By Herp News Jeff Corwin (and a few of his friends) stopped by to talk (and scare) Katie. First up was Katie’s favorite, a reptile. “I don’t usually get this cozy with my guests – but, honestly – yikes,” Katie said. “Don’t tell me you’re looking at a nice pair of boots,” Jeff responded. Can […]

By Herp News Across New Guinea, deforestation is occurring at increasing levels. Whether it be industrial logging, monoculture plantations, hunters felling trees in pursuit of arboreal wildlife, or other forms of forest conversion, deforestation is depleting not only forest carbon stocks and understory environments, but habitats for species who call tree cavities “home.” A new […]

By Herp News Across New Guinea, deforestation is occurring at increasing levels. Whether it be industrial logging, monoculture plantations, hunters felling trees in pursuit of arboreal wildlife, or other forms of forest conversion, deforestation is depleting not only forest carbon stocks and understory environments, but habitats for species who call tree cavities “home.” A new […]

By Herp News Researchers at the University of Utah have found that the savannah monitor lizard breathes like a bird through a one-way loop. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 106 students were hospitalised of which everyone except found were discharged Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News GULFPORT, Miss. — American Truck Showrooms (www.americantruckshowrooms.com) recently donated $2,500 to Southeastern Louisiana University Turtle Cove's Environmental Research Station. (http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/programs/turtle_cove/index.html)… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laid eggs, and over time species have switched back and forth in their preferred reproductive mode, according to new research. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laid eggs, and over time species have switched back and forth in their preferred reproductive mode, according to new research. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News When the phone rings in the middle of the night at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in December, it usually means one thing: a sea turtle is in trouble. And the phones have been ringing fairly steadily over the past few weeks as dozens of the reptiles, exhausted and benumbed by wintry […]

By Herp News Kolkata-based men’s apparel and accessories maker Turtle Ltd expects to introduce its footwear range next week. According to Amit Ladsaria, Co-founder & Director, Turtle, initially 50-60 per cent of its stores will have the footwear range. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News In what will likely be considered one of the biggest (literally) zoological discoveries of the Twenty-First Century, scientists today announced they have discovered a new species of tapir in Brazil and Colombia. The new mammal, hidden from science but known to local indigenous tribes, is actually one of the biggest animals on […]

By Herp News Six reptiles, including a rare Komodo dragon, were killed on Monday in a fire at the San Antonio Zoo likely caused by an electric problem, zoo officials said. Zoo staff had to move venomous snakes and reptiles to safety after the fire broke out at the two-floor Komodo House, home to about […]

We all may love Bahamanian rock iguanas, but their digest tracts don’t love how we show that affection. From Scientific American: Hop on over to the photo-sharing site Flickr and you’ll find dozens of photos and videos of people eagerly feeding grapes to hungry iguanas on the beaches of the Bahamas. It looks like great […]

By Herp News Protected as they are by soft, hard or leathery shells, you would expect one of our most ancient vertebrates to be safer. But no. The turtles (and the tortoises) are among the most likely to disappear for ever, after 65 million years, at least, on earth. They need help, but quickly, just […]

By Herp News The snapping turtle with a fractured jaw recently underwent another surgical procedure after it became clear that his previous treatment was nonviable. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Protected as they are by soft, hard or leathery shells, you would expect one of our most ancient vertebrates to be safer. But no. The turtles (and the tortoises) are among the most likely to disappear for ever, after 65 million years, at least, on earth. They need help, but quickly, just […]

By Herp News In recent years, California’s Agassiz’s desert tortoise population has been decimated by shootings, residential and commercial development, vehicle traffic, respiratory disease and predation by ravens, dogs and coyotes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Two green sea turtles have been treated at the Houston Zoo after getting into trouble as Gulf water temperatures dropped below turtle comfort zones. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Climate change is widely believed to be behind the rapid decline of frog populations in the Andes mountains, but a new study finds that the real culprit is a deadly fungus that has wiped out amphibian species worldwide. Researchers found that highland frogs, while tolerant of increasing temperatures, live in the optimal […]

