By Herp News Eric Hopton for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While not exactly in the Bambi league when it comes to cute, wild baby giant tortoises are a rare and exciting find. So, when scientists working in the Galapagos on the second Pinzón Island Giant Tortoise Survey found the first young Pinzón tortoises on […]
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Mar 16
Mar 16
Ornate Flying Snake: The wingless flying beauty
In India, the ornate flying snake, Chrysopelea ornata, is also called the “ornamental flying snake” because of its unique and beautiful colour combination. There are five species of flying snakes found around the world. All of them are found in Asian countries and belong to the chrysopelea family. India is home to two of those […]
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Bullets, bombs, and snake bites: Military duty is hazardous
A soldier assigned to a Kenya naval station was killed last month by a venomous snake, reports military newspaper Stars and Stripes. Pfc. Bailey Jerome Swaggart, 25, of the 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, died Feb. 19, a month after he was deployed to Manda Bay Naval Base. He was assigned to guard an air […]
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UK volunteers prepping to keep toads safe from cars
Hundreds of toads in the UK die as they try to cross roads during migration, so volunteers for Toad Watch are getting ready to help them out. From itv.com: A training workshop is being held today in Midhurst in collaboration with the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. The free raining will be provided on a […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Gaboon viper
Always watching, always waiting, is the Gaboon viper in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user 1Sun! Be sure to tell 1Sun 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 here: King Snake No products […]
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