By Herp News OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 15 (UPI) — An Oklahoma City man said he canceled his plans for a quesadilla lunch when he discovered what appeared to be a deceased lizard among his tortillas. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

What’s beautiful? The sweet sounds of the Harding University choir as heard in the Reptile House at the Cincinnati Zoo. Watch below: …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The mystery inside a tortilla bag bought at an Oklahoma City Wal-Mart is sparking a food company investigation of sorts. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors today announced that Michelle Kelly, Kyle Krueger, James Mick, Edward Russell, Matthew Sallee and Robert Thummel have been promoted to the role of managin Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News At a summit in 2010, the world’s 13 tiger range states pledged to double the number of tigers (Panthera tigris) in the wild by 2020. Today, non-tiger state Germany announced its assistance toward that end. Through its KfW Development Bank, the German government has pledged around $27 million (20 million Euro) to […]

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios, creators of the cooperative shooter classic Left 4 Dead , today officially announced Evolve , an all-new multiplayer shooter experience. Evolve will be available this fall for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News Often touted as low-impact, remote oil roads in the Amazon are, in fact, having a large impact on frogs living in flowers in the upper canopy, according to a new paper published in PLOS ONE. In Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park, massive bromeliads grow on tall tropical trees high in the canopy and […]

By Herp News Parametric Sound Corporation , a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced that Juergen Stark, CEO of Turtle Beach, will present at the 16th Annual Needham Growth Conference on … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios, creators of the cooperative shooter classic Left 4 Dead, today officially announced Evolve™, an all-new multiplayer shooter experience. First revealed e Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

It’s hard to know how we missed this froggy story from last fall, but we did. From the Atlantic: NASA’s Minotaur V rocket blasted off from its launchpad at a spaceport in Virginia, carrying the LADEE spacecraft on the first leg of its trip from Earth to the moon. The scene that resulted was beautiful. […]

By Herp News A tortoise beat a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in China, a report said on Tuesday. Cats and dogs faced off against a menagerie including a rooster and a yellow duck in a race to the finish line on snowy slopes in Henan province, the state-run […]

By Herp News A tortoise has beaten a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in northern China. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Can a tortoise actually “run” away? Whatever the velocity, a 100 pound tortoise lumbered 30 miles before he was found and taken in by a foster family. It took the reptile six months to cover the distance. Earlier this month the animal was reunited with… Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News The Dallas Safari Club has auctioned off a permit to shoot-and-kill a Critically Endangered black rhino in Namibia for $350,000. The club says the proceeds from the auction will aid rhino conservation, but the move has upset many wildlife organizations and attracted protestors outside the closed-door auction. In fact the issue has […]

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Texas is considering banning the gassing of rattlesnakes and other animals in the state, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. doesn’t think a ban will impact the barbaric “rattslesnake round-ups,” which torture and kill rattlesnakes, but rarely use gas. From NPR: Pouring gasoline or other noxious chemicals into the earth to force rattlesnakes and […]

By Herp News A 100-pound tortoise featured in the Maricopa Monitor's “pet of the week” section has been reunited with his original owners, a full year after the reptile wandered off into the desert. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News CASA GRANDE — A 100-pound tortoise featured in the Maricopa Monitor's “pet of the week” section has been reunited with his original owners, a full year after the reptile wandered off into the desert. Rewind to April 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

By Herp News Police in Indonesia’s Aceh province have arrested two wildlife trafficking suspects allegedly behind five tiger poaching rings operating in the forests of northern Sumatra. The arrests followed a months-long investigation and an undercover sting operation in which police seized thousands of dollars worth of illegal animal parts. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News A Wizard's Lizard, the action RPG from Lost Decade Games about a wizard's pet reptile seeking to save his master from the clutches of Death, will launch on January 22 on Desura and Gamersgate. If you've ever played Gauntlet or The Binding of Isaac, … Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News Council approves first reading of land sale ordinance Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Licensed headsets due in 2014 as Turtle Beach pens deals with Sony, Microsoft, Respawn and EA. Expected to debut in Q3, the PS4 and Vita range will feature “tournament grade” headsets, along with traditional gaming and entertainment orientated devices on the way, too. “Turtle Beach is excited to work with Sony to […]

