By Herp News Yesterday, the seven men accused of brutally murdering Jairo Mora Sandoval on a beach in Costa Rica two years ago were acquitted of the crime. Sandoval’s murder shocked the Central American country—long known for the progressive protection of its lush rainforests and sweeping beaches—but the judge who acquitted the accused cited reasonable […]
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Jan 27
Jan 27
The world’s oldest known snake fossils: Rolling back the clock by nearly 70 million years
By Herp News Fossilized remains of four ancient snakes have been dated between 140 and 167 million years old — nearly 70 million years older than the previous record of ancient snake fossils — and are changing the way we think about the origins of snakes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]
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Columba the rescued turtle has died
By Herp News A loggerhead turtle that washed up on a County Donegal beach and was receiving treatment for hypothermia at an aquarium in Portaferry, County Down, has died. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Will West Virginia turn the tide on anti-reptile legislation in 2015?
In 2014, West Virginia enacted a Dangerous Wild Animal (DWA) law that resulted in the proposal of a regulation/rule that would create an absurdly long list of DWAs. For example, the proposed DWA list initially included all turtles and salamanders (except native W. Virg. species). Months of hard work by reptile, amphibian, and other exotic […]
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Canadian boy finds 300 million year old fossil
Over a decade ago, a boy found one of the most complete reptile fossils of the Carboniferous era on his farm on Prince Edward Island. From CTV News: “This specimen is really rare,” said Modesto, who was the principal investigator of the project. “It’s the only specimen we know of from this particular part of […]
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Fun as a barrel of barred monkey frogs
Where there once was a seasonally flowing stream there is now a reservoir several acres in size. In this newly formed water body there are spectacled caiman, giant arapaima, neotropical water snakes, and a vast number of giant monkey frog tadpoles. And somewhere on the far side of the reservoir, well away from the station’s […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Baby Crested Geckos!
It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MOC_Reptiles! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Tourist turtle washes up in Donegal
By Herp News A loggerhead turtle that washed up on a County Donegal beach is being treated for hypothermia at Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, County Down. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Myanmar’s bird species count jumps to 1114
By Herp News Myanmar is home to at least 1,114 bird species after researchers identified 20 previously undocumented species during recent surveys. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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