Category: Wild Snakes
Check Out This New Species of Shieldtail Snake Just Discovered in India
Khaire’s black shieldtail was discovered in India's southern Maharashtra, Goa, and northern Karnataka region. [...]
Python Hitches Ride On Engine Of Car In Zimbabwe
The python was safely removed and released. [...]
Bad News For Louisiana As Snake Fungal Disease Confirmed In The State
The USGS has announced the first confirmed case of snake fungal disease in Louisiana. [...]
Texas Rattlesnake Festival Runs March 12-13
Rattlesnake festivals have traditionally been a gruesome affair for the stars of the show. The rattlesnakes gathered for these spectacles usually ende [...]
New Grass Snake Species Discovered on Iberian Peninsula
The grass snake is the most common snake species in Europe and due to the large number of these snakes, the number of subspecies range, depending on t [...]
Massachusetts To Build Timber Rattlesnake Habitat Near Boston
The timber rattlesnake population will be located on an island in the Quabbin Reservoir. [...]
2016 Florida Python Challenge Has Ended
The number of pythons captured has exceeded the 2013 hunt. [...]
Massachusetts Gov. Supports Plan to Use Quabbin Resevoir as Timber Rattlesnake Habitat
The timber rattlesnake is endangered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [...]
2016 Python Challenge Halfway Point Yields 66 Burmese Pythons
The 2013 Python Challenge produced just 64 snakes [...]
Family Claims "Disney" Snake Bit Boy, Grandmother Died as Result
A family from Alabama visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom in October 2014 claims that a snake that escaped from the theme park bit their boy, which [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore In San Diego
The sea snake most likely got caught in the cooler waters off the coast. [...]
Top Trending Reptile News Stories for 2015
These articles were the top 6 of the year and the top dumbest articles of the year. [...]
Puff Adders Are Masters Of Disguise And Smell
Puff adders employ chemical crypsis to hide in plain sight. [...]
Two Aussie Sea Snake Species Thought Extinct Rediscovered
The short-nose sea snake and the leaf-scaled sea snake were discovered in unexpected locales in Australia. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif.
This is the second time in two months a yellow-bellied sea snake washed ashore in Southern California. [...]
Bronx Zoo Rehabs Stowaway Indian Cobra
The Indian cobra was severely dehydrated when it was captured by Bronx Zoo herpetologists. [...]
U.S. Govt. Wants to Keep 300 Pairs of Seized Manolo Blahnik Snakeskin Shoes
Feds claim the shoes were made with dog-faced water snakes, an endangered species. [...]
Skitzo The Aussie Cat Kills Red-Bellied Black Snake That Bit Her Caregiver
Skitzo killed the snake and luckily the snake didn't inject any venom. [...]
Giant Pythons In Florida
Needles, 18-foot invasive and hungry needles, in the Florida Haystack [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Formally Identified
The fungus in snake fungal disease is Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola [...]
Four Men Get Probation For Killing And Grilling Timber Rattlesnake
Officers wrote a total of 32 citations, including destroying an endangered species. [...]
Want To Help The Florida FWC Count Snakes?
You can report locations of these snakes on the FWC website. [...]
Stokes Sea Snake Washes Up On Beach In Sydney, Australia
A Stokes sea snake washed up on a beach in Sydney, Australia, far from its native range. [...]
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Found On Silver Strand Beach In California
A yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) in Southern California? Yes. That is the species of sea snake that washed up on the shores at Silver Str [...]
