Some costly antivenoms may soon be replaced by opossum blood. From Chemistry World: But treatments are costly and inaccessible for many people. Most antivenoms are made by injecting dilute venom into a mammal, such as a horse or rabbit. This results in an immune response, and the animal’s serum is then processed so that it […]

Poised and ready to make a sideways retreat this Crotalus cerastes shows us it’s beauty in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Ryan-reptilian! Be sure to tell Ryan-reptilian 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 […]

By Herp News 60 captive-raised Myanmar roofed turtles—a species once thought extinct—have been released into their native habitat in Myanmar, conservationists report. The Myanmar roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) was believed extinct until 2001, when two researchers found a single shell from a recently killed turtle at a village along the Dokhtawady River. Subsequently, live individuals […]

By Herp News A tortoise called Charles Darwin munches his way through a ribbon of rocket lettuce to officially open a new science laboratory at the University of Lincoln. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The last time there was a sighting of Bouvier’s red colobus disco was all the rage, the Internet was non-existent, and Madonna still referred solely to the mother of God. But then the African monkey vanished and conservationists feared it had gone extinct—a victim of the bushmeat trade. For years, research groups […]

There are several snake species in Amazonia that undergo extreme color changes as they progress from hatchling/neonate to adulthood. The orange to green color changes of two, the two species of emerald tree boa, are well known. However, there is a lesser known species, the rusty whipsnake, Chironius scurrulus (a colubrine) about which you seldom […]

Human and other primates may have evolved keen eyesight to detect dangerous snakes. From NPR: In a new paper published in the journal Primates, author William C. McGrew, a former professor of evolutionary primatology at the University of Cambridge, reports a high rate of venomous snake encounters by his team of primatologists seeking to observe […]

We continue our week of love for all that rattles with this perfectly poised Crotalus viridis in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user akcoldbliss! Be sure to tell akcoldbliss you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

By Herp News A cat-eating species of monitor lizard, originally from Africa, is creating a havoc in Florida. The state wildlife officials are taking steps to locate and completely eliminate the Nile monitor from the state — particularly along the canals in North Miami — since the creature is posing a danger to the state […]

By Herp News Conservationists have brought the Myanmar roofed turtle, the world's second most endangered turtle, back from the brink Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Recently India has been facing a lot of weather and climatic changes. Sometimes it’s really hot in winter and sometimes it rains in summer. I usually avoid herping during the summers as the climate is very hot and humid, and the forests are dried up to a certain extent. In my city, it rained many […]

By Herp News In the beginning gods created lizard-man and man. Then lizard-man learned magic, and things pretty much go downhill from there in Son of Nor . Read more… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

A Canadian paleontologist identified the remains of several endangered species smuggled from Hong Kong. From the Calgary Herald: Don Brinkman, a paleontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, has been studying turtles for three decades and had assisted with previous investigations by Environment Canada. But this case — which involved combing through a container […]

In celebration of the Texas Rattlesnake Festival, we are kicking our week off with the most iconic of rattlesnakes. Crotalus atrox thanks those this weekend who hopefully prevented rattlesnakes from being tread on in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user kevinjudd! Be sure to tell kevinjudd you liked it here! Upload […]

By Herp News The Lehigh Valley Zoo held a sneak preview Thursday of its new indoor Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Center, which houses more than 50 snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, frogs and salamanders. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Lehigh Valley Zoo held a sneak preview Thursday of its new indoor Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Center, which houses more than 50 snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, frogs and salamanders. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It was a packed house, not just because of the spring-like weather, but also because of a new addition to the Lehigh Valley Zoo. “We have reptiles and amphibians representing the whole world,” General Curator at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, Richard Rosevear said. Those reptiles and amphibians are part of the zoo's […]

By Herp News It turns out sea turtles, even at a tender 6-18 months of age, are very active swimmers. They don’t just passively drift in ocean currents as researchers once thought. Researchers say it’s an important new clue in the sea turtle ‘lost years’ mystery. Where exactly turtles travel in their first years of […]

