Category: Wild Snakes

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
Create a versatile, beautiful, tropical reptile vivarium. [...]

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' [...]

Snakes Of Puerto Rico
Learn about Puerto Rico's common reptiles. [...]
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. [...]

Brown Treesnake
Check out the brown treesnake. [...]

Common Ground Snake
Check out the common ground snake. [...]

Herping for Western Garter Snakes
Western Garter Snakes: Looking for Thamnophis with other herps sprinkled in. [...]

Kingsnakes Questions Answered
Searching for wild kingsnakes. [...]

The New Guinea Ground Boa
Check out the New Guinea ground boa. [...]

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 [...]
The Viperine Water Snake
Check out the viperine water snake. [...]