By Herp News Exciting to watch these giants roll off the truck that has transported them all the way from Texas. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jun 23
Snow Lizard Products to Exhibit at CE Week 2014, Booth 159, Jun 23 – 27, 2014, in New York, NY, US
By Herp News Press Kit Materials are Available at: http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/CE-Week-2014/SnowLizard-Gear/ Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Regional court kills controversial Serengeti Highway
By Herp News The Serengeti ecosystem got a major reprieve last week when the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) ruled against a hugely-controversial plan to build a paved road through Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. The court dubbed the proposed road ‘unlawful’ due to expected environmental impacts. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]
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Broken promises no more? Signs Sabah may finally uphold commitment on wildlife corridors
By Herp News Five years ago an unlikely meeting was held in the Malaysian state of Sabah to discuss how to save wildlife amid worsening forest fragmentation. Although the meeting brought together longtime adversaries—conservationists and the palm oil industry—it appeared at the time to build new relationships and even point toward a way forward for […]
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New PlayStation 4 Wireless Headsets Incoming From Turtle Beach
By Herp News Ahead of E3 2014, Turtle Beach is debuting two pairs of premium wireless gaming headphones designed for PlayStation 4. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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What happens to the scarlet kingsnake when the coral snake is gone?
The scarlet kingsnake looks like the coral snake because there’s a survival benefit to tricking predators into thinking you’re too dangerous to mess with. But once the coral snake vanishes, why do local kingsnakes not just maintain that resemblance for decades, but intensify it? Scientists had no idea, but now they’ve figured it out. Once […]
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Tortoise Capital Advisors Announces Completion of TYG, TYY and TYN Merger
By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors today announced the completion of the merger of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. , Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. and Tortoise North American Energy Corp. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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The-Lizard-Lifeboat-launches-to-lone-yachtsman-on-passage-to-Falmouth
By Herp News Byline: The Lizard Lifeboat launched on service shortly after 10am on Tuesday 17 June to go to the assistance of a lone yachtsman. Page Content: The 32’ yacht Soay had been on passage from Milford Haven to Falmouth when difficulties were encountered one mile south east of Blackhead, The lifeboat was on […]
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Hands-On With Turtle Rock's 'Evolve' At E3: Let The Hunt Begin
By Herp News 2K and Turtle Rock are showing off their intense 4 versus 1 shooter Evolve at E3, and I had the opportunity to drop into the game as a hunter to take down Kraken, one of the game's enormously intimidating monsters. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]
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Reptile Gardens Adds a New Friend
By Herp News Reptile Gardens welcomed their newest, and oldest member to the zoo this afternoon. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Find Out Nicole Richie's Reptile Obsession
By Herp News The House of Harlow 1960 designer, 32, debuts her VH1 show Candidly Nicole July 17 Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Large lizard invades Cape Coral neighborhood
By Herp News A Cape Coral couple spotted the Nile Monitor Lizard trying to cut across four lanes of traffic in the city over the weekend. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Scientists find 120 million-year-old reptile eggs in China
By Herp News Scientists in China have found five well-preserved reptile eggs still intact more than 100 million years after they were laid. It's believed they belong to the ancient pterosaur — a reptile that roamed the Earth more than 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. (Via YouTube / American Museum of Natural […]
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Reptile Atlas a first for southern Africa
By Herp News ( University of the Witwatersrand ) It took seven editors and 26 authors nine years to compile the first ever Reptile Atlas for all reptiles found in the southern tip of Africa. This huge collaborative effort resulted in the 485-page Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and […]
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Sea turtle predicts Brazil will defeat Croatia in World Cup opener
By Herp News The animal oracle predictions for the World Cup have begun, with host nation Brazil getting a vote of confidence from its chosen turtle tipster. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Hollywood gearing up for turtle-friendly lighting laws
By Herp News Beachfront businesses and residents have until March 1 to comply Matia Veniero pulls down her shades at night — all to help save the baby turtles, she says. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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1,200 bid fond farewell to sea turtle at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
By Herp News Tracking system will monitor rescued loggerhead — Phoenix, the 120-pound loggerhead turtle, hesitated for just a beat or two at the first touch of ocean water in 129 days. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Rehabilitated turtle goes global
By Herp News Tracking system will monitor rescued loggerhead — Phoenix, the 120-pound loggerhead turtle, hesitated for just a beat or two at the first touch of ocean water in 129 days. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Boca's turtle nesting and hatching hits high season
By Herp News Walks aim to bring turtle lovers face to face with nesting turtles Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Non-profit helps ignite niche reptile business
By Herp News Jeff Ribeiro launched Repti-Ledge in August 2013 to try to get his gecko-related products into stores. In September, he landed a significant order but did not have the financing to fill the order. Enter Ignite Capital Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Indonesian Woman Gives Birth To Lizard (VIDEO)
By Herp News Congratulations, it’s a … lizard . Well that’s what the Indonesian press are reporting emerged from the womb of an expectant mother late last month. Debi Nubatois is claimed to have gone into labour during her eighth month of pregnancy at her home in Kupang, with the assistance of midwife Josephine Lydia […]
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Herp Video of the Week: Got worms?
