By Herp News There is a growing consensus among scientists that we have entered the age of the Anthropocene, or the epoch of humans. In other words, at some point between the 12,000 years separating the beginning of agriculture and the Industrial Revolution, humans became the dominant source of change on the planet, shaping everything […]

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. […]

Growing up in the Deep South, I heard all sorts of incredible tales regarding snakes. One of the more famous stories was about the “coachwhip” snake. As the story goes, if a coachwhip sees you it will chase you down, wrap around you and then proceed to whip you with its whiplike tail and body. […]

Hundreds of live and dead reptiles were found in cigarette containers and children’s books, as men tried to smuggle them out of Perth Airport. From the Daily Mail: Skinks, geckos, frogs, pygmy pythons, and a dead death adder – one of the most venomous snakes in the world – were found in the staggering haul. […]

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

By Herp News Many fear that an endangered 100kg soft-shell turtle caught by a fisherman in Daro may end up in the cooking pot for a mere 2,000 ringgit (US$553 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Start your week off right with this happy looking fire salamander in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user travisdimler! Be sure to tell travisdimler 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 The Marathon Turtle Hospital received a new patient Friday, after a Key West Wildlife Center worker rescued a sick sea turtle near the seawall by the Key West International Airport. read more Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It took five people crossing a swinging bridge and riding through the mud and marsh in a 4 No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium has caught a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport is catching a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Lizard Squad collective took credit for the attack, which is still under investigation by Lenovo. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News What is the dunes sagebrush lizard? The small, light-brown reptile, also known as the sand dunes lizard, seeks refuge from the sun and potential predators beneath stands of shinnery oak, a relatively rare tree that thrives in the dunes of West Texas and New Mexico. Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News In a first-of-its-kind case, a pair of conjoined lizards called Quince monitor lizards were discovered at a German zoo, according to a new report. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A nearly complete fossil of a prehistoric marine reptile with preserved soft tissue has been found in central-western Colombia, at a spot several hundred miles from the Caribbean coast, a university in this capital said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Paddling its flippers into the surf Tuesday will be the 150th sea turtle to be rehabilitated and then released by the South Carolina Aquarium. It will be among five cold-stunned turtles to return to the ocean. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A three-alarm fire at a brew pub injured three people, including two firefighters, Tuesday morning in Ocean City. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport is catching a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium has caught a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Ester Mish’s husband gave her a pair of pythons for their wedding anniversary. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Cadiz Inc. is pleased to announce today the permanent protection of up to 7,400 acres of its private land holdings through the establishment of the Fenner Valley Desert Tortoise Conservation Bank , in eastern San Bernardino County, California . Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

By Herp News Cadiz Inc. is pleased to announce today the permanent protection of up to 7,400 acres of its private land holdings through the establishment of the Fenner Valley Desert Tortoise Conservation Bank , in eastern San Bernardino County, California . Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

Boa breeders around the U.S. can breath a sigh of relief today. An inaccurate report published last night in the Miami Herald set the stage for bad news, but today the USFWS has chosen not to list the boa constrictor as an invasive species at this time, choosing instead to only list reticulated pythons and […]

By Herp News Pakistani authorities are investigating after nearly two tonnes of freshwater turtle meat — a record haul taken from more than 4,000 animals — was seized from smugglers at Karachi port, officials said Friday. Customs officers last week foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.9 tonnes of turtle meat falsely labelled as fish meat […]

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Give me five! At least it seems like that’s what this Bombina maxima is saying in this macro foot shot for our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Han! Be sure to tell Han you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see […]

The US Fish & Wildlife Service will be adding boa constrictors, reticulated pythons, and anacondas to the invasive species restricted list, banning their import and interstate transport, reports the Miami Herald. On Friday, agency director Dan Ashe will make the announcement in Florida at at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton […]

By Herp News Family members managed to get the reptile off his arm and beat it to death. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Family members managed to get the reptile off his arm and beat it to death. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Alligators have a natural immunity to infection that could help humans combat bacterial illness. From Bay News: The government-funded study took place at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park over the past four years. “Alligators live in a pretty inhospitable environment, “ said Barney Bishop, one of the lead researchers. “Many of them live […]

Known as the one hundred pacer to some, a graphic reference to the supposed efficacy of the venom (one bite and you’re dead in 100 paces or less!) and the snorkel-nosed viper to others, Deinagkistrodon acutus is one of the most recognizable and photogenic of the Asian snakes. Having a light ground color, the dark […]

Known as the one hundred pacer to some, a graphic reference to the supposed efficacy of the venom (one bite and you’re dead in 100 paces or less!) and the snorkel-nosed viper to others, Deinagkistrodon acutus is one of the most recognizable and photogenic of the Asian snakes. Having a light ground color, the dark […]

#ThrowbackThursday! Seadog, a gray tiger salamander, was 10 years old in 2008 when this photo was taken. In our herp photo of the day, Seadog proves that pets come in different shapes and sizes, uploaded by kingsnake.com user emajor! Be sure to tell emajor you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos […]

By Herp News A pair of studies show that the deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, responsible for the extinction of more than 200 amphibian species worldwide, has coexisted harmlessly with animals in Illinois and Korea for more than a century. The research will help biologists better understand the disease caused by Bd, chytridiomycosis, and the conditions […]

By Herp News The Tour de France is a long way from the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training clubhouse. Lizard Skins started selling cycling accessories such as handlebar grip tape back in 1993 and now distributes to 84 countries. The company says its bat grip tape combines softness and tackiness while reducing vibration. “It's gone […]

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By Herp News There are likely less than 100 vaquita on the planet. Found only in the northern pocket of the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, the vaquita is a tiny, shy porpoise that has been brought to the very edge of extinction due to drowning in gillnets used for shrimping. But after years of […]

By Herp News The Tour de France is a long way from the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training clubhouse. Lizard Skins started selling cycling accessories such as handlebar grip tape back in 1993 and now distributes to 84 countries. The company says its bat grip tape combines softness and tackiness while reducing vibration. “It's gone […]

Sometimes the key to healthy poison dart frog populations is a pig playing in the mud. From BBC Earth: Typically, female poison dart (dendrobatid) frogs lay eggs on land. Once the tadpoles hatch, male frogs, their fathers, then carry them to small nursery pools. But these pools may be short-lived, and the frogs are too […]