By Herp News Recently, Internet mayhem group Lizard Squad made news by ruining Christmas Day for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network users. Afterwards the group unveiled a distributed denial of service (DDoS) tool offered to the public that allows people to use the … Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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Jan 13
Jan 13
Turtle Club Restaurant in Punta Gorda Celebrates Official Grand Opening
By Herp News PUNTA GORDA, Fla., Jan. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The Turtle Club Coastal Tavern and Claw Bar holds its official Grand Opening Thursday, January 15, and the “Join us!” invitation is going out on social media, in e-mail alerts, and via general advertising, announced the historic restaurant in Punta Gorda. “We have been […]
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Crocodiles and alligators live together in the Keys
The Lower Keys can now join the Everglades as home to breeding populations of both American alligators and crocodiles. From Keys News: If she and Cherkiss are correct, then the Lower Keys have joined the Everglades as home to breeding populations of alligators and crocodiles. Unlike the Upper and Middle Keys, the Lower Keys have […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Chameleon!
It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user vinniem1210! 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 found. Amazon Auto Links
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Slick and slender snake beats short and stubby lizard in sand swimming
By Herp News For swimming through sand, a slick and slender snake can perform better than a short and stubby lizard. That’s one conclusion from a study of the movement patterns of the shovel-nosed snake, a native of the Mojave Desert of the Southwest United States. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]
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Turtle Beach Updates Full Year Sales Outlook
By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR) today announced that, in spite of challenging overall market conditions, it expects net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 to be within its previously issued guidance range of $185 to $195 million, albeit at the low end of this range. […]
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Casting for another job: will fishers take up a new livelihood?
By Herp News Can alternative income programs save Fiji’s reef fish? Many implicate the failure of Fiji’s government to prioritize sustainable management over fisheries development projects, or suggest that Fijians’ mindsets must dramatically shift first. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Disabled tortoise on the move again thanks to Lego wheelchair
By Herp News Meet Blade, the little disabled tortoise who gets to keep on moving thanks to his custom-made Lego wheelchair. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Brothers sculpt 12-foot-tall sea turtle from snow
By Herp News Ben Hooper NEW BRIGHTON, Minn., Jan. 12 (UPI) — A trio of Minnesota brothers famed for their snow sculptures of sea creatures have unveiled their latest front yard creation, a 12-foot-tall sea turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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New study: ‘Yeti’ hairs do not point to unknown bear species
By Herp News A new study casts doubt on findings from 2013 that hairs from a purported Yeti belonged to an unknown bear species or polar and brown bear hybrid. Instead, two researchers—who took a fresh look at the DNA in question—say the hairs are simply that of a Himalayan brown bear. Go to Source […]
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Malta approves public referendum of bird hunt that kills over 15,000
By Herp News Malta’s Constitutional Court has upheld a public referendum to decide the fate of the country’s controversial spring bird hunt, which kills over ten thousand migrating birds every year. The Constitutional Court threw out objections by Malta’s powerful hunting lobby, and instead sided with the 11 conservation groups who organized the referendum, known […]
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Evolve PC Requirements Revealed
By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock announce minimum and recommend PC specifications for upcoming monster-hunting game. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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New year, new viper rescue!
As I was preparing for my new year, I received a call from an unknown number, requesting me for a rescue for an unidentified snake. Based on the area and the weather I presumed it was a Russell’s viper, but according to the description of the person who called me, it was a rat snake […]
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Florida's seven wonderous water snakes
Florida is home, at least in small part, to seven species of water snakes of the genus Nerodia. One species, the Mississippi green water snake barely enters the state on extreme western tip of the panhandle. The midland water snake, a subspecies of the northern water snake, is found from the central panhandle to the […]
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Florida's seven wonderful water snakes
Florida is home, at least in small part, to seven species of water snakes of the genus Nerodia. One species, the Mississippi green water snake barely enters the state on extreme western tip of the panhandle. The midland water snake, a subspecies of the northern water snake, is found from the central panhandle to the […]
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Australia home to minature Komodo dragon
A fraction of the size of its cousin the Komodo dragon, a recently identified Australian goanna could fit in your hand. From the Scientific American Lizards don’t get much bigger than the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), which can reach three meters in length and may weigh as much as 70 kilograms. But not every member […]
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Australia home to miniature Komodo dragon
A fraction of the size of its cousin the Komodo dragon, a recently identified Australian goanna could fit in your hand. From the Scientific American Lizards don’t get much bigger than the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), which can reach three meters in length and may weigh as much as 70 kilograms. But not every member […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Boa Constrictor!
