There is no denying the extreme cute factor of this Xenopus laevis in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user Krallenfrosch ! 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 […]

Florida Scrub Lizards, male foreground, female rear. The state of Florida has a fair number of endemic herp species. There are Florida sand skinks, Crowned snakes of not one but of 2 species, Florida worm lizard (that, with an example having been found in south Georgia just became non-endemic) and several others. But one that […]

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! We are seeing red with this gorgeous shot of a Pygmy Rattlesnake our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tamers1 ! 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 […]

What amazing colors Uros come in, like this ornate in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user plietz! 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 No […]

Here is to hoping this Northern Pine in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider can cure any case of the blues!! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

“You’re kingsnake.com, where are all the kingsnakes?” Right here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user trevid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products […]

The yellow groin differentiates the Pickerel Frog from the Leopard Frogs.Pickerel Frog or Leopard Frog? The shape of the dorsal spots will tell. Or perhaps they won’t. It would be convenient if the dark markings of the Pickerel Frog, Rana palustris, always complied with the description most often attributed to it—squared or rectangular dorsal spots— […]

This little Diamondback baby found Arizona is adorable in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user kevinjudd in the field! We can only imagine the excitement at this find! 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 […]

I’m a little green with envy of this Green Tree Monitor in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user roadspawn and her plans for a lazy day. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! […]

This young Green Anaconda is almost wistful looking in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user raul_o . What a ham! Part of the original “Big 5”, they were once under threat of being added to the Lacey Act. Now they are under the gun again! Let’s keep the fight going! Did […]

Levy County FL Corn Snake Whether you call them Corn Snakes or Red Rat Snakes, this lithe constrictor is a wonderful and welcome species of the North American herpetofauna. Long before the advent of the Ball Python fury (perhaps 25 years ago), it was the Corn Snake that was the target of snake-keeper’s genetic manipulation. […]

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Massive support is needed in the conservation of the gorgeous Massasauga Rattlesnake all across the country. That is why they take the spotlight today in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user ratsnakehaven ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian […]

Boas are a staple of our world, like this gorgeous one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Sharkman20 . But they were once under threat of being added to the Lacey Act. Now they are under the gun again! Let’s keep the fight going! Did you email your senator today? […]

This Green Iguana is chilling in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ForestTime hoping they get white listed. Not very likely sadly! Let’s keep the fight going! Did you email your senator today? Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, […]

Seeing this Burmese Python in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user OrangeTurtle reminds me of winning against the feds for the Big 5 and seeing them back at shows! Let’s keep the fight going! Did you email your senator today? Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your […]

This little Retic has it’s eye on you in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Steve_Ray ! 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 No […]

The America COMPETES Act has passed the house on a very slim vote. It is imperative that each and everyone one of us reaches out to our senators to oppose the passing of this act. This will impact more than just reptile owners. IF your pet could survive in the everglades, your pet could be […]

“Squeeze” today. After 10 months of rehab he is able to use his legs again and is growing. This little denizen of marshes, swamps, water carrying ditches, lake and pond edges and occasionally of backyard goldfish ponds ranges northward from Florida’s Key West to southern and central Georgia and extreme southeastern South Carolina. Adult Three-striped […]

Lovely head shot of this Brazil Lancehead (Bothrops brazili) in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user neverscared ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! We like to spotlight all our venomous creatures on #RattlesnakeFriday to help bring awareness to the need to protect and conserve these important animals […]

How small are Viper Geckos when they are born? As you can see in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user JohnRobinson VERY small! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read […]

Curiosity doesn’t seem dangerous to this Nile Monitor in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user Mantafish every once in a while! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: […]

This vibrant Cape Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer vertebralis) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pitparade will brighten your Monday for sure! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

USARK recently caught a few amendments being hidden in the 2000 page plus America COMPETES Act of 2022. This brief run down of what could be impacted can be found on USARK’s page. 1. Provide that the Lacey Act bans the interstate transport of species listed as injurious. Specifically, it replaces Lacey’s current language ‘‘shipment […]