Check out our Herp Video of the Week, “Field Herping 2013,” submitted by kingsnake.com user smetlogik. 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 Assif Mayar of Castro Valley was sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana. He used a 5-foot caiman named Mr. Teeth to guard his pot stash. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Assif Mayer of Castro Valley was sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana. He used a 5-foot caiman named Mr. Teeth to guard his pot stash. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News New studies shed light on ancient creatures’ dental structure and wear — and how these unique characteristics helped them live and adapt to their environments. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News KOTA KINABALU: It takes five months for a Green Turtle hatchling to grow up to a length of […] Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The world’s largest remote camera trap initiative—monitoring 275 species in 17 protected areas—is getting some big data assistance from Hewlett-Packard (HP). To date, the monitoring program known as the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network has taken over 1.5 million photos of animals in 14 tropical countries, but conservationists have struggled […]

By Herp News Ananth Baliga Dec. 12 (UPI) — Savannah monitor lizard's breathing makes one-way loop through the lungs, similar to birds and alligators — and possibly dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Venom from the Southeast Asia pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) may help stop human heart attacks and strokes. From the Montreal Gazette report on the Canadian study: Using venom milked from the snake, researchers filtered out all but one protein to create a drug called Anfibatide, which in human testing prevented blood clots from forming but […]

By Herp News FMT LETTER: From Poh La Faun, via e-mail It has been three weeks since Aljazeera ran the news story, ‘Return of the Lizard King’, Nov 21, 2013. What have we learnt (or not) from this Lizard King Saga? 1 Lizard King conspirers have escaped any sanction by the anti-corruption investigation authorities despite […]

By Herp News When monitor lizards breathe, air flows into their lungs in a one-way loop — a pattern known as one-way airflow. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but chameleons change colors in unusual ways when they interact with other chameleons. Researchers have discovered that these color changes don’t happen “out-of-the-blue” — instead, they convey different types of information during important social interactions. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards — a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new study that may push the evolution of this trait back to 270 million years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

Ever heard of Siats meekerorum? Our old dino friend T. rex did, and not in a good way. Check out this video all about Siats, and why he’s been dubbed a “man-eating monster.” …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Freud, a green sea turtle, was found lethargic off of the Panhandle, but a CT scan at USF’s Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation found bubbles in an airway and air trapped near a lung. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Despite cuts, the Town of Turtle is still looking at a $62,000 deficit heading into next year, and more cuts are expected in order to balance the budget. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 1. Carbon concentrations hit 400ppm while the IPCC sets global carbon budget: For the first time since our appearance on Earth, carbon concentrations in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million. The last time concentrations were this high for a sustained period was 4-5 million years ago when temperatures were 10 degrees […]

Dead mice pumped full of poison are being dropped from planes onto Guam to kill brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis). From NBC News: They floated down from the sky Sunday — 2,000 mice, wafting on tiny cardboard parachutes over Andersen Air Force Base in the U.S. territory of Guam. But the rodent commandos didn’t know […]

Most people who are beginners at owning Sliders are always asking common questions like the following : Help what size tank and how should i set it up well i am about to answer both . Well the most often heard rule is a gallon per inch that gives the turtle plenty of room to […]

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, TYG, TYN and TYY announced today it will host a year-end conference call on Dec. 12, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Central, to discuss current U.S. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Someone heard a rumor that a tortoise was being shipped to Carleton through the post office, and I was determined to track down the mystery pet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

It was mammoth, monumental. A tear-jerker….Frankiehadn’teven got in the car yet. The story really began when Frankie was evicted from theFrankieCavea couple of days before we departed from home. The day was nice so Frankie sat up on the hill watching his beloved cave get gutted and cleaned. A family of 150 Southern Cockroaches was […]