By Herp News The bushmeat markets of Lao PDR (Laos) are filled with racks of wild game harvested both legally and illegally from the surrounding landscapes. While these meat markets certainly provide local protein to patrons, for wildlife biologists they offer something more. These bizarre zoological exhibits are a rich source of information about wildlife […]
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Aug 06
Aug 06
Reptile ownership laws questioned after N.B. children strangled by escaped python
By Herp News The death of two young children who died after a large python escaped from a pet store has prompted shock and outrage across the country, from people who wonder how a creature could have been allowed to inflict such tragedy. … Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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'Shocking' deaths above reptile store
By Herp News Police in Canada are looking into the deaths of two young boys who appear to have been strangled by an exotic snake. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Parametric Sound Corporation Makes Presentation Regarding Turtle Beach Merger Available
By Herp News Parametric Sound Corporation , a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced that a joint presentation describing the pending merger with Turtle Beach is available on the Company's … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Man tries to smuggle turtle hidden in a hamburger
Pet owners never like to leave their pets behind when they travel — but only the obsessed few try to smuggle them onto an airplane disguised as a hamburger. From the South China Morning Post News: A man tried to smuggle his pet turtle through security in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport by hiding it in […]
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Boys in Canada believed killed by snake that escaped cage: police
By Herp News By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) – Two young brothers found dead in an apartment over a reptile store in New Brunswick, Canada, were believed to have been strangled by a snake that escaped its enclosure and slithered into the building's ventilation system, police said on Monday. The boys, ages 5 and 7, were […]
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Python escapes reptile store in Canada, kills 2 sleeping boys
By Herp News By KATE STANTON, UPI.com A large snake — thought to be a boa constrictor but later identified as a python — strangled two Canadian boys in their sleep. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Plea over Scottish reptile sightings
By Herp News Conservationists seek help from the public to find out more about Scotland's snake, toad and lizard populations. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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