By Herp News Australia natives King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard get impressively close to peak '70s psychedelia with their nostalgic sound… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News DRUG addict Lee Pemberton stole a £300 tortoise from a pet shop before selling it on to fund his habit.The 37-year-old was caught on Fenton-based Glovers Fish and Water's CCTV cameras taking the reptile from a vivarium.North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard a customer warned the shop assistant there was a man in […]

By Herp News Herbert the tortoise proved the proverb still rings true when it shrugged off the distractions of a rabbit named Sven and beat it in a race at the Paws and Claws Pet Store in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A previously undiscovered species of crocodile-like amphibian that lived during the rise of dinosaurs was among Earth’s top predators more than 200 million years ago, a study shows. Palaeontologists identified the prehistoric species — which looked like giant salamanders — after excavating bones buried on the site of an ancient lake in […]

The family of the late Steve Irwin has come under criticism for their work with crocodiles and other animals. From Smithsonian Magazine: “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with the largest living reptile and largest terrestrial predator on the planet,” Robert tells me in the singsong tone of his television-ready family. “An awesome […]

The family of the late Steve Irwin has come under criticism for their work with crocodiles and other animals. From Smithsonian Magazine: “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with the largest living reptile and largest terrestrial predator on the planet,” Robert tells me in the singsong tone of his television-ready family. “An awesome […]

By Herp News When a wrathful tortoise pursues you, don't walk away – stroll Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

We spent only a few minutes flipping fallen palm fronds that lay on a grassy slope between a busy highway and a saltmarsh before we found the first of the several hatchling-sized ornate diamond-backed terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota, we were to find that day. After seeing several of the turtle babies while he searched the […]

This Egernia stokesii is just chilling out on her log in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user stingray! Be sure to tell stingray 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 […]

By Herp News Good Samaritans come in all shapes and sizes. Apparently, they respond on land and sea, too, as shown in a video of a turtle rescue in Lanikai that has gone viral and created a feel-good story in the process. It seemed like a typical day of ocean watching for Lanikai resident Susan […]

By Herp News Researchers who develop snake-like robots have picked up a few tricks from real sidewinder rattlesnakes on how to make rapid and even sharp turns with their undulating, modular device. Working with colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Zoo Atlanta, they have analyzed the motions of sidewinders and tested their observations […]

By Herp News This is the shocking moment an explorer was forced to flee the onslaught of a horny giant tortoise. Documentary filmmaker Paul Rose was on an island in the Seychelles for a National Geographic segment when he spotted two of the 250kg reptiles doing the nasty. After disturbing their intimate moment, Rose was […]

By Herp News ‘Mama, I wanna be a toxic caterpillar,’ says the little bird. ‘Okay,’ mamma answers, ‘but first you gotta study your Batesian mimicry.’ Meet the cinereous mourner, an ash-colored, Amazonian bird that looks rather hum-drum compared to many other birds found in the region. Yet, scientists have discovered something special about the birds: […]

By Herp News Police sought the public's help Monday to locate the owner of a Tegu lizard that was found in the front yard of a residence in Fontana. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News New information about the relationship between symbiotic microbial communities and amphibian disease resistance has been gained through a new study. A frog-killing fungus known as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd, has already led to the decline of more than 200 amphibian species including the now extinct-in-the-wild Panamanian golden frog. Go to Source …read […]

By Herp News Every winter, sea ice in the Arctic expands, providing vital habitat for birthing seals, hunting polar bears, and foraging walruses. But as the Arctic has warmed faster than any place on the planet—due climate change caused by burning fossil fuels—sea ice is not expanding as far as it once did. Go to […]

By Herp News Following the success of the Lazzarini-designed Jet Capsule mini yacht, a lighter and faster version called the Reptile has been launched. It's 500 kg (1,102 lb) lighter than its predecessor and is equipped with a 570 hp Ilmor MV8 high performance marine engine that powers the compact vessel to maximum speeds of […]

By Herp News This is the shocking moment an explorer was forced to flee the onslaught of a horny giant tortoise. Documentary filmmaker Paul Rose was on an island in the Seychelles for a National Geographic segment when he spotted two of the 250kg reptiles doing the nasty. After disturbing their intimate moment, Rose was […]

