By Herp News An injured loggerhead turtle was saved by a group of good Samaritans, state wildlife police, U.S. Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers Sunday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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May 10
May 10
Miami-Dade Turtle Rangers Set To Roll With New “Turtle Truck”
By Herp News May is the official start of sea turtle nesting season and Miami-Dade County is proud to have a new “Turtle Truck” this season to help in its conservation efforts. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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California "swap meet" bill amended to exclude reptile shows
California AB 339 (the “swap meet” bill) has been amended to exclude reptile and aquatic trade shows. The bill has been amended in Assembly, read a second time, and re-referred to Committee on Appropriations. Thanks to your voices through USARK’s action alerts and collaboration between PIJAC and USARK, reptile and aquatic shows will now be […]
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Alaskan firefighter facing Lacey Act charges for smuggling garter snake from Idaho
An Alaskan firefighter was fighting forest fires in Idaho last summer, and he, like some of his other firefighter buddies, caught a few snakes. He brought one, or possibly five, garter snakes home with him, in a “snakes on a plane” incident with varying contradictory narratives. The upshot? While garter snakes are numerous in Idaho, […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Water Dragon!
This image of a Water Dragon, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jeffb, is our herp photo of the day! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Biologist maps the family tree of all known snake and lizard groups
By Herp News Biologists have created the first large-scale evolutionary family tree for every snake and lizard around the globe. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Couple finds lizard in milk sachet
By Herp News Senior citizens Gyanendra Sharma and Beena Sharma got a shock on Wednesday morning as they got ready to have their morning cuppa when they saw a dead lizard in a milk sachet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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