It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user BoaZilla! 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 found. Amazon Auto Links
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Ancient Scottish Sea Reptile Not 'Nessie,' But Just As Cute
By Herp News It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Ancient Scottish Sea Reptile Not 'Nessie,' But Just As Cute
By Herp News It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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New species of marine reptile found
By Herp News A new species of marine reptile that lived about 170 million years ago is identified from fossils found on the Isle of Skye. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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New species of marine reptile found
By Herp News A new species of marine reptile that lived about 170 million years ago is identified from fossils found on the Isle of Skye. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Prehistoric monster discovered in Scotland
By Herp News Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile—and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Move over Nessie, Scotland gets a new prehistoric marine reptile
By Herp News By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile – and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Scientists have announced the discovery of the fossil remains of a dolphin-like seagoing reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye that lived about 170 million years ago […]
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Move over Nessie, Scotland gets a new prehistoric marine reptile
By Herp News By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile – and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Scientists have announced the discovery of the fossil remains of a dolphin-like seagoing reptile on Scotland's Isle of Skye that lived about 170 million years ago […]
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Fossils of large ocean reptile discovered on the coast of Scotland
By Herp News Thor Benson ISLE OF SKYE, Scotland, Jan. 11 (UPI) — An amateur collector named Brian Shawcross has discovered fossils of Scotland's first known ichthyosaur. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Fossils of large ocean reptile discovered on the coast of Scotland
By Herp News Thor Benson ISLE OF SKYE, Scotland, Jan. 11 (UPI) — An amateur collector named Brian Shawcross has discovered fossils of Scotland's first known ichthyosaur. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Lizard penises evolve 6 times faster than other parts
By Herp News John Hopton for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A lizard's penis evolves six times faster than any of its other parts, according to a new study. Nobody is quite sure why, but it could involve a fairly predictable contest between males, or a more intriguing battle for domination between the lizard sexes. […]
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Turtle robot draws Nazca line-inspired artworks on the beach
By Herp News A beach robot creates large-scale sand drawings autonomously, sent to it wirelessly via an app. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Ancient Scottish Sea Reptile Not 'Nessie,' But Just As Cute
By Herp News It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
Read the rest of this entry »Jan 11
Texas herp legend Dr. James Dixon passes away
Legendary Texas herpetologist and naturalist James R. (Jim) Dixon passed away yesterday, January 10, 2015, leaving a legacy in Texas herpetology and herpetoculture that will be hard to match. Dr. Dixon never met a snake he didn’t like. Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of amphibians and reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at Texas […]
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Lizard Penises Evolve at Super-Speed
By Herp News The study is the first to directly measure the evolution rate of the penis of any species, though researchers have long suspected that the male genitalia evolve faster than other body parts, said study researcher Julia Klaczko, a biologist at the University of Campinas in Brazil. “What we see is, sometimes, very […]
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Your router could be behind Lizard Squad’s attacks
By Herp News © Provided by Quartz Change that default password, pronto. Lizard Squad, the online group that claimed responsibility for the attacks on PlayStation’s and Xbox’s networks last month, is using thousands of hacked Internet routers to run a new attack service it’s selling to consumers. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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Snake Slithers Out of San Diego Toilet
By Herp News Experts are still stumped how the reptile found its way into the toilet Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Evolve Goes Gold, Watch Intro Cinematic Trailer Now
By Herp News Turtle Rock completes development on much-anticipated 4v1 shooter ahead of launch next month; intro cinematic released. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Snake ID'd as a rainbow boa wriggles out of San Deigo toilet
It may sound like an urban legend, but one woman got the surprise of her life after finding a boa in her bathroom. From the L.A. Times: “I thought my eyes were deceiving me,” Lasca said. When she saw the flicker of the snake’s tongue, she knew it was a snake. She screamed and ran […]
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Snake ID'd as a rainbow boa wriggles out of San Diego toilet
It may sound like an urban legend, but one woman got the surprise of her life after finding a boa in her bathroom. From the L.A. Times: “I thought my eyes were deceiving me,” Lasca said. When she saw the flicker of the snake’s tongue, she knew it was a snake. She screamed and ran […]
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Herp Video of the Week: B & W Argentine Tegus Nap Time in Bed!
Check out this video “B & W Argentine Tegus Nap Time in Bed” submitted by kingsnake.com user reptilemomof3. 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 here: King Snake No products found. Amazon […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Poison Dart Frog!
It’s our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user amazonreptile! 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 found. Amazon Auto Links
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California introduces bill to close ivory loophole
By Herp News California congresswoman, Toni G. Atkins, introduced a bill yesterday (AB 96) that would close a major loophole allowing ivory to be sold all over the state. Thousands of miles away, across Africa, poachers are decimating elephants for their ivory tusks. A recent study estimated that one fifth of the continent’s elephants have […]
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