If there were such a thing as a category for “Best Actor in the Reptile World,” the eastern hognose snake would certainly be a nominee. The eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platyhinos, is a denizen of sandhill and other xeric habitats of the eastern U.S. The snake has an upturned rostral scale it utilizes as a […]

Fences designed to protect woodland habitats in Canberra are having unintended consequences for the herp population. From ABC Australia: Lead author Bruno Ferronato said more than 100 animals died because the fence restricted their natural movement patterns. “Usually they will move to other ponds, usually during springtime, looking for ponds to feed,” the University of […]

This Teratoscincus scincus is “wondering” where her next tasty treat is in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user zmarchetti! Be sure to tell zmarchetti 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 […]

By Herp News REPTILE lover Garry Sippel is on a mission. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists have turned to the opossum to develop a promising new and inexpensive antidote for venomous snake bites. They predict it could save thousands of lives worldwide without the side effects of current treatments. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Our Herp Video of the Week is the arrival of a new Iguana named Phoenix to the family. Submit your own reptile & amphibian videos at http://www.kingsnake.com/video/ and you could see them featured here or check out all the videos submitted by other users! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon […]

Cute as a button is how we would describe this aquaflame collared lizard featured in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user eve! Be sure to tell eve 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 […]

By Herp News Mr. T is a rebel and a trail blazer, but we’re not talking about the Mohawk wearing, gold chain-ado Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A valley veterinarian is giving checkups to more than 100 desert tortoises, it's a pretty huge task.It's all in preparation of the Arizona Game and Fish Department's massive tortoise adoption where dozens of tortoises need new homes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the color of its body to imitate a variety of other reef fish species, allowing the dottyback to sneak up undetected and eat their young. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]

Unlike the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern coral snakes have the same venom, no matter where they’re found. From Genes to Genomes: In a recent issue of GENETICS, Darin Rokyta and colleagues reported the results of a large survey of venom diversity across two snake species sharing nearly identical ranges and similar habitats in the southeastern […]

Unlike the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern coral snakes have the same venom mix, no matter where they’re found. From Genes to Genomes: In a recent issue of GENETICS, Darin Rokyta and colleagues reported the results of a large survey of venom diversity across two snake species sharing nearly identical ranges and similar habitats in the […]

The ringing peeps of a vocalizing ornate chorus frog, Pseudacris ornata, lack the upward slurring of the much more common spring peeper. Although only one and one quarter inches in length, the ornate chorus frog, a heavy bodied species, looks larger. And this little frog of the southeastern United States, in some of its many […]

This male Cape gopher snake shows off some intense colors 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 featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]

By Herp News Climbing rats, seabirds and tropical gophers are among the 15 animal species that are at the absolute greatest risk of becoming extinct very soon. Expertise and money is needed to save them and other highly threatened species. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Little is known about the oldest sea turtles that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. The finding in the Baetic Cordillera, in Jaén, of the remains of a supposed new species of turtle, Hispaniachelys prebetica – considered the oldest in southern Europe – brought new clues six years ago. However, it […]

The failure to reintroduce relic leopard frogs in a Nevada pond shows that conservation is a constant battle. From the Las Vegas Review Journal: Clark County and the Nevada Department of Wildlife spent about five years trying to get the rare frog to thrive at a pond along the Muddy River. But nearly 2,000 frogs […]

This Rhino iguana is doing his best impersonation of a dog in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cycluracornuta! Be sure to tell cycluracornuta 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 […]

By Herp News Conservationists and scientists have managed to catch-and-release what could be the world’s biggest freshwater fish ever for an upcoming episode of Ocean Mysteries. Naturalist and host of the show, Jeff Corwin—along with wildlife veterinarian, Nantarika Chansue, and the tourist fishing group, fishsiam.com—managed to reel in a giant freshwater stingray. Go to Source […]

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The grass snake, or green keelback, (Macropisthodon plumbicolor) is a common snake found in india and a beautiful one indeed. As I mentioned in my previous vine snake post, I’m attracted to green-coloured snakes, so without any doubt I can call this one of my favourites. Grass snakes are relatives of the familiar garter snakes […]