By Herp News More than half the world’s sea turtles have ingested plastic or other human rubbish, an international study has revealed. The study found the east coasts of Australia and North America, Southeast Asia, southern Africa, and Hawaii were particularly dangerous for turtles due to a combination of debris loads and high species diversity. […]
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Sep 14
Sep 14
New venomous snake discovered in Australia
Scientists discovered a new species of snake in the Kimberley region of north-western Australia belonging to Acanthophis (Australian death adders), a genus of highly venomous snakes found in Australia and New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. The Kimberley death adder, Acanthophis cryptamydros, described in a paper published August 28 in the journal Zootaxa, is an […]
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Smooth Operator: The Indian Smooth Snake
The Indian Smooth Snake Coronella brachyura is a rare and endemic snake species found in India. I am not sure if there are any species of smooth snakes around the world, but you can find them in India. I was very eager to touch this snake and wanted to feel it in my hands, not […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Skink
The protective instinct for a nest is visible here in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user CDB_reptiles ! Be sure to tell them 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 […]
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