You really shouldn’t “save” animals unless you’re actually going to be able to care for them. Take what’s happening to 30 pythons seized in Pakistan: From the International Herald Tribune: After being given temporary custody of over 30 imported non-poisonous pythons, the Karachi zoo is struggling to take care of the slithering reptiles and is […]

Rico Walder, one of kingsnake.com’s most longstanding community members, and a good friend to all in the herp community, is struggling against Stage IV glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Can we come together to help him win that fight? Rico’s family and friends have established a fundraising effort to help […]

The dark side of science, when it tells you things you don’t want to be true. From NBC Science News: Nearly one fifth of all reptiles — turtles, snakes, lizards and crocodiles — are on a slippery slope toward extinction due to loss of habitat, overharvesting and other factors, a new report says. The study […]

Sea turtle vs. shark doesn’t usually end too well for the turtle, but some human intervention has a sea turtle named Hu swimming again. From Mashable: Hu, a 25-year-old female loggerhead, was discovered by fishermen in mid-2008 when they accidentally pulled her up in their fishing nets. After noticing the creature was missing large portions […]

A University of Colorado study published today in the journal Nature tags biodiversity — a large number of different species — in pond environments as a major factor in protecting amphibians from the parasite Ribeiroia ondatrae. From Science News: The richer the assortment of amphibian species living in a pond, the more protection that community […]

The state of Connecticut has introduced House Bill 5832, which amends the state’s exotic pets law as follows: That section 26-40a of the general statutes be amended to provide that the sale, transfer or breeding of certain exotic animals is also prohibited and to add tigers, mole vipers, boa constrictors, burmese pythons and sea snakes […]

With the tally of pythons hunted and killed in Florida’s much-hyped “Python Challenge” stalled at around 50, the retroactive lowering of the success bar is in full swing. From the Miami Herald: The haul from Florida’s much-ballyhooed Python Challenge, which wrapped up at midnight Sunday, may not sound impressive. After all, nearly 1,600 people signed […]

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Turtle moms have a way to “freeze” the development of their eggs until conditions are right, according to a study published in The American Naturalist. From LiveScience: Pregnant turtles hit the pause button on their eggs’ development until the time is just right to lay them in a nest, researchers say. The careful moms do […]

kingsnake.com has completely rebuilt its reptile breeders and business directory, launching it not only on the main site, but also as a standalone website called kingsnake.com has completely rebuilt its reptile breeders and business directory, launching it not only on the main site, but also as a standalone website called ReptileBusinessGuide.com. Businesses listed in kingsnake.com’s […]

Apparently it takes a little more than romantic music to get tortoises in the mood. The Associated Press reports: Galapagos tortoises at London’s zoo lumbered around impassively as famous French pianist Richard Clayderman serenaded them with music from his latest album, “Romantique.” The music — an attempt Thursday to put the reptiles in the mood […]

In what has to be one of the most bizarre snake-related news stories ever, a man attending the Great Lakes Pet Expo walked off with a corn snake, and left his little boy behind. From WISN.com: Exhibitors at State Fair Park said they were just starting to pack up Saturday night at the Great Lakes […]

Is there a reptile show coming to town, but you don’t know when or where or even how to get there? That’s why we’ve launched Is there a reptile show coming to town, but you don’t know when or where or even how to get there? That’s why we’ve launched ReptileShowGuide.com! kingsnake.com has completely rebuilt […]

Ever wanted to run a banner on kingsnake.com, but were stopped by the cost? Help is here! Buying display based advertising on the Internet industry per-view (known as “CPM”) basis is cost-prohibitive for most small reptile and amphibian businesses and hobbyists. You buy $100 worth of views, and they run out before you even see […]