No longer just black and white, these snakes show some of the variety in color that the Black Headed Pythons have in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tom_Keogan! Be sure to tell Tom Keogan you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you […]

By Herp News Researching one of the world’s most endangered penguins in New Zealand, the yellow-eyed penguin, has led to a remarkable discovery. DNA from 500-year-old penguin fossils has shown that the country was once home to not just one penguin species, but two. The DNA has resurrected an unknown extinct penguin, which researchers have […]

By Herp News South Korea’s Daewoo has signed a 99-year lease for half of Madagascar’s arable land, reports the Financial Times. The agreement covers 1.3 million hectares (3.2 million acres) — an area half the size of Belgium. Daewoo says it plans to plant corn on 1 million hectares in the arid western part of […]

By Herp News Scientists have yet to conclusively explain the underlying cause of global declines in amphibian populations, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research says that two leading theories for the demise of amphibians — both related to the emergence and spread of the […]

By Herp News With its characteristic horn, the endangered rhino rat snake has been bred in a European zoo for the first time. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are disappearing at an alarming rate. Of approximately 6,000 amphibian species in the world, about one third are classified as threatened or endangered. A disease caused by a chytrid fungus has devastated frogs living in mid to high elevation streams worldwide. Amphibians also face habitat destruction […]

By Herp News Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of primate on a remote island in Indonesia. Conducting a survey of Mount Rore Katimbo in Lore Lindu National Park on the island of Sulawesi, a team led by Sharon Gursky-Doyen of Texas A&M University captured three pygmy tarsiers, a tiny species of primate that was […]

By Herp News A new study has found that colugos or flying lemurs are twice as diverse as previously believed. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Dr. Laurie Marker, founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has been awarded $50,000 by the Tech Museum of Innovation for her organization’s Bushblok program which uses a high-pressure extrusion process to convert invasive, habitat-destroying bush into a clean-burning fuel log. Bushblok provides an alternative to products such as […]

By Herp News Caspian Seal populations have declined 90% in the past 100 years, prompting the IUCN to switch their designation from Vulnerable to Endangered. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Bush Administration is expected to publish rules that relax protections for endangered species ahead of tomorrow’s deadline in order for them to take effect immediately, reports the Associated Press. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Reading the subject line on this post, most of my American friends might think I’m writing about the beautiful red, yellow, and black coral snake. Sorry, my dear friends; this is an Indian coral snake, and also a very beautiful one. The slender coral snake, calliophis melanurus, is a species of coral snake found in […]

The Dorset Wildlife Trust has a message to herpers: live tin alone. From the BBC: Reptile conservationist Gary Powell said: “If tins are disturbed outside of an official survey then it can affect the results of the research”. Disturbing protected species could result in breaking the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations Act. Conservationists from […]

This Copperhead is looking forward to the what the week hold in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user HerpLvr! Be sure to tell HerpLvr 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 Good news on the environmental front in Madagascar has been rare and fleeting in recent years, but today the Indian Ocean island’s Prime Minister gave conservationists a bit of hope by officially decreeing seven new reserves that target critical habitats for endangered lemurs, chameleons, and frogs. Go to Source …read more Read […]

By Herp News In the remote, poorly explored and unprotected forests of Sorata, northern Madagascar, there are some bizarre and unknown animals lurking around. A new species of diamond frog has just joined their ranks. Its unusually long legs set it apart from all but one of its closest relatives. Unfortunately, it is already endangered […]

Grumpy Turtle demands you have an amazing weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user andystorts! Be sure to tell andystorts 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 Good news on the environmental front in Madagascar has been rare and fleeting in recent years, but today the Indian Ocean island’s Prime Minister gave conservationists a bit of hope by officially decreeing seven new reserves that target critical habitats for endangered lemurs, chameleons, and frogs. Go to Source …read more Read […]

Kenny had already visited it. I had never heard of it. You’ll love the Bruni dump he told me. Cool stuff. Really cool. If you’re a herper, you’ll probably already have guessed that it was not the trash that was of interest to us. It was what had found their homes beneath the trash: the […]

World Snake Day is a perfect time to reflect on why snakes are so amazing. From the Deseret News: It is incredible that any creature can crawl, swim, dig, climb, capture prey and in some cases, glide through the air, all without the benefit of limbs, fins or wings. Rather than fear them, we should […]

Why stop with one, when a pile of Drymarchs are so much nicer! Check out the great variety of these snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user alanB! Be sure to tell alanB you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could […]

