By Herp News The tortoise that was discovered by Jonathan Hanks on his driveway on New Year's Day was scheduled to be picked up by the State Department of Agriculture Wednesday afternoon. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News New research by a team of biologists has revealed that creating antivenom is a bit tricky. That’s because the type of venom a snake produces can change according to where it lives. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The Ebola outbreak in West Africa may have been the result of complex economic and agricultural policies developed by authorities in Guinea and Liberia, according to a new commentary in Environment and Planning A. Looking at the economic activities around villages where Ebola first emerged, the investigators analyzed a shift in land-use […]

By Herp News London (AFP) – A giant prehistoric reptile that patrolled the waters off Scotland 170 million years ago has been identified by scientists, they said Monday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Smugglers attempted to pass almost 200 baby radiated tortoises through Paris. From PressTV: The rare reptile species are known as “radiated tortoises” and found only in Madagascar, customs officials said. The one-of-a-kind pattern on their shell case makes them precious for collectors. The baby reptiles, 15 of which had died, were discovered in a crate […]

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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: […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

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. […]

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

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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. […]

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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