Category: Wild Snakes
Beautiful New Earth Snake From Mexico Described
Geophis lorancai is black with orange bands. [...]
Talamancan Palm-Pit Viper: A New Species of Costa Rican Venomous Snake
The Talamancan Palm-Pit Viper went undiscovered for more than 100 years because it was thought to be the Black-Speckled Palm-Pit viper. [...]
Granite Spiny Lizard Diet May Factor in More Potent Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Venom
The Granite spiny lizard may be causing a more potent venom in the Southern Pacific rattlesnake in California's San Jacinto Mountains. [...]
Texas Teen Playing Pokemon Go Bit by Venomous Snake
The Pokemon trainer was walking along a walkway when he stepped on the snake and got bit. [...]
Image of California Kingsnake Trying to Eat an Alligator Lizard Goes Viral
The California kingsnake thought it had an easy meal, but the alligator lizard had other ideas. [...]
New Boa Species Discovered in the Southern Bahamas
The Conception Bank silver boa lives in palm trees and feeds on birds. [...]
Texas To Consider Banning Gasoline Use To Collect Rattlesnakes
Texas is one of the holdout states that still allows gasoline use to collect rattlesnakes. [...]
Ball Python Found Dead in English Lake
If you purchase a reptile or any other animal and decide that you no longer want to can’t care for it, don’t release it where you live. Chances are it [...]
11 North American Rattlesnakes
Rattlers remain awesome despite frequent persecution from humans. [...]
60 Snake Traps Removed from California's Santa Monica Mountains
Snake poachers are setting wood traps to capture and then sell wild snakes. [...]
Cottonmouth Snakes Eating Each Other on Small Florida Key
Cottonmouth snakes are resorting to cannibalism because birds that they depended on for free fish meals left the island in which they live. [...]
Pit Vipers Shipped From Philippines to Pennsylvania Found Dead at Post Office
The snakes were found in a box declared to be T-shirts. [...]
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. [...]