By Herp News Twenty-one captive-raised southern river terrapins have been released back into their native habitat in southwest Cambodia. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

When the summer heat index reaches 109ºF it prompts me into immediate action to keep Frankie cool. The temperature is actually only 92º which isn’t really all that hot (having spent years in Phoenix, Arizona) but when the humidity is 65% then it’s hot. Frankie doesn’t sweat and he is cold-blooded which for anyone deprived […]

One of the species rarely found in my area is the variegated kukri snake, Oligodon taeniolatus. A non-venomous snake also called Russell’s kukri snake. I have mentioned in one of my previous posts these snakes are named as kukri snakes because of their fangs, which looks similar to a Nepali weapon called a kukri. In […]

After suffering from habitat loss, the Blanding’s turtle may move from “threatened” to “endangered.” From the Pioneer Press: The sand dunes, marshes and backwaters of the upper Mississippi River, including the Weaver Dunes of southeastern Minnesota, hold one of the largest remaining populations of the Blanding’s turtle, which the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources already […]

Tick Tock. The week passes quickly but today is easier starting with the smile of a Nile Croc in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user CDieter! Be sure to tell CDieter you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

By Herp News Africa is famous for its lions and other large carnivores, but populations are dwindling and even vanishing all over the continent. A new study published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science quantifies the disappearance of the lion (Panthera leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), and wild dog (Lycaon pictus) from 41 protected areas […]

The desert sun was dropping quickly behind a sizable butte. Within minutes the searing heat of the day would begin to cool. The beauty of an orange sunset spread quickly over an orange land that would soon give way to dusk. Full darkness would follow soon and we intended to be road-hunting as the changes […]

Trunk-ground anoles removed from their trees find their way back home, but now one knows how they do it. From the New York times: Several years ago, Dr. Leal was studying competition between two species. If he removed all of the trunk-ground anoles, he wondered, would the trunk-crown lizards extend their territory farther down the […]

A truly prehistoric looking creature, our spotlight turns on the mighty Mata Mata in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Geo! Be sure to tell Geo 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 […]

India is home to 13 species of wolf snake, so I would like to say that this is one of the largest family of snakes in India. The yellow-spotted wolf snake is a non-venomous snake found in Maharashtra and rarely found in my area. But luckily I found it twice! Yellow-spotted wolf snakes (Lycodon flavomaculatus) […]

Staten Island University Hospital started an anti-venom sharing program to make sure anti-venom can reach people who need it, from zoo keepers to owners of exotic pets. From NBC New York: The anti-venom comes from a sharing program launched at Staten Island University Hospital by Dr. Nima Majlesi at Staten Island University Hospital, which unites […]

Looking forward to the new week with this adorable Chuckwalla in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user thommy! Be sure to tell thommy 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 A prominent Indonesian wildlife trafficker who was arrested while trying to sell a baby orangutan in February was sentenced last week to two years behind bars. The trafficker, Vast Haris Nasution, admitted to running a trading network that stretches from Indonesia’s westernmost provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, where he illegally sourced […]

By Herp News The creation of protected areas often causes problems for people living nearby, even as it brings a potential source of income in the form of tourism. In Zimbabwe, people living near protected areas have positive perceptions of wildlife conservation but negative perceptions of tourism, according to a new paper. Go to Source […]

By Herp News The Indonesian government has promised to crack down on the growing number of people showing off dead or abused endangered animals on social media. In February, for example, residents of the Sumatran village of Sibide posted pictures to Facebook of themselves posing with a dead Sumatran tiger, whose dwindling population in the […]

In our Herp Video of the Week we visit the wild deserts of Canada in search of reptiles. Wait! What? Deserts in Canada! You Betcha! 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 […]

Do you remember YOUR first? tjromick shares Lily, his first in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tjromick! Be sure to tell tjromick 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 […]

New fossils reveal that the earliest ancestor of Jesus Lizards lived in tropical Wyoming 48 million years ago. From ZME Science: The lizard was named Babibasiliscus alxi, where babi means “older male cousin” in Shoshone Native American – a tribute to the local heritage. Judging from the fossils, the lizard was likely two feet long, […]

New fossils reveal that the earliest ancestor of Jesus Lizards lived in tropical Wyoming 48 million years ago. From ZME Science: The lizard was named Babibasiliscus alxi, where babi means “older male cousin” in Shoshone Native American – a tribute to the local heritage. Judging from the fossils, the lizard was likely two feet long, […]