By Herp News Experts on Greek island believe long harsh winter did it for 6ft-long reptile that evaded capture, and was given Facebook page by admirers A crocodile on Crete that became an overnight sensation when it outwitted all attempts at “arrest” has been found dead, eight months after the reptile’s mysterious appearance in an […]
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Mar 31
Mar 31
School children are first to brave new reptile house
By Herp News A HUGE reptile house featuring snakes, lizards, and tortoises has opened its doors to the public. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Long Island SPCA group takes in another dangerous reptile
By Herp News An animal welfare group says a 3-foot reptile surrendered by a Long Island resident has been sent to an out-of-state sanctuary. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Provides Section 19(a) Notice
By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on March 31, 2015 and cumulati Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Common sand boa: The fat-belly constrictor
There are many snake lovers all over the world who love pythons and boas, and since I’ve been writing for kingsnake.com, many of them have contacted me to ask that I write about Indian pythons and boas. So this post is for my python and boa-loving readers! In India, you can find all kinds of […]
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Evolve™ Adds ‘Behemoth’ Monster, Four New Hunters, and More
By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock Studios announced that the Evolve™ experience is expanding today with the launch of a host of downloadable content* including the fourth playable Monster, Behemoth, four new playable Hunters, a free Observer Mode, and more. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]
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Axolotl are disappearing from their only habitat
Invasive species and urban development are critically endangering the salamander From Aljazeera America: A recent study from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) shows in 1998 there were 6,000 axolotls per square kilometer in Xochimilco. By 2008 that figure had plummeted to 100. And in 2014 researchers found less than one per square kilometer. […]
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Bright spot: beautiful Mexican wood turtles
One of the turtle species that Ron and I encountered on the Colima trip was a semi-aquatic creature of primarily terrestrial habits. Known as the Mexican spotted wood turtle, the subspecies we happened across was Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha, the more northerly of the 2 known forms. We encountered 3 of this (as we later learned) […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Bull snake mama
Big Mama! Protecting her eggs, this Kankakee County bull snake shows off her natural instict to protect her eggs in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pitparade! Be sure to tell pitparade you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them […]
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Injured tortoise gets a custom-made 3D-printed shell
By Herp News A TORTOISE that was suffering from an agonizing disease that caused its shell to wear away has been custom-made a 3D printed shell to protect her own. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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