By Herp News By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A flying reptile whose head was topped with a big bony crest shaped like the sail of a yacht swooped through the skies over Brazil roughly 90 million years ago. Scientists announced on Wednesday the remarkable discovery of about 50 fossilized skeletons of a creature called […]

By Herp News An ancient flying reptile with a bizarre, butterflylike head has been unearthed in Brazil. Hundreds of fossils from the reptile were unearthed in a single bone bed, providing the strongest evidence yet that the flying reptiles were social animals, said study co-author Alexander Kellner, a paleontologist at the Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do […]

By Herp News A huge boneyard of 47 pterosaur fossils has revealed a new species and unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of the ancient flying beasts. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tangled in fishing gear off the coast of N.J., the turtle was struggling until the Coast Guard came to the rescue Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Frances Burns ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 13 (UPI) — An 800-pound leatherback sea turtle, stuck in fishing gear 30 miles off the coast of New Jersey, got a helping hand from the U.S. Coast Guard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News If someone told you there was a place where 200 million year old coral reefs had erupted from beneath the sea and were now draped in the oldest rain forest in the world, a place where marbled cats and clouded leopards prowl the sharp crags and their dark caves in search of […]

By Herp News With among the world’s largest tails compared to body-size, the tufted ground squirrel just might be the most exotic squirrel species on the planet. Found only on the island of Borneo, this threatened species is also surrounded by wild tales, including the tenacity to take down a deer for dinner. New research […]

Experts in India think a multi-state antivenom pool is needed to stem the tide of deaths caused by snakebites. From the Times of India: The number of deaths caused by snakebites in the country has reached nearly epidemic proportions therefore there is a need for setting up a multi-state cooperative for extracting snake venom, said […]

By Herp News A recent survey of mountain yellow-legged frogs released into the wild by San Diego Zoo Global wildlife conservationists indicates that the populations are showing signs of stress related to drought conditions in California. The juvenile frogs, released into the San Jacinto mountains in two protected sites, are representatives of a species brought […]

By Herp News THE founder of a reptile rescue charity has urged people to be certain of their commitment before adopting an exotic animal as a pet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News BLACK mambas, king cobras and even a celebrity alligator will be slithering their way to Wraxall this week. Reptile Fortnight has returned to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, with daily shows and snakes on display in a specially constructed bullet proof Perspex cube in the complex's Ark Arena auditorium. The educational shows, by […]