By Herp News A Palm Beach County man, who previously served a federal prison sentence for poaching sea turtle eggs, is facing new charges that he stole 316 sea turtle eggs from nests in Juno Beach.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The cold-stunned green sea turtle brought near death to the South Carolina Aquarium on Wednesday is one plucky little reptile, it turns out. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The cold-stunned green sea turtle brought near death to the South Carolina Aquarium on Wednesday is one plucky little reptile, it turns out. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Biologists have found that island lizards are “tame” compared to their mainland relatives, confirming Charles Darwin’s observations of island tameness. Darwin had noted that island animals often acted tame, and presumed that they had evolved to be so after coming to inhabit islands that lacked most predators. The researchers found island lizards […]

By Herp News Rove beetles are among the most diverse animals on the planet, with around 56,000 species currently described. Amongst this multitude of species is a dazzling array of adaptations perhaps best illustrated by the genus Stenus. These beetles, with their bulbous eyes and slender bodies are often found near water running swiftly over […]

Check out this video “Field Herping in Colorado” submitted by kingsnake.com user jfarah. 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

Mobile Bound in the back of a Toyota Prius.Dreaming of sun, a big yard, grass, carrots and Rosie.Hello, Mobile! I have arrived!What type of sorcery is this? This is not my yard!Better take me on a walk.Can you keep up with me?Fence building that couldn’t happen sooner.Is this my yard?Yard taste really good.All mine.Giving out […]

By Herp News In a precedent-setting case, an Indonesian court has found a palm oil company guilty of violating environmental laws and ordered it to pay $30 million in fines and reparations for clearing an area of protected peat forest that is a stronghold for endangered orangutans in Indonesia’s Aceh Province. In a ruling handed […]

By Herp News Hard wired into the survival mechanisms of all animals is the perception of pain. Different stimuli, such as heat or cold, foul odors, chemicals or a blunt blow can trigger pain receptors in the body that, in the blink of an eye, jolt the body into classic fight or flight responses. Researcher […]

By Herp News The world’s top carnivores are in big trouble: this is the take-away message from a new review paper published today in Science. Looking at 31 large-bodied carnivore species (i.e those over 15 kilograms or 33 pounds), the researchers found that 77 percent are in decline and more than half have seen their […]

By Herp News The world’s top carnivores are in big trouble: this is the take-away message from a new review paper published today in Science. Looking at 31 large-bodied carnivore species (i.e those over 15 kilograms or 33 pounds), the researchers found that 77 percent are in decline and more than half have seen their […]

By Herp News The world’s top carnivores are in big trouble: this is the take-away message from a new review paper published today in Science. Looking at 31 large-bodied carnivore species (i.e those over 15 kilograms or 33 pounds), the researchers found that 77 percent are in decline and more than half have seen their […]

By Herp News Experts predict that 2014 will be a big year for reptiles. Reptiles, which include snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, tuataras and amphisbaenians, are projected to become the most diverse vertebrate group in the world. As it stands now, there are approximately 10,000 bird species – the most of any vertebrates – but reptiles […]

The LA Times has the scoop on a new study from Nature on the coloration of ancient reptiles: Ancient leatherback turtles, ichthyosaurs and mosasaurs were a rather staid and formal black, maybe with some gray, according to a study published online Wednesday in the journal Nature. The study offers the first direct chemical evidence of […]

By Herp News The Reptile Guy has already outgrown his year-old space in Abbotsford. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The lions of West Africa, which may represent a distinct subspecies, are on the precipice of extinction. A sober new study in PLOS ONE reports that less than 250 mature lions survive in the region. Scientists have long known that West Africa’s lions were in trouble, but no one expected the situation […]

By Herp News The lions of West Africa, which may represent a distinct subspecies, are on the precipice of extinction. A sober new study in PLOS ONE reports that less than 250 mature lions survive in the region. Scientists have long known that West Africa’s lions were in trouble, but no one expected the situation […]

By Herp News King Krule roped in an impressive guest star for his latest music video: the late Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Young Archy Marshall has shared the official clip for “A Lizard State” — a taut, foul-mouthed number from the 19-year-old's debut studio album, the jazz-inclined Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]