By Herp News He was captured on video surveillance striking his victims multiple times with the lizard, police said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jan 05
Jan 05
Florida reptile shop owner turns lizard into a weapon, police say
By Herp News He was captured on video surveillance striking his victims multiple times with the lizard, police said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert fatally shot in Turtle Bay apartment, son sought by police
By Herp News TURTLE BAY, Manhattan (PIX11) — The founder of a New York City hedge fund was fatally shot in the head in his Turtle Bay apartment Sunday afternoon. Police responded to a 911 call at 20 Beekman Place between 50th and 51st Streets around 3:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found 70-year-old Thomas […]
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New perspective on snake evolution
By Herp News Snakes may not have shoulders, but their bodies aren’t as simple as commonly thought, according to a new study that could change how scientists think snakes evolved. Rather than snakes evolving from a lizard ancestor to a more simplified body form, researchers say their findings suggest other animals gained more complex vertebral […]
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Snake rescue – Indian style!
If you’re a snake lover in India and you wish to do something for the welfare of these reptilian friends, one of the best ways to do so is to become a snake rescuer. However, should you undertake this difficult ordeal, realize it’s not what you do but why you do it that counts. It’s […]
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Two vanishing prairie butterflies added to the Endangered Species Act
By Herp News This fall, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added two little-known prairie butterflies to the Endangered Species Act. One of the species, the Poweshiek skipperling, may be down to only a few hundred individuals. The Dakota skipperling is faring a little better, but both have lost the majority of their habitat in […]
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Reptile handler loses thumb in crocodile attack
By Herp News A Queensland reptile park owner is recovering in hospital after a crocodile bit off his thumb in front of horrified families during a daily feeding show. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Conservationists rescue turtles from California drought
Stuck in the middle of a drought that may last years, endangered turtles in California were given a roof-top reprieve. From CBS: With so much of the fresh water lost to evaporation, what’s left is highly concentrated with minerals and very salty. And that has left the turtles in bad shape. The USGS researchers called […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Baby Alligator!
<img width="250" src="http://gallery.connectedbypets.com/data/730110856611_771499779592204_7759128462200033662_o-med.jpg" alt=" Baby Alligator, uploaded by kingsnake.com user PH FasDog” /> It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user PH FasDog! Baby Alligator, uploaded by kingsnake.com user PH FasDog” /> Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read […]
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Croc attack at Childers reptile park: Zoo owner Ian Jenkins in Brisbane hospital after mauling in front of visitors
By Herp News A Queensland reptile park owner who was mauled by a crocodile in front of zoo visitors has been flown to a Brisbane hospital for plastic surgery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle Bay intolerance
By Herp News Last month, on the 66th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2014 ended very much the same way it began at … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Zoo owner Ian Jenkins in Brisbane hospital after crocodile mauling in front of Childers park visitors
By Herp News A Queensland reptile park owner who was mauled by a crocodile in front of zoo visitors has been flown to a Brisbane hospital for plastic surgery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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