Check out this video “Got worms,” 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
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Chinese fishermen get the ultimate phone video: a swimming tiger
By Herp News Two Chinese fishermen got the catch of their lives…on mobile phone this week. While fishing in the Ussuri River, which acts as a border between Russia and China, the fishermen were approached by a swimming Siberian tiger. These tigers, also known as Amur tigers, are down to around 350-500 animals. Go to […]
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Endangered leatherback turtle speared by swordfish survives
By Herp News An endangered leatherback turtle was saved after being speared by a swordfish, with the help of a Halifax-based sea turtle rescue group. Kathleen Martin, executive director and co-founder of the Canadian Sea Turtle Network, was in Trinidad last week looking for leatherback turtles previously tagged in Canadian waters. Martin and her group […]
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Amphibian apocalypse: Looking the other way while frogs disappear
How did the deadly fungus chytridiomycosis get so entrenched that it may cost us every frog on earth? We weren’t paying attention. From Scientific American: The best way to prevent a disease from turning into an epidemic is to closely monitor its development and put systems in place before it starts spreading rapidly through populations. […]
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Ventura library kicks off summer reading with reptile presentation
By Herp News Dozens of children, along with parents, grandparents, caregivers and friends, gathered in the children's portion of the library to kick off the 2014 Summer Reading Program with a display of reptiles. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Billy Joel welcomes New York Senate’s approval of ivory ban
By Herp News Musician Billy Joel has weighed in on the ivory bill making its way through the New York State legislature. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Sea turtle trapped under beach chair is freed
By Herp News Mote Marine volunteers rescue the loggerhead on Longboat Key. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Man bites deadly snake
There has to be an easier way to make a living than putting a venomous snake in your mouth. Read about it… …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Turtle day at Bazaar Warisan on Saturday
By Herp News KUALA TERENGGANU: The World Wildlife Fund of Malaysia will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) against the consumption of turtle’s eggs with the Tourism and Cultural Ministry this Saturday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Camera trap captures first ever video of rarely-seen bird in the Amazon…and much more
By Herp News A camera trap program in Ecuador’s embattled Yasuni National Program has struck gold, taking what researchers believe is the first ever film of a wild nocturnal curassow (Nothocrax urumutum). In addition, the program has captured video of other rarely-seen animals, including the short-eared dog and the giant armadillo. Go to Source …read […]
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When giant ancient reptiles swam the seas
Scientists have discovered fossilized tracks on ancient sea beds, allowing them to figure out how now-extinct sea reptiles swam. From the International Business Times: The scientists said in a new study, published in the journal Nature Communications on Wednesday, that during the Mesozoic era, about 252 to 66 million years ago, the seas were full […]
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Hold a dragon day
By Herp News A PET store is holding a reptile workshop in store for curious customers. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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State protection sought for flat-tailed horned lizard
By Herp News A two-decade legal fight to protect a squat lizard with dragon-like head spines from urban encroachment in Southern California took a new turn this week. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Strawberry Shortcake, the tortoise, moseys home
By Herp News It took almost two weeks, but in the end a tortoise that disappeared from its Mount Pearl home has returned, safe and sound. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Reptile Garden ranked #1 tourist attraction
By Herp News Who's number one? According to the travel website Tripflip.com Reptile Gardens in Rapid City sits on top! Public relations director John Brockelsby said he received an email saying that the travel website ranked our popular local tourist attraction the #1 place to visit in South Dakota. Go to Source …read more Read […]
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Manitoba man protects snapping turtle eggs with spare tire
By Herp News It's not something you expect to see in your front yard — a large snapping turtle, laying eggs. But that's what Wayne Irwin encountered recently at his home near Rathwell, along the Assiniboine River in southern Manitoba. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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World Cup: Big Head the Turtle Says Brazil Will Beat Croatia
By Herp News And based on what many soccer experts are saying, he seems to have made the right choice. Brazil is simply too good to drop its opening game on home turf Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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In Memoriam: Carl Koch
In losing Carl Koch, the herp world has lost a friend. And so have I. Back many years ago, when I had but one lone iguana, I, like many of us, began frequenting my local reptile friendly pet store. At the time for me, it was Pets N Things in Cudahy, Wisc. Every Friday I […]
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Hold a dragon day
By Herp News A PET store is holding a reptile workshop in store for curious customers. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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