By Herp News The owner of a 5ft long lizard who was the subject of a police appeal after he went missing has spoken about her pet's escape. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A reptile store owner under investigation for criminal negligence in the deaths of two boys after a large python escaped its enclosure had blood on his hands and shorts when police arrived at the scene in Campbellton, N.B., according to newly released court documents. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

By Herp News A brave turtle has been spotted hitching a ride on the back of a freshwater crocodile in a north Qld river. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

You’re frozen solid, your heart’s stopped beating, and you haven’t breathed in days. You’re dead, right? Not if you’re an Alaskan wood frog. The amphibian — an Arctic population of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica — can tolerate being frozen, heart and respiration both stopped, for days or even weeks at a time. Scientists found […]

By Herp News Byline: The Lizard lifeboat was tasked last night (Tuesday 20 August) to assist the 10 metre yacht Gemma with two people onboard that had suffered gear box problems and was becalmed. Page Content: The yacht was approximately 23 miles southeast of Lizard Point when they called Falmouth Coastguard to ask for assistance. […]

By Herp News Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's 'no' vote Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's no vote         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Balikpapan. Conservation activists have warned of a massive increase in thefts of turtle eggs in the past month […] Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Turtle, India’s leading menswear lifestyle brand has today set its foot in the fashion capital of the country. With the launch of their first exclusive outlet in the city the brand is all set to raise the fashion quotient of Mumbai even higher. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News MICHIGAN CITY—The 7th annual Washington Park Zoo Reptile Day on Saturday attempted to prove that snakes are not that bad once you get to know them. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Court documents show the owner of a Campbellton, N.B. reptile store is being investigated for criminal negligence causing death, after a large python escaped its enclosure and killed two young boys a few weeks ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The hellbender, an enormous reptile that resembles a Loch Ness monster, has just been re-introduced to New York State. Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's no vote Kopp joins O'Malley in approving deal over Franchot's no vote         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors has been named one of the 2013 Best Places to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal. The company premiered in this year’s Medium Company category. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Raising young lemurs in communal crèches benefits both mothers and offspring, a new study has found. Andrea Baden and colleagues, of Yale University, studied a group of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. This is the first study to examine the consequences of different parenting strategies in the […]

The CDC reports that cases of Lyme disease have been skyrocketing around the United States — but not in California, thanks to the western fence lizard. From the LA Times: The CDC report might lead health authorities to accelerate the research and approval of a Lyme vaccine. Promising results were found earlier this year on […]

By Herp News Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently developed a list of “Priority Primate Areas” to save Tanzania’s many primate species from extinction. A hub of unique and endangered primates, Tanzania is widely considered to be the most important mainland country for primate diversity in Africa. Approximately a third of the […]

By Herp News Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently developed a list of “Priority Primate Areas” to save Tanzania’s many primate species from extinction. A hub of unique and endangered primates, Tanzania is widely considered to be the most important mainland country for primate diversity in Africa. Approximately a third of the […]

By Herp News As sea ice levels continue to decline in the northern hemisphere, scientists are observing an unsettling trend in harp seal young mortalities regardless of juvenile fitness. While a recent study found that in harp seal breeding regions ice cover decreased by up to 6% a decade from 1979 on, a follow-up study […]

By Herp News As sea ice levels continue to decline in the northern hemisphere, scientists are observing an unsettling trend in harp seal young mortalities regardless of juvenile fitness. While a recent study found that in harp seal breeding regions ice cover decreased by up to 6% a decade from 1979 on, a follow-up study […]

Once extinct in the wild due to predation by rats, the Pinzón Island subspecies of the Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra duncanensis) has returned to its native island thanks to a successful captive breeding program. From Scientific American: […] Galápagos National Park and its partners launched a program to eradicate the rats and other invasive […]

By Herp News A recent bust of pets and pot have one man facing nearly 30 criminal charges in New Hanover County, according to the District Attorney's Office. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Canada Declares Champion: The Tortoise Torte Wins Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts Contest Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A loggerhead sea turtle that was rescued from a sand bar at Tybee's south end Thursday died on Sunday at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A leatherback turtle has been freed after becoming caught in fishing nets off the Rhode Island coast.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News In 2010, Bulgarian airport authorities confiscated 108 African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) from a smuggler. Last month, the 28 parrots who survived the stress of being stuffed into dog kennels, constantly handled by humans, and the absence of their native habitat, completed their three-year journey to freedom. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News In 2010, Bulgarian airport authorities confiscated 108 African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) from a smuggler. Last month, the 28 parrots who survived the stress of being stuffed into dog kennels, constantly handled by humans, and the absence of their native habitat, completed their three-year journey to freedom. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News A recent bust of pets and pot have one man facing nearly 30 criminal charges in New Hanover County, according to the District Attorney's Office. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

I was awaken at three o’clock in the morning to what sounded like something in distress. Before getting out of bed I determined it was not a cell phone, low battery smoke detector, battery back up, or some other device as logically these items make a consistent noise. This sound was not consistent, this sound […]

By Herp News A 5ft (1.5m) long pet lizard that went missing from a Swansea garden after being let out of the house for some exercise is found. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Cool Chameleons,” submitted by kingsnake.com user variuss11. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 18 (UPI) — A large pet lizard made a dash for freedom when it was let out into a garden in Swansea and a police hunt for it was on, officials in Wales said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A 5ft-long pet lizard has gone missing from a garden after being let out of the house for some exercise. South Wales Police said the… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The Slide Rule Frankie does what Frankie wants in Frankie’s yard. Frankie saw a big plastic lid in his yard so Frankie decided it was a slide. Frankie’s yard, Frankie’s rules. It’s really hard to image what a sulcata tortoise playing on a slide would look like. When I shared how Frankie used a plastic […]

By Herp News A 5ft (1.5m) long pet lizard has gone missing from a Swansea garden, after being let out of the house for some exercise. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News PHOTO: A sea turtle hatchling swims to the water at Guana Tolomato Mantanzas Research Reserve, courtesy Florida DEP Posted by Miranda Grossman / CBS 12 News TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Researchers at Florida's three National Estuarine Research Reserves are reporting that this year's sea turtle nesting season is boasting the second highest nest […]

By Herp News An emaciated loggerhead sea turtle is recuperating at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center after washing up on the south end of Tybee Island. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Watch out for tortoises at Barefoot Beach because these slow-moving creatures can get crushed under vehicles leaving the parking lot. Joanna Fitzgerald, director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital, shares her tips. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News More than 100 reptile breeders and vendors have set up booths. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News But most of the stolen creatures, including snakes and a baby alligator, have not been found.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News York, PA – Lizard Lick Towing created a sensation Friday at the York Expo Center. Dozens of people stood in line waiting to meet Ron and Amy Shirley, two of the stars of the reality-TV show that runs weekly on cable's TruTV network and features the exploits of Ron Shirley and his […]