The Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom last week posted video onto social media of the first Moellendorff's rat snakes (Orthriophis moellendorffi) the [...]
Reptile Dentition: The Details on Reptile Teeth
Reptile Anatomy and Physiology is an important part of Herpetology and captive care! [...]
10 Popular Snakes For Reptile Keepers
With good research and proper care, any of these snakes would make for a great captive. [...]
False Water Cobra Captive Care And Breeding
Hydrodynastes gigas are cobras in name only. [...]
Rat Snakes Of The United States
Rat snakes make great captives. The red rat snake, also known as the corn snake is probably the most popular snake kept as a pet. [...]
Nature Conservancy In Florida Releases 22 Eastern Indigo Snakes
The Drymarchon couperi were captive bred in Florida [...]
Eastern Indigo Snakes Breeding On Their Own In Alabama
Researchers with Auburn University captured a young, 27-inch eastern indigo snake believed to be the offspring of captive bred specimens. [...]
Trademark Exotics and Piebald Ball Pythons
Ball Pythons
Once imported by the thousands from Africa, Ball Pythons (Python Regius) are now widely available in captivity from breeders. Whi [...]
Video: Boa Constrictor Born With Two Heads, Two Hearts
Snake breeder in Florida showcased on Nat Geo vet show. [...]
2021 Florida Python Challenge Nets 223 Snakes
The 2021 Florida Python Challenge saw hunters remove 223 of the invasive Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) from south Florida during the 10- [...]
Snakes Tagged In Japan To Measure Radioactivity In Fukushima
Scientists in Japan have outfitted nine Japanese rat snakes (Elaphe climacophora and E. quadrivirgata) with tracking devices with dosimeters, radiatio [...]
Snake Venom-Derived Super Glue Stops Bleeding In Seconds
Researchers with the University of Western Ontario have used a blood clotting enzyme called reptilase or batroxobin to create a glue that is so strong [...]
Cottonmouth Captured On Video Employing Straight Locomotion Technique To Evade Predator
Herpetologist Frederick Boyce of the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores in North Carolina, had just recorded video footage of an Eastern kingsnake (La [...]
Escaped Rat Snake Found In Junk Drawer
The staff at the center looked high and low, to no avail until yesterday when the snake was found in the center's hardware drawer. [...]
Researchers Document Male Montpellier Snakes Eating Females
The Montpellier snake is a mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake. [...]
New Western Himalayas Snake Species Discovered Via Instagram Post
A master’s degree student at India’s Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar) spent much of 2020 uploading photos to Instagram of reptiles and amphibians [...]
More Than 90 Rattlesnakes Rescued From Under Woman’s House In California
A woman in Sonoma County California called the Sonoma County Reptile Rescue with a bit of a dilemma. More than 90 rattlesnakes had taken refuge undern [...]
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