By Herp News The world’s largest remote camera trap initiative—monitoring 275 species in 17 protected areas—is getting some big data assistance from Hewlett-Packard (HP). To date, the monitoring program known as the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network has taken over 1.5 million photos of animals in 14 tropical countries, but conservationists have struggled […]

Venom from the Southeast Asia pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) may help stop human heart attacks and strokes. From the Montreal Gazette report on the Canadian study: Using venom milked from the snake, researchers filtered out all but one protein to create a drug called Anfibatide, which in human testing prevented blood clots from forming but […]

By Herp News FMT LETTER: From Poh La Faun, via e-mail It has been three weeks since Aljazeera ran the news story, ‘Return of the Lizard King’, Nov 21, 2013. What have we learnt (or not) from this Lizard King Saga? 1 Lizard King conspirers have escaped any sanction by the anti-corruption investigation authorities despite […]

By Herp News When monitor lizards breathe, air flows into their lungs in a one-way loop — a pattern known as one-way airflow. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but chameleons change colors in unusual ways when they interact with other chameleons. Researchers have discovered that these color changes don’t happen “out-of-the-blue” — instead, they convey different types of information during important social interactions. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards — a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new study that may push the evolution of this trait back to 270 million years ago. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

Ever heard of Siats meekerorum? Our old dino friend T. rex did, and not in a good way. Check out this video all about Siats, and why he’s been dubbed a “man-eating monster.” …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Freud, a green sea turtle, was found lethargic off of the Panhandle, but a CT scan at USF’s Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation found bubbles in an airway and air trapped near a lung. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Despite cuts, the Town of Turtle is still looking at a $62,000 deficit heading into next year, and more cuts are expected in order to balance the budget. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News 1. Carbon concentrations hit 400ppm while the IPCC sets global carbon budget: For the first time since our appearance on Earth, carbon concentrations in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million. The last time concentrations were this high for a sustained period was 4-5 million years ago when temperatures were 10 degrees […]

Dead mice pumped full of poison are being dropped from planes onto Guam to kill brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis). From NBC News: They floated down from the sky Sunday — 2,000 mice, wafting on tiny cardboard parachutes over Andersen Air Force Base in the U.S. territory of Guam. But the rodent commandos didn’t know […]

Most people who are beginners at owning Sliders are always asking common questions like the following : Help what size tank and how should i set it up well i am about to answer both . Well the most often heard rule is a gallon per inch that gives the turtle plenty of room to […]

By Herp News Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., the adviser of NDP, NTG, TPZ, TTP, TYG, TYN and TYY announced today it will host a year-end conference call on Dec. 12, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Central, to discuss current U.S. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Someone heard a rumor that a tortoise was being shipped to Carleton through the post office, and I was determined to track down the mystery pet. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

It was mammoth, monumental. A tear-jerker….Frankiehadn’teven got in the car yet. The story really began when Frankie was evicted from theFrankieCavea couple of days before we departed from home. The day was nice so Frankie sat up on the hill watching his beloved cave get gutted and cleaned. A family of 150 Southern Cockroaches was […]

By Herp News Evan Bleier Dec. 9 (UPI) — Repticon Orlando highlighted by “morphed” ball pythons and rare black dragon. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Turtle Wax Inc.'s top management is in flux again, with the latest CEO exiting last fall after less than a year on the job and the company so far leaving the job unfilled. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

A robotic turtle, deveoped at the Tallinn University of Technology’s Centre for Biorobotics, premiered at Robot Safari at the London Science Museum. The robot is intended to be used to investigate shipwrecks, but after that will probably take over the world. Read all about it here. Photo: Tallinn University of Technology …read more Read more […]

By Herp News Byline: The Lizard lifeboat was tasked last night (Wednesday) to carry out a search from Black Head on the Lizard Peninsular toward Lizard Point after a fisherman was reported overdue. Page Content: Falmouth Coastguard had received a 999 call at around 7pm reporting a man overdue from a fishing trip. The male […]

