Category: Wild Snakes
Cobra Snakes Of The Congo
A professor and his colleagues seek to expand cobra research in Central Africa. [...]
Florida High School Student Brings Coral Snake To School And Gets Bit
The snake was later destroyed. [...]
Snakes Spread Plant Seeds Via The Rodents They Eat
Researchers say the role of snakes as ecosystem servicers should be further studied. [...]
New Coral Snake Species Of The Genus Calliophis Described In The Philippines
Calliophis salitan is closely related to four other Philippine-native snakes, Calliophis bivirgatus, C. bilineatus, C. philippinus, and C. suluensis. [...]
Two-Headed Rat Snake That Was Almost Killed Will Live Out Its Life At Interpretive Center
The snake will live out its life at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore In Newport Beach, Calif.
This marks the 5th time since 1972, and the 4th since 2015, that a yellow-bellied sea snake washed up on a California beach. [...]
Australian Reptile Park Houses Three Pythons Described As Rarest In The World
Some estimates put the population of the Oenpelli python at less than 10,000 individuals. [...]
PETA Asks Florida FWC To Investigate How Burmese Python Was Killed During Python Elimination Program
The activist group wants to know if the record-setting python was killed humanely. [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Could Spread Globally, Report Says
Snake fungal disease can kill snakes within a few days. [...]
Four New Stegonotus New Guinea Ground Snakes Discovered And Described
Researchers studied the molecular and genetic data of 49 snakes of the Stegonotus genus and discovered four new snake species. [...]
Northern Mexican Gartersnake Found In Its Native Range After 100 Year Absence
The snake was found at Beal Lake in Mohave County, Ariz., a place where no northern Mexican gartersnake has been documented in 100 years. [...]
Snake Hunter Teams Up With VolAero Drone Start Up To Hunt Pythons In Everglades
2016 Python Challenge Champion Bill Booth conducted successful trial run in locating pythons via a thermal imaging-equipped drone. [...]
Snake Wranglers In Thailand Get A Surprise After Capturing Reticulated Python
After, the snake was captured, it proceeded to regurgitate its meal, a very large monitor lizard. [...]
Former NHL Hockey Player Jeremy Roenick Removes Rattlesnake From His Arizona Home
But then he hurls the snake over his wall, which couldn’t have been good for the reptile. [...]
Tokay Gecko In Mexican Standoff With Golden Treesnake In Thailand
The treesnake may have bit more than it could chew with the large lizard. [...]
Python Hunter Pulls 16-Foot, 11-Inch Snake Out Of Everglades
The nearly 17-foot Burmese python is a personal best for hunter Dustin Crum. [...]
Herp Queries: What Kingsnake Closely Resembles A Corn Snake?
Reddish examples of the mole kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata) of the southeastern U.S. strongly resemble corn snakes and sometime c [...]
Tiger Keelback Snakes Know When Their Bodies Contain Toad Toxins
Scientists noted differences in defensive behaviors in snakes that had previously not eaten toxic toads. [...]
Brown Snake In Montreal, Canada Get Help From Herpetologists
Herpetologists at the Ecomuseum Zoo are doing what they can to protect the species. [...]
Five True Viper Snake Species
In this first of a special two-part article, learn about vipers in general, with emphasis on five true viper species. [...]
Footage Shows Dead Blind Snake Stuck In The Nostril Of A Cobra
The dead snake is believed to be a blind snake. [...]
Nevada To Consider Banning Or Limiting Commercial Collection Of Wild Reptiles
Nevada does not have a limit on the number of reptiles collected in the wild. [...]
Back to Nature: Is It Wrong To Keep Wild Snakes
The court of popular opinion has certainly turned against what was once the norm just a few decades ago. [...]
Grass Snake In Europe Classified As New Species
The barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) was previously thought to have been a common grass snake (Natrix natrix). [...]
