The Broadley’s African house snake (Boaedon broadleyi sp. nov.) is known to exist in four localities in Africa. Boaedon subniger can be found in North [...]
Kenyan Sand Boa Information and Care
Kenyan sand boas can make great first reptiles. [...]
4 Great Reptiles For New Keepers
We offer several of the most popular reptiles (and one amphibian) amongst keepers based on temperament, care, handling, and just pure joy of keeping. [...]
Care And Breeding Of True Red-tailed Boa Constrictors In Captivity
With beautiful colors and markings, impressive musculature, and alluring behavior, true red-tailed boas (Boa constrictor constrictor, or “Bcc”) are on [...]
Eastern Indigo Snake Care Sheet
While they may require more maintenance and investment, Eastern indigos are one of the most intelligent and rewarding snake species a passionate herpe [...]
More Than 3 Tons of Burmese Python Snakes Removed From Southwest Florida This Season
The Conservancy team currently tracks 40 scout snakes during the breeding season, which occurs from November through April. [...]
Memphis Zoo Hatches Louisiana Pine Snakes via Artificial Insemination/Frozen Semen
A total of 14 eggs from two artificially inseminated female pine snakes were laid, from the sperm of a single male [...]
Volunteers Needed To Virtually Track Eastern Indigo Snakes
Indigo Snake Watch, the project is aimed to improve the understanding into how reintroduced snakes in the wild move about in their new surroundings. [...]
41 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released Into Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
These snakes were captive bred and hatched at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation. [...]
Could The Flowerpot Snake Provide Insights Into Down Syndrome?
The Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus) is one of the most popular snakes in the herp world due largely to the fact that it is one of the sma [...]
Eastern Brown Snakes Don’t Fare Well When Relocated According to Preliminary Australian Research
"We assume that they can adapt very quickly and they are resilient and they can make use of anywhere, but what we are really finding is that is not th [...]
New Colubrid Parrot Snake Species From Brazil Described
Leptophis mystacinus sp. nov was collected in Brazil. The researchers compared the new species with 1,625 specimens of Leptophis spp. using extracted [...]
Snake Education In Your Neighborhood
Over the last few years, real estate development has grown around my neighborhood like a rabid fungus. It has displaced wildlife from their natural ho [...]
Burmese Python Intestinal Cells Help Digest Bones
The bone digesting cells, called enterocytes are also present in other python species, boa species and the Gila monster. [...]
47 Venomous Snakes, 5 Asian Leaf Turtles Seized by Indian Customs
The venomous snakes included three spider-tailed horned vipers, known to use luring to capture birds, and 44 Indonesian pit vipers. Five Asian leaf tu [...]
USARK UPDATE: Federal Light Bulb Ban
Reptile, amphibian, and other animal keepers will get some relief from the Department of Energy ban on specialty animal care light bulbs. [...]
Man Injects Snake Venom From 19 Species, Leads To Antivenin For Many Snakes, Study Claims
While the research provided protection to the mice, the next step is to test the cocktail on dogs that are brought into veterinary clinics in Australi [...]
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