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Archive for February 3rd, 2014


   Feb 03

Castaway Fisherman ‘Survives 13 Months’ at Sea on Turtle Blood and Fish

By Herp News Jose Salvador Albarengo, 37, a fisherman from El Salvador, told officials that he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean, drinking turtle blood and catching fish with his bare hands. But the acting secretary of foreign affairs for the Marshall Islands, Gee Bing, said he was skeptical of Albarengo’s […]

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   Feb 03

New TAT video decries ‘lot lizard’ term

By Herp News Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a 501c3 organization fighting human trafficking through the efforts of the trucking industry, has released a new video titled, “I am NOT a Lot Lizard.” Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Feb 03

New blood test for fatal disease of boas and pythons

University of Florida researchers have developed a simple immune-based screening test to identify the presence of a debilitating and usually fatal disease that strikes boas and pythons in captivity as well as those sold to the pet trade worldwide. Known as inclusion body disease, or IBD, the highly infectious disease most commonly affects boa constrictors […]

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