By Herp News This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Saturday evening, Sept. 21, at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier due to the responsible actions of a local family and friends. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

When we talk about “snake handling” here on kingsnake.com, we’re not talking about religion. But today on National Public Radio, they are. From NPR: Worshiping with snakes dates back more than 100 years, but today, the major Pentecostal denominations denounce the practice. There are an estimated 125 snake-handling churches scattered across Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas […]

By Herp News NEWPORT, Ore. – The female turtle that washed onto a beach in Lincoln City with a myriad of medical issues has died, despite efforts at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to save her. The olive ridley turtle, which was named “Furlough,” washed ashore Monday. Aquarium staff said the turtle arrived hypothermic, dehydrated, anemic […]

By Herp News NEWPORT, Ore. – The female turtle that washed onto a beach in Lincoln City with a myriad of medical issues has died, despite efforts at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to save her. The olive ridley turtle, which has been named “Furlough,” washed ashore Monday. Aquarium staff said the turtle arrived hypothermic, dehydrated, […]

By Herp News Two Japanese men have been charged with trying to smuggle 30 lizards out of Western Australia. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News With its collapsed economy, entrenched poverty, and political tremors, one would not expect that a country like Zimbabwe would have the capacity to safeguard its rhinos against determined and well-funded poachers, especially as just across the border South Africa is currently losing over two rhinos a day on average. And indeed, without […]

By Herp News Sir David Attenborough, Bill Oddie and Chris Packham are supporting an effort to save the orangutan from extinction by raising £1m in just two weeks. Orangutans in their natural environment live in undisturbed ancient forests and for many years it was believed they shunned any other habitats. But researchers have discovered they […]

Cancer: It’s a word no one wants to hear. Especially when it happens to a family member. As many members of the East Texas Herpetelogical Society (ETHS) in Houston know, a longtime member of their family and the herp community, Nathan Wells, has been fighting a battle with cancer since first diagnosed in the summer […]

Cancer: It’s a word no one wants to hear. Especially when it happens to a family member. As many members of the East Texas Herpetelogical Society (ETHS) in Houston know, a longtime member of their family and the herp community, Nathan Wells, has been fighting a battle with cancer since first diagnosed in the summer […]

Veterinary Practice News is reporting that reptile and exotic animal vet, author, and longtime kingsnake.com community member Dr. Kevin Wright passed away unexpectedly Sept. 26 after a brief illness. He was 50 years old. Dr. Wright was a prolific writer on reptile and amphibian subjects, contributing over 300 articles to Reptiles magazine and other publications […]

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $230.2 million an Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $389.4 million and its unau Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise North American Energy Corp. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $259.5 million and its unaudited Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.9 billion and its unaudited net asset valu Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $448.9 million and its unaudi Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.1 billion and its unaudited net asse Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.1 billion and its unaudited n Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A loggerhead turtle tangled in fishing lines was rescued Monday off the Florida coast by a good Samaritan on a surfboard. The turtle was spotted struggling to stay afloat Monday Afternoon off Cocoa Beach on the state’s East Coast. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Gets Artificial Flippers… Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News In a country where most conservationists are still foreigners—either European or American—Nurzahafarina Othman stands out: not only is she Malaysian, a Muslim, and a mother of a young daughter, but she’s rapidly becoming a top researcher and champion for the world’s smallest elephant: the Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis). Although sometimes described […]

Nine baby ocellate mountain vipers (Vipera wagneri) are helping their species stay off the brink of extinction, thanks to the efforts of the St. Louis Zoo. From Scientific American: In 2009, with populations down at least 80 percent and a new dam on the Aras River threatening to destroy a large portion of the snake’s […]

By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on Sept. 30, 2013 and cumulati Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links