Authorities are searching for someone who shot and killed a desert tortoise being tracked by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. From AZ Central: She was the second tortoise in a Game and Fish study to have a transmitter affixed to her, which had been providing researchers information about the reclusive reptile’s movements since 2010. […]

By Herp News After 20 months, Zambia has lifted its ban on hunting, allowing trophy hunters to target numerous species in the wildlife-rich country including elephants. The announcement was made by the country’s Tourism and Art’s Minister, Jean Kapata, who stated that the ban had resulted in a loss of revenue to the Zambia Wild […]

By Herp News A snake found under a car outside a school in Pescadero has been taken in by a reptile rescue organization that will try to find it a long-term home, according to the Peninsula Humane Society. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The first loggerhead turtle handed in this season was recovering at the Dolphin Discovery Centre yesterday after being found on a Bunbury beach. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The first loggerhead turtle handed in this season was recovering at the Dolphin Discovery Centre yesterday after being found on a Bunbury beach. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News An unusual and little-known monitor lizard from Borneo that has captured the interest of reptile collectors is emerging as the latest victim of the global illicit wildlife trade, an investigative report by TRAFFIC warns. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Why risk your own health by milking snakes? So others can benefit. From The Mirror: The pair run the Kentucky Reptile Zoo full-time, a non-profit relying solely on people coming through the gates and the sale of venom. Kristen added: “Almost any venomous snake is capable of causing severe injury but you are pretty unlikely […]

By Herp News Fitch Ratings assigns 'AAA' ratings to the following notes issued by two closed-end funds managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC.: Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that the company will be presenting at the Wedbush Securities California Dreamin' Consumer Management Access … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A video of men trying to yank a monitor lizard from one man's car engine has gone viral. The driver, Thum Wai Loong, shared with Channel NewsAsia, his close encounter with the scaly kind. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Rokkam Kiran Kumar spent ten years rescuing snakes in residential India, and now he wants to take it a step further by educating others in snake safety. From The Hindu: Acknowledging his decade-long efforts, he was recently given official permission to rescue snakes by the Chief Wildlife Warden with the support of the Conservator of […]

By Herp News As of late August, Norway has killed 729 northern minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) during its annual whaling season, the highest number taken since 1993. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Hundreds of surrendered Sonoran Desert tortoises are in need of new homes, and turning in wild tortoises compounds the problem. From AZ Central: “It’s a heartbreaking thing when you see them come here, tears in their eyes, and you try to comfort them,” said Daniel Marchand, curator at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, a private sanctuary […]

By Herp News It looks like the offspring of a female Testudo and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The remains of “Lonesome George,” the last of a subspecies of Galapagos Islands tortoise, will go on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York this month, Ecuador said Thursday. The giant tortoise, who was thought to be over 100 years old when he died in June 2012, has undergone […]

By Herp News By Anna Patrick Staff writer If Laura Page takes one of her beloved pets on a public outing, she's normally met with reactions of fear or disapproval. But when Page strode into the Charleston Area Reptile Expo with Songo, her four-foot long ball python, lazily wrapped around her neck, she felt right […]

By Herp News The population of blue whales in the Eastern Pacific has recovered to 97 percent of historic levels decades after Earth’s largest animal was nearly driven to extinction in some places due to the whaling industry, reports a new study published in the journal, Marine Mammal Science. Go to Source …read more Read […]

By Herp News MANCHESTER — The police radio dispatch early Friday afternoon concerned a snake loose in the bottle return room at Stop & Shop. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Small turtle attacks a fluffy cat,” submitted by kingsnake.com user Minuet. 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 Auto Links

By Herp News Illegal wildlife trafficking is thriving in Peru. But a Peruvian organization is now using a public campaign, via social media and press releases, to track and rescue illegally kept wildlife in the country. ‘I have filed 47 complaints from 14 different states in Peru including hundreds of animals commercialized illegally in markets, […]

Former kingsnake.com Chat Week guest Adam Britton calls for a better understanding of crocodile behavior to reduce fatal mistakes. From Yahoo!: Mr Britton said fatal attacks had very gradually increased since crocodiles were protected in the 1970s, to an average of one every two years. “You can get three or four attacks within a short […]

By Herp News A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Think again if you’ve always believed that events in the life cycle of animals happen consistently, almost rigidly, as part of the natural rhythm of nature. Studies show that Mother Nature is much more flexible than you might think. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

By Herp News he University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach, will release a three-year-old logger… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A meal at Crane & Turtle, a fresh excuse to explore Petworth, asks diners to rethink their notion of what goes well together. Most gazpacho springs from tomatoes or grapes. Crane & Turtle?s soup pluck… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Cars may travel faster on roads, but snakes don’t. From Live Science: A speed test for the northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) shows that it takes the snakes 2 minutes to cross a two-lane concrete road. During that time, about 70 cars may pass over a well-used highway to the New Jersey coast. On sand, […]

By Herp News The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.5 billion and its unaudited net asset value Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The state's weight record has been broken twice since alligator hunting season began Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $513.4 million and its unaudit Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $503.0 million and its una Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Aug. 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $4.6 billion and its unaudited ne Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of August 31, 2014, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $266.0 million a Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds. After long being neglected by both scientists and conservationists, a massive research effort by one intrepid researcher has revealed the full-scale of saki monkey diversity, […]

By Herp News While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human toupees, these acrobatic, tree-dwelling primates are essential for dispersing seeds. After long being neglected by both scientists and conservationists, a massive research effort by one intrepid researcher has revealed the full-scale of saki monkey diversity, […]

By Herp News Six children in a government school in Bihar fell ill Tuesday after eating their mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was later found, an official said. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Hacker group Lizard Squad has been quiet for the past few days, leaving many to wonder if the infamous group was apprehended by authorities after a number of white-hat computer hackers went after the group. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR), a leading innovator of audio products and solutions, today announced the hiring and appointment of Rodney Schutt as SVP and General Manager of HyperSound. Mr. Schutt joins the company as it prepares to launch a new directed audio solution for the […]

A chef was killed by a poisonous snake twenty minutes after he chopped off the snake’s head. From the Mirror: A police spokesman said: “It is a highly unusual case but it appears to be just an accident. He prepared the snake himself and was just unlucky. “There was nothing that could be done to […]

By Herp News OREGON INLET, N.C. A loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Sunday in Oregon Inlet after getting tangled in a line attached to a plastic bucket. Members of the Coast Guard and National Park Service responded to a report from a good Samaritan boater of a turtle caught in a line and dragging a […]