Have you seen this amazing picture of a frog riding a beetle? The photographer tells the story of how he captured the incredible images. From GMA News: No, this is no camera trick: this frog is indeed riding this rhinoceros beetle, cowboy-style. Indonesian wildlife photographer Hendy Mp captured the scene near his house in Sambas […]

These elfin spirits of woodland and prairie care not whether you call them peepers, chorus frogs, or treefrogs. They are the various species of the genus Pseudacris, a genus comprised of about a dozen species. They include in their ranks the smallest frog of the United States, the southeastern little grass frog, P. ocularis, that […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You can’t get more green than this wonderful chondro in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bsuson! Be sure to tell bsuson 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Herp News Last November, at the annual G-20 summit – for the 20 wealthiest of the world’s nations – in Brisbane, Australia, a staggering commitment was made to invest $60 to $70 trillion worldwide in new infrastructure over the next 15 years. This is akin to doubling the current value of all global infrastructure […]

Our Herp Video of the Week is a tribute to Elvis and Priscilla, a pair of tree frogs. 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 […]

By Herp News More than 11 square miles of private land and prime habitat in eastern San Bernardino County have been set aside for the desert tortoise – which is sliding toward extinction – to offset the impacts of future renewable energy projects and other… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No […]

By Herp News A huge sea turtle found stranded on a remote South Carolina beach over the weekend was returned to the wild today (March 12). The nearly 500-lb. (215 kilograms) leatherback turtle was rescued Saturday (March 7) on Yawkey-South Island Reserve, a barrier island near Georgetown, suffering from low blood sugar and exhaustion. The rare […]

Are you going to Tinley this weekend? If not, never fear! Keep a close eye out on our Facebook page to see reports from our own Cindy Steinle. Our herp photo of the day features a look at the crowd in 2011, uploaded by kingsnake.com user PHFaust! Be sure to tell PHFaust you liked it […]

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

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

By Herp News Yawkey is a 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that’s had quite a week. The giant turtle was found stranded on a remote beach off South Carolina’s Coast, in the Yawkey–South Island Reserve —the origin of its name. Usually, a leatherback turtle stuck ashore means death, but wildlife officials at the state’s Department of […]

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 […]

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Herp News A nearly 500-pound leatherback sea turtle was admitted for treatment at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital after washing ashore Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Marine biologists at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that washed up Saturday on a nearby beach. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What do hunters and birdwatchers have in common? Both groups are much more likely to support conservation than the average rural American, according to new research published in the Journal of Wildlife Management. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Home to some of the rarest crocodile species, the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust is fundraising to bolster their work. From the New Indian Express: Meanwhile, even as it is struggling to raise the money needed for undertaking its initiatives, the facility also has to rebuild a portion of it which would be affected by the […]

Sassy as babies, sassy as adults! This roaring baby snapping turtle is our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user makonai777! Be sure to tell makonai777 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 […]

California’s flat-tailed horned lizard is a candidate for endangered species protection, and further research may give it permanent protected status. From the Yuma Sun: “From our perspective the most important thing is now the state is going to have to be consulted on for any development that happens within the flat-tailed horned lizard habitat,” she […]

Many, many, years ago when I first saw a photo of Elaphe situla (now Zamenis situla) I did a double take. Although it was captioned “Leopard Rat Snake,” at first glance (and even at second glance) it sure looked like a corn snake. Eventually I was lucky enough to see a leopard rat snake and […]

This great looking pair of Australian water dragons helps us feel a little closer to spring in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran! Be sure to tell cochran you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

By Herp News A squat lizard with dragon-like head spines won a temporary reprieve from encroachment by urban development and alternative energy facilities on Thursday when California’s Fish and Game Commission declared it a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]

By Herp News Solstice, an endangered olive ridley sea turtle, arrived at SeaWorld San Diego on Tuesday after a trip on a Coast Guard aircraft from Oregon to Coronado. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Reptile rescues need the community’s support now more than ever. With the recent addition of the the reticulated python and all species of anaconda to the injurious species list, rescues will lose a large adoption and placement pool. I have operated my rescue for 21 years now, and for much of that time I have […]

By Herp News Via Daily Picks and Flicks If you think about it, we’re all just a tortoise named Herman locked in a box in the refrigerator. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News You wake up at 4:30 AM, a little before the first rays of tropical sun begin to dance behind the treetops. You put on your wet clothes from the previous day, pack your bag, and pick up your tripod. The jungle is shrouded in a thick mist from the previous nights rain. […]

By Herp News CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A rare leatherback sea turtle, nicknamed Yawkey and weighing an estimated 500 pounds, was being treated at the South Carolina Aquarium on Monday after being rescued on a remote coastal beach – the first leatherback known to have been stranded alive in South Carolina. Go to Source …read […]

By Herp News A rare leatherback sea turtle weighing 500 pounds is being treated at the South Carolina Aquarium after being rescued from a remote island over the weekend. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – An endangered 500-pound (230-kg) leatherback sea turtle was being treated at a South Carolina aquarium on Monday after wildlife officials made a rare rescue of the reptile found alive and stranded on a remote beach. It is the first living leatherback turtle to be recovered […]