The Clarion night snake, Hypsiglena unaocularis, hasn’t been spotted in 80 years. Its only known sighting, in 1936, was a single preserved specimen brought to the U.S. by naturalist William Beebe. That just changed, as the species was spotted on Mexico’s Revillagigedo Islands. From the Christian Science Monitor: The existing dead sample was assumed to […]
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May 21
May 21
Frankie Tortoise Tails – Hay is what's up
It just happen. I was heading to the back yard to check on Frankie and there it was. I had no idea that it would happen. It just couldn’t happen because it never happen before. I mean there he was. Frankie was sitting there eating hay. Frankie was eating hay. He was EATING hay! Hay! […]
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Epidemic of elephant calf kidnapping hits Sri Lanka, say conservationists
By Herp News In Sri Lanka, an underground wildlife racket has been simmering for a while. And a recent incident has brought it to a boil. On the night of May 1st, a gang attempted to kidnap a wild elephant calf out of the Uduwalawe National Park in Sri Lanka. But tipped off by alert […]
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Juvenile sea turtles returned to the wild in Florida
There’s a happy ending, and a new beginning, in store for Tinkerbell and Wendy, two juvenile sea turtles who have been returned to the wild after being cared for by the Walton Beach, Fla., Gulfarium Sea Turtle C.A.R.E. Program. From the Pensacola News Journal: As beachgoers watched in awe at Langdon Beach on Gulf Islands […]
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Reeves has a bubble on his nose – bubbles on his nose :(
i have a reeves turtle.. and he has bubble on his nose.. i dont know what to do, so i separate him to the others.. i put him to a separate enclosure and had him heatlamp.. i think he has cold.. he is quite active and eats alot though.. please help.. …read more Read more […]
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