By Herp News Beating some long odds, biologists and volunteers this week returned a 300-pound loggerhead sea turtle to the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston. The endangered turtle was emaciated when discovered on the island's West Beach in early June, said Lyndsey Howell, research fishery biologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Galveston. […]
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Aug 02
Aug 02
Man hid turtle in hamburger at Chinese airport
By Herp News GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Authorities in China said a man tried to smuggle his pet turtle onto an airplane by hiding it inside of a hamburger. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Two-headed turtle gains thousands of followers on Facebook
By Herp News Two-headed turtle Thelma and Louise now has two things in common with its namesake: Texas and celebrity status. The bisephalic Texas cooter, born at the San Antonio Zoo on June 18, is now certifiably Facebook famous with over 3,200 followers and counting. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]
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Man tries to smuggle turtle onto plane in KFC hamburger
By Herp News By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com A man got caught trying to smuggle his pet turtle past airport security at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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City Room: A Century in Their Shells
By Herp News If you see a box turtle in New York, don’t pick it up and help it on its way; it probably already knows where it’s going. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Why can’t the snakes cross the road, secret lives of baby snakes and other questions
By Herp News Researchers are conducting some of the first ever scientific studies of neonate pine snakes, performing snake surgery for radio tracking and helping snakes survive road crossings through the busy New Jersey shore traffic. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Dead lizard found in mid-day meal
By Herp News This is the second such incident within week in the school located in Hinjili, the Assembly constituency of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Dead lizard in mid-day meal for second time in a week
By Herp News Earlier, on July 25, a lizard was found in soya curry before it was served in the same school. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Dead lizard in mid-day meal in Odisha
By Herp News This is the second such incident within week in the school located in Hinjili, the Assembly constituency of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Dead Lizard in Mid-Day Meal for the 2nd Time in a Week
By Herp News A dead lizard was found in the mid-day meal for the second time in a week, at a primary school at Hinjili in Odisha's Ganjam district today, officials said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Lizard found in mid-day meal in Odisha
By Herp News A dead lizard was found in the mid-day meal at a primary school in Odisha Friday, an official said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Lizard found in mid-day meal in Odisha
By Herp News Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) A dead lizard was found in the mid-day meal at a primary school in Odisha Friday, an official said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Zombies in Daytona? No worries here!
Welcome to August! kingsnake.com and RodentPro.com will be displaying the kingsnake.com Zombiehunter Snake Hunting Truck at the entrance to this years National Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona Beach. kingsnake.com will also be handing out their free “I brake for snakes, not Zombies” bumper stickers and RodentPro discount coupons. Join us from 10 am to 3 […]
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Tortoies-Spot – Hi:
I have not been around on the site much, been busy and havent had access to a computer. I do however still keep turtles and tortoises. I made new threads under box turtles, and tortoises sections. I’m currently working on a new outdoor enclosure and hopefully a small pond. Also still have my website up, […]
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