By Herp News For swimming through sand, a slick and slender snake can perform better than a short and stubby lizard. That’s one conclusion from a study of the movement patterns of the shovel-nosed snake, a native of the Mojave Desert of the Southwest United States. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR) today announced that, in spite of challenging overall market conditions, it expects net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 to be within its previously issued guidance range of $185 to $195 million, albeit at the low end of this range. […]

By Herp News Can alternative income programs save Fiji’s reef fish? Many implicate the failure of Fiji’s government to prioritize sustainable management over fisheries development projects, or suggest that Fijians’ mindsets must dramatically shift first. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Meet Blade, the little disabled tortoise who gets to keep on moving thanks to his custom-made Lego wheelchair. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Ben Hooper NEW BRIGHTON, Minn., Jan. 12 (UPI) — A trio of Minnesota brothers famed for their snow sculptures of sea creatures have unveiled their latest front yard creation, a 12-foot-tall sea turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new study casts doubt on findings from 2013 that hairs from a purported Yeti belonged to an unknown bear species or polar and brown bear hybrid. Instead, two researchers—who took a fresh look at the DNA in question—say the hairs are simply that of a Himalayan brown bear. Go to Source […]

By Herp News Malta’s Constitutional Court has upheld a public referendum to decide the fate of the country’s controversial spring bird hunt, which kills over ten thousand migrating birds every year. The Constitutional Court threw out objections by Malta’s powerful hunting lobby, and instead sided with the 11 conservation groups who organized the referendum, known […]

By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock announce minimum and recommend PC specifications for upcoming monster-hunting game. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

As I was preparing for my new year, I received a call from an unknown number, requesting me for a rescue for an unidentified snake. Based on the area and the weather I presumed it was a Russell’s viper, but according to the description of the person who called me, it was a rat snake […]

Florida is home, at least in small part, to seven species of water snakes of the genus Nerodia. One species, the Mississippi green water snake barely enters the state on extreme western tip of the panhandle. The midland water snake, a subspecies of the northern water snake, is found from the central panhandle to the […]

Florida is home, at least in small part, to seven species of water snakes of the genus Nerodia. One species, the Mississippi green water snake barely enters the state on extreme western tip of the panhandle. The midland water snake, a subspecies of the northern water snake, is found from the central panhandle to the […]

A fraction of the size of its cousin the Komodo dragon, a recently identified Australian goanna could fit in your hand. From the Scientific American Lizards don’t get much bigger than the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), which can reach three meters in length and may weigh as much as 70 kilograms. But not every member […]

A fraction of the size of its cousin the Komodo dragon, a recently identified Australian goanna could fit in your hand. From the Scientific American Lizards don’t get much bigger than the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), which can reach three meters in length and may weigh as much as 70 kilograms. But not every member […]

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By Herp News A new species of marine reptile that lived about 170 million years ago is identified from fossils found on the Isle of Skye. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new species of marine reptile that lived about 170 million years ago is identified from fossils found on the Isle of Skye. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile—and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile – and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Scientists have announced the discovery of the fossil remains of a dolphin-like seagoing reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye that lived about 170 million years ago […]

By Herp News By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile – and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Scientists have announced the discovery of the fossil remains of a dolphin-like seagoing reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye that lived about 170 million years ago […]

By Herp News Thor Benson ISLE OF SKYE, Scotland, Jan. 11 (UPI) — An amateur collector named Brian Shawcross has discovered fossils of Scotland's first known ichthyosaur. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Thor Benson ISLE OF SKYE, Scotland, Jan. 11 (UPI) — An amateur collector named Brian Shawcross has discovered fossils of Scotland's first known ichthyosaur. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News John Hopton for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A lizard's penis evolves six times faster than any of its other parts, according to a new study. Nobody is quite sure why, but it could involve a fairly predictable contest between males, or a more intriguing battle for domination between the lizard sexes. […]

By Herp News A beach robot creates large-scale sand drawings autonomously, sent to it wirelessly via an app. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links