By Herp News Turtle Rock will offer free DLC if the community can complete a special in-game challenge this weekend. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following senior unsecured notes issued by Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp : Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Moving sea turtle eggs could be Fort Lauderdale's answer to a brighter beach. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Lehigh Valley Zoo held a sneak preview Thursday of its new indoor Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Center, which houses more than 50 snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, frogs and salamanders. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Ben Hooper FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9 (UPI) — A Texas veterinarian has made viral stars out of her tortoise and dog with a video of the unlikely best friends playing chase in a yard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise nearly 13% on the day. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Beaten-down Turtle Beach (NASDAQ: HEAR ) is “on the cusp of a multi-year new generation console super cycle,” says Charles Moscoe in an SA PRO column now out of embargo. “Only 19% of new generation console sales have been made. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, April 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) announced today that its new lineup of PC gaming accessories, including gaming keyboards, mice and mousepads, is available at select North American retail outlets. Turtle Beach, the 40-year strong… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]

By Herp News Turtle Beach (NASDAQ: HEAR ) has launched a line of PC gaming keyboards, mice, and mousepads to complement its PC/console gaming headsets. The products are “available at select North American retail outlets.” Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) announced today that 60 captive-raised Myanmar roofed turtles–a species once thought extinct–have been released into their native habitat in Myanmar. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

When I started with my studies on Indian snakes, I was really surprised when I read that India has five species of coral snake. I used to believe these highly beautiful snakes were only found in American countries. I can find a few in my area, but I have to be lucky enough to get […]

This is what our community is about, our love of the animals. Happy weekend! We hope you enjoy you like your reptile pets as much as this boy likes his snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tom_AF_Guy! Be sure to tell Tom_AF_Guy you liked it here! Upload your own […]

By Herp News Last month, Australia became the world’s first country to ban the import or export of lion trophies, often taken from so-called canned hunting where lions are raised solely to be shot by foreign hunters. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Four Days Before Christmas, and all through the ‘hood, The rain was torrential, conditions were good. Jake said, “It’s the night. We really should go.” I checked the computer, barometer’s low. So off in the storm, wipers on high, The rain still fell in sheets from the lowering sky. Traffic was heavy on roads, wet […]

Remind your friends in Florida to leave nesting sea turtles alone, and avoid using bright lights near the turtles. From WINK News: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) asks people not to get too close, shine lights on, or take flash photos of nesting sea turtles. Spring is the beginning of sea turtle […]

Two species that have been in the news as of late, anaconda and reticulated python, together as pets in their home share the spotlight in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user hansbury! Be sure to tell hansbury you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, […]

By Herp News Of the world’s six species of great ape (not including us), it’s safe to say that bonobos (Pan paniscus) are the least studied and least known publicly. But a new organization, the Bonobo Project, is hoping to change that. To the untrained eye, a bonobo looks little different from their closest relative, […]

By Herp News The gopher tortoise is a land animal and cannot swim, officials noted. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

As winter fades back into a dormant state until next year, spring means herps are on a journey to find the perfect mate for breeding season in the southeast. This means several things to different species that will all be simultaneously doing the same thing at once: moving. We were traveling to southwestern Mississippi from […]

Chytridiomycosis is present in frogs from Madagascar, but for some reason they haven’t developed the disease. From QZ.com: Madagascar has the 12th highest rate of amphibian species richness in the world, with more than 400 species, 99% of which are indigenous to the region. But this biodiversity hotspot is already under severe pressure—a quarter of […]

This Retic is keeping his eye on us in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user eschmit04! Be sure to tell eschmit04 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 Although well known as one of the most iconic dinosaurs, Brontosaurus (the ‘thunder lizard’) has long been considered misclassified. Since 1903, the scientific community has believed that the genus Brontosaurus was in fact the Apatosaurus. Now, an exhaustive new study by palaeontologists from Portugal and the UK provides conclusive evidence that Brontosaurus […]