By Herp News A woman in DeKalb, Illinois, is asking for help in finding a lost pet: a two-foot lizard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jul 16
Jul 16
Orange Park girls under investigation after graphic video of gopher tortoise torture surfaces
By Herp News Graphic video of a gopher tortoise being burned, tortured and ultimately crushed to death has resulted in two Orange Park girls being investigated for possible animal cruelty, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Please, don’t hate us: celebrating World Snake Day!
By Herp News Okay, so some snakes are so venomous they can kill you in 30 minutes (the inland taipan). And, yes, the fact that they don’t have legs is a little creepy to many people. And, admittedly, some scientists have even suggested that humans may have an inborn genetic terror of snakes. Go to […]
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Why life is hell for the hellbender
The eastern hellbender may be joining its Ozark cousin on the endangered species list. From Fox News: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting an assessment of the eastern hellbender — one of two subspecies — to determine if it should be added to the federal endangered species list. The other subspecies, the Ozark […]
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