Now, see, this is what we mean when we say “decent media reporting about snakes where the reporter actually takes a few minutes to do his or her job,” which is something we don’t get to say much. Sadly. So thank you, Brian Hicks, of the Post and Courier, for pointing out that the media […]

By Herp News The newly identified Jurassic period creature, a species named Kryptodrakon progenitor that was unearthed in the Gobi desert in northwestern China, was modest in size, with a wingspan of perhaps 4-1/2 feet (1.3 meters). But later members of its branch of the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs were truly colossal, including Quetzalcoatlus, […]

By Herp News An albino variety of the snake, popular in the pet trade, is decimating native bird, mammal and lizard species that have had no time to evolve evasive patterns. An albino variety of California kingsnake popular in the pet trade has infested the Canary Islands, decimating native bird, mammal and lizard species that […]

By Herp News Scientists on Landaa Giraavaru island hunt for culprits behind increasing number of lost nets causing injury to turtles In the Maldives, at the heart of the Indian Ocean, scores of turtles are being found with gashed or ripped-off flippers and deep scars in their shells. The cause is clear: the turtles are […]

By Herp News Reptile takes on reptile in epic duel captured by onlookers at Lake Moondarra, near Mount Isa Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News LUMUT – An endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been found dead in the waters off Teluk Senangin near here two days ago. It was believed to have been hooked by a fishing line. Sahabat Alam Malaysia field officer Meor Razak Meor Abdul Rahman said the male turtle, believed to be […]

By Herp News HOOKED BY FISHING LINE: NGO calls for fishing ban to preserve Perak's only turtle landing site of Pasir Panjang  LUMUT: AN endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been found dead in the waters off Teluk Senangin near here two days ago. It was believed to have been hooked by a fishing […]

By Herp News No snakes allowed? That's what a Tybee Island couple is claiming after a dispute over pet reptiles with their homeowner's association. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A man whose wife criticised him for not being more 'sexually adventurous' got more than he bargained for when a frolic in the great outdoors resulted in a lizard swimming up his penis. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Fossilized remains of the kryptodrakon progenitor (“hidden dragon”), which evolved into the largest flying creatures ever to inhabit earth, were discovered in northwest China, where the Oscar-winning film was shot. read more Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Boa on a stroll,” 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 The newly identified Jurassic period creature, a species named Kryptodrakon progenitor that was unearthed in the Gobi desert in northwestern China, was modest in size, with a wingspan of perhaps 4-1/2 feet. But later members of its branch of the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs were truly colossal, including Quetzalcoatlus, whose wingspan […]

By Herp News Many pterodactyls, such as the ones depicted in Jurassic Park, were huge, but the dino-era airborne beasts evolved from a tiny flying reptile. Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The alligator snapping turtle is the largest river turtle in North America, weighing in at up to 200 pounds and living almost a century. Now researchers have discovered that it is not one species — but three. By examining museum specimens and wild turtles, the scientists uncovered deep evolutionary divisions in this […]

By Herp News The alligator snapping turtle is the largest river turtle in North America, weighing in at up to 200 pounds and living almost a century. Now researchers from Florida and the University of Vermont have discovered that it is not one species — but three. Go to Source …read more Read more here: […]

Nothing must ever happen in South Carolina, given the insane levels of hype over a supposed stray Gaboon viper roaming its streets. So with all that free time and dearth of current events to report on, you’d think the media could, you know… investigate? Or maybe just hit Wikipedia? Anything other than what they’ve been […]

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors today announced a distribution strategy update for the Tortoise MLP & Pipeline Fund . Under the new distribution policy, sharehol Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A Manhattan deli chain that was recently accused of serving a severed lizard head was slapped with a lawsuit Tuesday by its staffers, who claim they’ve been cheated out pay… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Venom from Australian snakes is helping save human lives. Seriously ill patients are benefiting from shorter turnaround time on critical blood tests, thanks to the coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) and the Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis). From ABC Australia: The bites of eastern brown snakes and coastal taipans are dangerous because their venom causes a […]

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, TYG, TYN and TYY announced today the release of 2014 first quarter stockholders' reports for each of these fun Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

A fire in a Savannah Reptiles Planet warehouse in France killed between 20,000 and 30,000 reptiles and another animals. From Prensa Latina: The flames destroyed around 4,000 square meters of the facility and killed a large number of snakes, iguanas, chameleons, lizards, amphibians, rabbits, rats, and insects. Only eight turtles, between 60 and 100 kilograms, […]

By Herp News ARACHNOPHOBICS beware: This spider article is not for the faint hearted. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Sea turtle populations have been exploited for hundreds of years, and even though conservation efforts have increased substantially in modern times, populations still suffer across the globe. In fact, according to conservation scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Florida, over-fishing is to blame for more than 170,000 green turtles […]

By Herp News Sea turtle populations have been exploited for hundreds of years, and even though conservation efforts have increased substantially in modern times, populations still suffer across the globe. In fact, according to conservation scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Florida, over-fishing is to blame for more than 170,000 green turtles […]

By Herp News The island night lizard is back from the brink of extinction. After three decades of restoration efforts, the US Fish and Wildlife Service removed the small lizard from the endangered species list Monday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News The barbecued leg of a spider monkey might not be your idea of a sumptuous dinner, but to the Matsés or one of the fifteen tribes in voluntary isolation in Peru, it is the result of a successful hunt and a proud moment for the hunter’s family. However, a spider monkey tends […]

There’s a pretty flipping cool photo spread of crocs in nature in the UK’s Metro. See it here. You’re welcome. …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Museum and labor trades get their PACs and plans to sway public in gear. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A man who owned an exotic reptile business in Lake Elsinore, where thousands of rats and reptiles were found in appalling conditions, has been ordered to pay more than $190,000 in restitution, prosecutors said Friday. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Bearded Dragon VS Superworms,” 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 A new exhibit featuring a water monitor lizard will open today at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro. (Staff photo by Mark Stockwell) Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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

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

By Herp News Wildlife Conservation Society A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua's legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Florida. During the research period, conservation […]

By Herp News The head of an informal militia and poaching group, Paul Sadala a.k.a. ‘Morgan,’ was killed on Monday after surrendering himself to the army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A well-known elephant poacher and terrorist, Morgan became most famous for leading an attack on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve station in […]

By Herp News Scientists have discovered a new species of limbless amphibians, known as caecilians, in Myanmar. Dubbing the species, the colorful ichthyophis (Ichthyophis multicolor), the researchers describe the new amphibian in a recent paper published in Zootaxa. The world’s most famous caecilian is the so-called penis snake (Atretochoana eiselti) which was rediscovered in Brazil […]

We’ve heard of snow days… but snake days? A high school in Kyrgyzstan was closed down after they found at least 30 snakes in the building every day this spring. No ID was made of the types of snake, but media speculation has ranged all over the place, including the Caspian cobra, Naja oxiana. Read […]

By Herp News Rexnord Corporation, a renowned water management products manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Green Turtle, a wastewater pre-treatment solutions provider. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A small lizard-like creature that lived more than 300 million years ago is believed to be the earliest known ancestor of plant-eating mammals. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua’s legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists. Growing up to 400 pounds in weight, the green turtle is the second largest sea turtle species […]