Could Australian cane toads be shipped to China for medicinal uses? From the Daily Mail: Their venom could be effective in fighting cancer, researchers have discovered, and the potency of Australian cane toad’s venom is stronger than those in China. This means that potentially millions of toads could be shipped to China, so they could […]
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Apr 22
Apr 22
China may have use for invasive Austrlian cane toads
Could Australian cane toads be shipped to China for medicinal uses? From the Daily Mail: Their venom could be effective in fighting cancer, researchers have discovered, and the potency of Australian cane toad’s venom is stronger than those in China. This means that potentially millions of toads could be shipped to China, so they could […]
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Appreciating the corn snake in its natural form
Anyone involved in herpetoculture has seen one of these, or perhaps hundreds of these at reptiles shows stored in rows and rows of deli cups. They are one of the most popular pet snakes in the world, coming in a variety of color morphs, so many that it’s almost impossible to keep up with all […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Reticulated collared lizard
From a tiny range in Texas, the reticulated collared lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus) seems to be plotting a world-wide reptile take over in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reptoman! Be sure to tell reptoman you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could […]
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