By Herp News On Friday, June 19, Philippine authorities raided a warehouse on the island of Palawan and confiscated more than 4,000 live, illegally harvested rare turtles, only days before they were to be shipped to foreign food and pet markets. The massive haul included over 3,800 critically endangered Philippine forest turtles – animals in […]
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Jun 29
Jun 29
Florida plumber finds live iguana in toilet
After having problems flushing her toilet, a woman was stunned to find a live iguana in the pipes. From ABC News: “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” plumber Alisa Scott told ABC affiliate WPLG-TV. “This is the first time I pulled something like that out of a toilet.” Scott says she used her tools […]
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Russell's viper: snake mama surprise
In the city where I live, I have come across many snakes from the highly venomous to the non-venomous. The Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) is one of the highly venomous snakes I confront. Rescuing Russell’s vipers and studying them has been one of my finest experiences in my herpetology career. If I rescue 10 snakes […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded dragon
This bearded dragon is looking forward to the short work week in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dedragons! Be sure to tell dedragons 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 […]
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