By Herp News More than 25,000 green sea turtle nests were counted on 26 state beaches this year, more than twice the previous record. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on Oct. 31, 2013 and cumulativ Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Police seized 16 pythons, a poisonous snake and a lizard from a house in east Gatineau on Wednesday and a 24-year-old man is facing charges. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A major premise of biology, as any high-schooler can tell you, is the study of the connections between organisms. Perhaps nowhere is there a better example of this than in Malaysia, where the population of Endangered Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is being undercut by dwindling prey. A recent study by MYCAT, […]

By Herp News A major premise of biology, as any high-schooler can tell you, is the study of the connections between organisms. Perhaps nowhere is there a better example of this than in Malaysia, where the population of Endangered Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is being undercut by dwindling prey. A recent study by MYCAT, […]

An alligator snapping turtle was found in Oregon reservoir last week. From KGW.com: It was the first time the invasive species was found in eastern Oregon, according to Rick Boatner of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The species is native to the southeastern United States, Boatner said. It can grow to 250 lbs. […]

By Herp News A rare turtle sighting is making waves on B.C.'s north coast. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News As long-time followers of The Prudent Speculator would be quick to attest, the ideas that we convey are simple and consistent. Like the turtle in the Tortoise and the Hare, we believe that long-term investment success favors those who hunt for value as opposed to chasers of hot trends. Readers of these […]

By Herp News With the help of DNA tests, scientists have declared a new dolphin species that dwells off the coast of northern Australia. The discovery was made after a team of researchers looked at the world’s humpback dolphins (in the genus Sousa), which sport telltale humps just behind their dorsal fins. While long-known to […]

By Herp News Green sea turtle nests have exceeded the state’s expectations this year. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Let’s go surfin’ now, all the snakes are learnin’ how… Okay, not all the snakes. But some Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes have been spotted on a Florida beach and in the ocean recently. From WFTV.com: Valeh Levy shot video Friday New Smyrna Beach but said her son was one of the first surfers to spot the […]

By Herp News An expedition to Cape York Peninsula in north-east Australia has found three vertebrate species new to science and isolated for millions of years — a bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko, a golden-colored skink and a boulder-dwelling frog. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Institutions and governments have been scanning human irises for years to verify one’s identity—Google has been using this method since 2011—but could iris-scanning be employed on other species as well? According to a new study in Amphibia-Reptila, the answer is ‘yes.’ Scientists have recently employed iris scanning to visually distinguish individuals of […]

By Herp News A new public-service campaign in China will ask potential ivory and rhino horn buyers to see the victims of these illicit trades in a new light: as the “pandas of Africa.” The posters are a part of WildAid’s ‘Say No to Ivory and Rhino Horn’ campaign, which was launched earlier in the […]

By Herp News 790 rhinos have been poached in South Africa this year, nearly a fifth higher than last year’s record toll, reports the Department of Environmental Affairs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Why are so many humans afraid of snakes? Scientists may have the answer. From the LA Times: We’re not born with a fear of snakes, but it sure seems to develop early. Now scientists may be closer to a explaining why ophidiophobia ranks among the top fears of humans, and seems to be shared with […]

By Herp News Company's Equipment Care division becomes sole vendor and installer of Green Turtle's Retroceptor™ and Microceptor™ in-kitchen wastewater treatment solutions ST. PAUL, MN, Oct. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Was the evolution of high-quality vision in our ancestors driven by the threat of snakes? New work supports this theory. In a new paper, researchers show that there are specific nerve cells in the brains of rhesus macaque monkeys that respond to images of snakes. Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News Researchers from James Cook University and National Geographic discovered three new herp species — a cryptic leaf-tail gecko, a colorful skink, and a frog — during an expedition to northeastern Australia. The species are described in three papers published in October in the journal Zootaxa. Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News A rambunctious reptile caused Regina firefighters to scramble Monday morning, but they soon scaled back their response. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists have found what they're describing as a “lost world” on the northern tip of Queensland, Australia, hosting at least three previously undocumented species, including a frog that makes love in the rain. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News One of the world’s least-known flying foxes could face extinction by rising seas and changing precipitation patterns due to global warming, according to a new study in Zookeys. The research, headed by Donald Buden with the College of Micronesia, is the first in-depth study of the resident bats of the remote Mortlock […]

By Herp News The first corner on the Surfers Paradise track is not the place to be for a lizard. Photos Brian Hurst The first corner on the Surfers Paradise track is not the place to be for a lizard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Bearded Dragon eating,” submitted by kingsnake.com user captainjwl. 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 A rehabilitated juvenile flatback turtle will be released into the wild and tracked by the WA Department of Parks and Wildlife using satellite technology. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A rehabilitated juvenile flatback turtle will be released into the wild and tracked by the WA Department of Parks and Wildlife using satellite technology. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Museum hosts annual Halloween party Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A GOOD samaritan has donated Byron Bay snake catcher George Ellis a car to use until the end of the year. The call went out for a vehicle to replace Mr Ellis' snakemobile last week, after his Holden Rodeo he had used for the past seven years broke down and was not […]

By Herp News The first corner on the Surfers Paradise track is not the place to be for a lizard. Photos Brian Hurst The first corner on the Surfers Paradise track is not the place to be for a lizard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News KOTA KINABALU: The first dedicated turtle rescue centre in Sabah was officially launched yesterday, marked with the release […] Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Guwahati, Oct 26 (IANS) Police Friday arrested three people after recovering a Golden Gecko lizard from their possession, police said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Las Vegas Reptile Expo will be back at the Santa Fe Station Hotel and Casino Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists described at least 441 previously unknown species from Amazon rainforest between 2010 and 2013, according a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Nilgiris, also known as the “Blue mountains,” in southern India are an extraordinary mountain range that form one of the most diverse biospheres in the country, the Nilgiri Biosphere. And the Nagarhole National Park, declared a tiger reserve in 1999 is part of this biosphere. The Kabini River flows through the […]

By Herp News At least 441 new species of animals and plants have been discovered over a four year period in the vast, underexplored rainforest of the Amazon, including a monkey that purrs like a cat. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

People broke the law, but it’s the alligator who died. Because Florida law prohibits relocating alligators larger than 4 feet in length, this healthy, 11-and-a-half foot animal was killed after some idiot tethered him to a tree behind an apartment complex. From the Tampa Tribune: That alligator gator stretched 11 feet, 6 inches and may […]

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, TYG, TYN and TYY, announced today the release of third quarter 2013 reports for each of these funds. The reports are available online at www.tortoiseadvisors.com. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists are providing an evolutionary explanation for severe allergic reactions. Researchers show that mice injected with a small dose of bee venom were later resistant to a potentially lethal dose of the same venom. The study is the first experimental evidence that the same immune response involved in allergies may have evolved […]

By Herp News The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is not called a giant for nothing: it weighs as much as a large dog and grows longer than the world’s biggest tortoise. However, despite its gigantism, many people in its range—from the Amazon to the Pantanal—don’t even know it exists or believe it to be more […]

By Herp News Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have captured stunning images of Andean bear families taking down camera traps in Bolivia’s Apolobamba National Natural Area of Integrated Management. In one series of images a mother and her two cubs bite, claw, and whack one of the cameras. However even as they destroy […]