By Herp News A turtle rehab center in Florida turned to an unlikely substance to repair a sea turtle’s fractured shell: denture glue. Bette Zirkelbach, manager of the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla., was initially stumped when someone brought in a 40-pound sea turtle suffering from a fractured… Go to Source […]
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Sep 13
Sep 13
Annual East Texas Herpetological Society Conference, Reptile Sale & Educational Exhibit set for Sept. 28-29
By Herp News What was that lizard on the side of the Humble City Cafe? Or how about that turtle in Bear Branch? Or that snake in the median on Kingwood Dr? Want to find out? Of course you do. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Butterflies drink turtle tears in the Amazon
In what has to be the dreamiest, most romantic reptile-related news story, ever, scientists report that Amazonian butterlifes drink the tears of turtles. From LiveScience.com: The sight of butterflies flocking onto the heads of yellow-spotted river turtles in the western Amazon rain forest is not uncommon, at least if one is able to sneak up […]
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