Category: Wild Snakes
New Pit Viper Called One Of World's Smallest Discovered In China
Very venomous snake measures less than 3ft in length [...]
Lake Erie Watersnake Removed From Endangered Species List
Protection of the snake's habitat coupled with education contributed to the animal's jump in population [...]
Large Burmese Pythons Still Found In Everglades Despite Freeze Of 2010
Recently captured and killed 16-footer had just eaten 76lb deer [...]
Concho Water Snake Taken Off Endangered Species List
Endemic to Central Texas, Nerodia paucimaculata, was listed as threatened in 1986. [...]
Feds Declare S. Florida Rainbow Snake Extinct, Reward Offered To First Person With Proof Snake Is Not
Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Snake Conservation want proof to dispute USFWS. [...]
Rare Beauties: The Diminutive Wood Boa Constrictor
The West Indian Dwarf Boas, Tropidophis [...]
Burmese Pythons In The Everglades
Interior Secretary Salazar recommits to Burmese python issue in the Everglades. [...]
Everglades Burmese Python Program
ReptileChannel contributor works with the FWC on the Everglades Burmese Python Hunting Program. [...]
Roundups Affecting Rattlesnake Populations
A study suggests rattlesnake roundups are negatively impacting populations of eastern diamondback rattlesnakes. [...]
Experts Question Report Stating Burmese Pythons Could Inhabit A Third Of The US
Experts in the reptile industry have expressed concern over a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study stating Burmese pythons could inhabit roughly one [...]
Some Garter snakes have developed resistance to a deadly poison secreted by newts
Garter snakes slither past toxic newts in evolving race. [...]
Australian Snake Can Eat Toxic Frogs
Snake avoids poisoning from toxic frogs. [...]
Herping Artificial Safety
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Herping The Mighty Amazon
Checking out the wild herps along the Amazon River. [...]
Looking For Reptiles In The Amazon
I listened as the screams of macaws and Amazon parrots turned into the calls of hylid frogs. Daylight had passed over the Amazon, and the evening' [...]
Tiny Giant Snakes
The smaller boas and pythons concerned herein are taxonomically placed within the Bolyeriidae, Erycinae, Tropidophiidae and Loxocemidae. [...]
Water Snake Behavior
I recently saw a wild water snake grab and eat a piece of fish. [...]
Herping for Western Garter Snakes
Western Garter Snakes: Looking for Thamnophis with other herps sprinkled in. [...]
The New Guinea Small-Eyed Snake
The New Guinea small-eyed snake is a secretive nocturnal elapid with a striking patterning that ranges from red bands on a white background in juvenil [...]
