American Tortoise Rescue is asking parents not to let their kids get pet turtles just because they love the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. From Today Parents: Hundreds of thousands of live turtles were purchased after each of the previous movies in the franchise, with many later dumped, deliberately killed or flushed down the […]

By Herp News Less than a mile from downtown Newberry, hidden almost in plain sight, sits a group of unmarked gray warehouse buildings that contain either endless wonders or the stuff of nightmares, depending on how you feel about snakes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Malaysian marine police foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle turtle eggs into Sabah by two Filipinos last Friday, the Star online reported. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A baby alligator named Carlos has broken out of a Michigan zoo, thanks to a large tortoise that regularly strolls around the area. Gary Moore, who runs the GarLyn Zoo in Mackinac County, suspects that the 12-inch hatchling was able to sneak under the double fence because the tortoise wore the dirt […]

By Herp News BERLIN, Md. (AP) – A sea turtle that was rehabilitated in Maryland after being found stunned by the cold in New Jersey has been returned to its natural habitat. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Web-watchers were able to see about 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch via a live-streaming, high definition camera. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News “Abe” survived overnight in a tank firefighters put him in as wildfire destroyed everything around it. pic.twitter.com/w5xlpPKm7d AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. —A 200-pound tortoise was rescued from a wildfire that destroyed much of an Amador County resort. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News They aren't at the level of cats and dogs yet, but reptiles are scaling upward in popularity. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Repticon, a promoter of nationwide reptile and exotic animal expos, re-introduces it special 1-day-only event, ReptiDay. The event will bring the same unique blend of vendors, breeders, and educators to the Ramada Lafayette Conference Center on August 23. The expo offers hundreds of reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, spiders, and small exotic animals to […]

By Herp News A black-and-white striped bandit from South America has invaded the habitat of threatened and endangered Florida wildlife, according to UF researchers. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News As a result of the Slide Fire, the burned areas of Oak Creek were at risk for ash-filled flooding due to monsoon rains. When ash blankets the habitat, the fish that the gartersnakes feed on aren’t able to survive. The ash covers rocks and small holes making it difficult for the snake […]

By Herp News Molecular analysis helps scientists discover and describe a tiny new species of narrow-mouthed frog from the genus Chiasmocleis. The news species, Chiasmocleis quilombola is named after the quilombos — communities constituted by and used as refuges for slaves who had the brevity to escape in colonial Brazil. Go to Source …read more […]

Breaking news from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: The two teenage girls responsible for the viral video of them torturing a gopher tortoise have been arrested today. Thanks to your concern and tips, Danielle Susan Dionne, 15, and Jennifer Emoke Greene, 18, have been arrested on charges of felony cruelty to animals, a […]

By Herp News Horny geckos are spiraling through outer space on a fantastic voyage that may never end. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Bullfrog Calling,” submitted by kingsnake.com user PH FasDog. 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 Gomez bought it to surprise his son, but took it to the ballpark first. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News It's not the year of the turtle. Only half as many sea turtle nests as usual have been laid at Cape Island, which usually holds one-third of the nests laid from North Carolina through Georgia. The rest of the coast is no better. But wildlife biologists say an “off” year was expected. […]

By Herp News Myrtle Beach State Park ranger Ann Malys Wilson isn’t worried about a quiet sea turtle season – which ends in August – following a record year in 2013. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The lusty geckos will have plenty of time alone. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News “Alaska wood frogs spend more time freezing and thawing outside than a steak does in your freezer, and the frog comes back to life in the spring in better shape than the steak,” said the lead author on a recent paper demonstrating that freeze tolerance in Alaska wood frogs is more extreme […]

By Herp News Get ready to learn a new word: defaunation. Fauna is the total collection of animals—both in terms of species diversity and abundance—in a given area. So, defaunation, much like deforestation, means the loss of animals in all its myriad forms, including extinction, extirpation, or population declines. Go to Source …read more Read […]

The very first Philippine crocodiles to be bred in Britain made their debut at the London Zoo. From the Orange News: The six new-born critically-endangered crocs – born over a 48 hour period – are among the world’s rarest reptiles. As they are native only to the Philippines the baby crocodiles were named after the […]

By Herp News Lush Cosmetics has agreed to support an effort to battle trafficking of the Sunda pangolin. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. announced today the release of 2014 semi-annual stockholders' reports for each of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP and TYG, as well as TYY and TYN, which merged Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News SAN DIEGO, July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced that it will report second quarter 2014 financial results after the market close on August 11, 2014.  On … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A coalition of conservation groups have established a new protected area in one of Latin America’s most neglected ecosystems: the Colombian-side of the Serranía de Perijá mountain range. Following decades of bloody conflict and rampant deforestation, experts say only five percent of rainforest is left on the Colombian side of this embattled […]

A 4-foot alligator was rounded up near Wisconsin’s Sheboygan River. From the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: A team of sheriff’s deputies and Sheboygan police officers corralled and snared the snarling reptile in a ditch near the Sheboygan River after a brief search that started in the 2700 block of Indiana Ave. in the city of Sheboygan, […]

By Herp News CEBU – A 30-year-old hawksbill turtle found wounded in Barangay Bato in Toledo City died at the University of San Carlos Marine Research Station in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News If you’re monkey—say a samango monkey in South Africa—probably the last thing you want is to be torn apart and eaten by a leopard or a caracal. In fact, you probably spend a lot of time and energy working to avoid such a grisly fate. Well, now there’s a simpler way: just […]

As temperatures in their native ranges change, male reptiles may need to disperse to survive. That’s according to a study published in the journal BMC Ecology. From BBC Nature News: Alligators, some turtles, and the tuatara – found only in New Zealand – all produce offspring whose gender is determined by temperature. These species are […]

By Herp News A pet lizard and the family cat are safe this morning in Taft after being rescued by the Kern County Fire Department from a house fire on Saturday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News So far, Kotaku has introduced an array of animal cafes in Japan: cat cafes , black cat cafes , owl cafes , bunny cafes , squirrel gardens and even penguin bars . Now, check out the country's reptile cafes. Read more… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]

By Herp News Paleontologists have recreated the cranial structure of a 308-million-year-old lizard-like vertebrate that could be the earliest example of a reptile and explain the origin of all vertebrates that belong to reptiles, birds and mammals. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Anne Marie Schudy of Springfield, Mo., Austin Barone of Lawrence, Kan. and Olivia DeSmit of Columbia, Mo. are the 2014 recipients of the annual Tortoise Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship Awards. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A green sea turtle migrates 2,472 miles in a year Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Don’t you just hate it when the tortoises turn on you? From the BBC: A police officer in Uganda has reportedly shot a tortoise dead after being attacked by the “aggressive” creature. The incident happened in the Nebbi district in the north of the country near the Congolese border. The officer – named as Charles […]

By Herp News A reptile expert said Friday that he wants to go “on the record” and confirm that New Jersey authorities are searching for an anaconda, not a boa constrictor in the state's largest lake. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Did a sea turtle “hug” a surfer who rescued it from fishing nets? Call it what you will, but the moment caught by a GoPro camera on the stunning video shows there was a connection there. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Did a sea turtle “hug” a surfer who rescued it from fishing nets? Call it what you will, but the moment caught by a GoPro camera on the stunning video shows there was a connection there. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Big day for me on Thursday: gecko management & feeding, working with two injured turtles, cursing a phone that hasn’t worked in 35 hours, two doctor appointments, painting trim outside, and haunting thoughts, without relief, over the torture of another turtle. With no sleep to help me navigate the day the only escape I get […]