By Herp News The last Sumatran rhinoceros in the Malaysian wild has died, the latest grim milestone for a species on the brink of extinction. No more than 100 of the creatures are thought to remain in the forests of Indonesia, with nine more in captivity across Indonesia, Malaysia and the U.S. Scientists have found […]
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Aug 20
Aug 20
Santa Cruz gopher snakes
Having kept and bred Santa Cruz (Channel Island) gopher snakes, Pituophis catenifer pumila, for several years, I had become enamored with this smallest of the gopher snakes. Even though these snakes are of nervous demeanor and have an occasional tendency to huff, puff, and strike, their 28 to 34″ adult size makes them an easy […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Wonder Gecko
Don’t mind the raspberry from this Teratoscincus scincus in our herp photo of the day just love the cuteness, uploaded by kingsnake.com user zmarchetti ! Be sure to tell zmarchetti 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 […]
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