By Herp News After hunting dogs, an electric fence and traps couldn’t get the job done, a German town looking to remove a snapping turtle from a lake has asked a blacksmith to create a giant rake to fish out the sharp-beaked reptile. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]
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Sep 04
Sep 04
Featured video: ‘this is day one for the olinguito’
By Herp News Last month scientists unveiled a remarkable discovery: a new mammal in the order Carnivora (even though it mostly lives off fruits) in the Andean cloud forests. This was the first new mammal from that order in the Western Hemisphere since the 1970s. The olinguito had long been mistaken for its closest relatives, […]
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Canadian Reptile Breeders Expo Sept 14-15
By Herp News TORONTO , Sept. 4, 2013 /CNW/ – For one weekend September 14 and 15th one of North America's largest LIVE reptile hobby shows is in Toronto at the International Center on Airport Rd. With over 85 000 square … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]
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City squeezing reptile zoo out of business, says owner
By Herp News The owners of a reptile zoo on Barton Street says they will take legal action to keep about 20 animals that the city says violate the animal control bylaw. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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By Herp News Byline: The Lizard lifeboat was launched for the third time in three days on Friday afternoon, this time to a 25 metre commercial scalloping vessel that had suffered an engine fire, approximately 2 miles south of Lizard Point. Page Content: The lifeboat was launched with a crew of seven just after 4pm […]
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Amphibians worldwide may be at risk from fungus that killed salamanders in the Netherlands
A mysterious disease wiped out nearly all fire salamanders in the Netherlands, even those taken into captivity to protect them. Now scientists have identified the fungus responsible, and warned it could spread to amphibians around the world. From Scientific American: But now the cause of the fire salamanders’ rapid decline has been revealed. According to […]
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Customer finds baby lizard in Sausage McMuffin
By Herp News A fast food customer in Singapore had the shock of her life when she discovered the tail of a baby lizard sticking out of her half-eaten Sausage McMuffin on Wednesday. A photo of the half-eaten burger was snapped and sent … Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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Meet the new lizard kings
By Herp News Leapin’ lizards! Hunters in Mississippi broke a state record for the heaviest alligator ever bagged, kicking off the season with two monster catches. Dustin Bockman of Wisconsin and two hunting buddies bagged the 727-pound 13-foot-long beast on Sunday, beating the previous year’s record-setter by 26 pounds, according to the… Go to Source […]
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