidians. [...]
Study Says Reptile Venom Molecules Are Not Always Toxic
British study says reptile venom can evolve into harmless compounds that could lead to new drug discoveries. [...]
Alabama Woman's Missing Python Found Alive And Well
Rogue was found in the woods near woman's home. [...]
Researchers Identify Virus Attacking Captive Bred Boa Constrictors And Pythons
Arenaviruses seen as culprit affecting captive bred snakes. [...]
Constricting Snake Ban In West Fargo, ND Stands
Resident Robert Butts III request to exempt constricting snakes from exotic animal ban denied. [...]
New Reptile Walk Opens At San Diego Zoo
More than 50 species on display at Reptile Walk, including two critically endangered female Chinese alligators. [...]
U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Supports First Major Conservation Assessment Of Asian Snakes
IUCN adds 348 species of snakes to its Red List. [...]
USARK Legal Action Against FWS Constrictor Rule
USARK goal is to raise $250,000 between now and the end of the year. [...]
The Serpentarium In Lodi And Elk Grove, California
Ninety percent of store's 3,000 square feet is dedicated to reptiles. [...]
Venomous Snake Handling Pentecostal Minister Dies From Rattlesnake Bite
Minister was performing a Memorial Day service when he was bitten. [...]
Three Louisiana Pine Snakes Released Into Kisatchie National Forest
The last documented wild specimen was observed more than 10 years ago. [...]
Boa Constrictor Once Owned By Justin Bieber Now At Rad Zoo In Minnesota
Snake that was auctioned off last year donated to zoo by winner. [...]
Mayo Clinic Awarded $2.5 Million Grant To Study Use Of Snake Venom As Heart Treatment
Study to determine if medicine created with venom of green mamba can preserve cardiac and renal function. [...]
