By Herp News When I was ten, I acquired my first dog. Rani was a Doberman Pinscher—tall, lean, and a huge pushover. She was wonderfully friendly, but sadly misunderstood her whole life, regularly frightening all except those who knew her intimately. There were two innocuous reasons for this—both of which reveal the power of emotions […]
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Mar 12
Mar 12
Rare 475-pound leatherback turtle released in SC
By Herp News ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — A rare 475-pound endangered leatherback sea turtle found stranded on a South Carolina beach was released into the ocean on Thursday following five days of treatment at the South Carolina Aquarium. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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After Rescue, Massive Sea Turtle Will Be Released In S.C. Thursday
By Herp News A rare 475-pound leatherback sea turtle “immediately responded to treatments” of fluids, vitamins and antibiotics after it was rescued in South Carolina on Saturday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Frankie Tortoise Tails – Tortpocalypse 2015
Outside it’s finely warm. I’ve been released from house arrest. I was getting pretty tired being stuck in a bathroom, living inside a cardboard box and surrounded by masses of UPS brown paper. My only form of sustenance has been hay with the occasional carrot to tease me. There they will be payback for this […]
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A cat that doesn’t meow: The common Indian cat snake
If someone asks me about my five favorite Indian snakes, I would include the cat snake. Cat snakes, Boiga trigonata, are the snakes I always like to hold in my hand and play with them. A cat snake is basically a tree snake, so it is a slow moving snake like many other tree snakes.The […]
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Trafficking ring that sold endangered species busted
The authorities in Mexico have stopped traffickers that were abusing and selling animals. From Fox News Latino: The discovery in Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, was the result of a joint investigation by Profepa and the Attorney General’s Office. Officers found a freezer containing 40 dead animals, among them 17 python regius snakes, two […]
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The magnificent red snakes of the mangroves
There is in South Florida, a salt marsh in which dwell some of the prettiest mangrove saltmarsh snakes, Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, I have ever happened across. There are many, of course, that are rather run-of-the-mill, but there are some that are clad in scales that are the brightest red I have ever seen on a […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Oregon red spotted garter snake
Stunning is the only word to describe this Oregon red spotted garter snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Concinnitor! Be sure to tell Concinnitor you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]
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