By Herp News If you are a big rat at the Repticon reptile show, you are frozen solid, sealed in a plastic baggie, and sold in a five-pack for $26. Rat pinkies, tiny and hairless, sell in baggies of 100 for $75. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

By Herp News If you are a big rat at the Repticon reptile show, you are frozen solid, sealed in a plastic baggie, and sold in a five-pack for $26. Rat pinkies, tiny and hairless, sell in baggies of 100 for $75.         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com […]

By Herp News In our youth we are strong and healthy and then we weaken and die — that’s probably how most would describe what aging is all about. But, in nature, the phenomenon of aging shows an unexpected diversity of patterns and is altogether rather strange, conclude researchers. Go to Source …read more Read […]

Check out this video “Eastern Hog Defensive display,” submitted by kingsnake.com user wisema2297. 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

Check out our Herp Video of the Week, “Eastern hog defensive display,” submitted by kingsnake.com user wisema2297. 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 […]

By Herp News TEN-MAN Lazy Lizard belied their name by sinking the Sailors Return at Redlands. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News After playing, feeding, and socializing in trees all day, some ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) take their nightly respite in caves, according to a new study in Madagascar Conservation and Development. The findings are important because this is the first time scientists have ever recorded primates regularly using caves (see video below). Go […]

New research into the Cerataphora lizard, an endangered agamid lizard from Sri Lanka, suggests that the animal uses its horns to communicate. From National Geographic: Ruchira Somaweera, a zoologist at the University of Sydney and principal investigator in the yearlong field study, which is funded by the National Geographic Society, said the data is still […]

By Herp News Biologists have observed two crocodilian species — muggers and American alligators — using twigs and sticks to lure birds, particularly during nest-building time. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News TEN-MAN Lazy Lizard belied their name by sinking the Sailors Return at Redlands. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Beginning next year, light planes and helicopters will undertake the first ever continent-wide aerial survey of Africa’s vanishing elephant populations. The hugely ambitious initiative, which will count elephant herds in 13 countries, is being funded by Microsoft founder, Paul Allen, through his Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Go to Source …read more […]

By Herp News The montane rainforests of East Africa are little-known to the global public. The Amazon and Congo loom much larger in our minds, while the savannas of East Africa remain the iconic ecosystems for the region. However these ancient, biodiverse forests—sitting on the tops of mountains rising from the African savanna—are home to […]

By Herp News Last Updated: 4:03pm, Dec 04, 2013PETALING JAYA (Dec 4): Pakatan Rakyat has accused the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry…         Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Students at Wichita State University have found chytrid, a fungus deadly to frogs, in Kansas ponds and streams. From the Wichita Eagle: Students working with (biologist Mary Liz) Jameson in her Wichita State University field ecology class over the last three years have confirmed the fears of anyone in Kansas who likes frogs: They found […]

By Herp News Turtle Beach, which has made a name for itself in the video game arena, has released the Ear Force i30, a headset designed for mobile devices. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Bigger than all of Brazil, among the harshest ecosystems on Earth, and largely undeveloped, one would expect that the Sahara desert would be a haven for desert wildlife. One would anticipate that big African animals—which are facing poaching and habitat loss in other parts of the world—would thrive in this vast wilderness. […]

By Herp News Legend has it that lonely sailors mistook them for beautiful, mythical mermaids. But as it turns out, the muse behind these beguiling sea nymphs was instead the dugong – a rather ungainly, gentle and mini-bus sized marine mammal, cousin to the manatees and part of the sea cow family. However, while they […]

By Herp News Most of the species on Earth we never see. In fact, we have no idea what they look like, much less how spectacular they are. In general, people can identify relatively few of their backyard species, much less those of other continents. This disconnect likely leads to an inability in the general […]

By Herp News Parametric Sound Corporation , a leading innovator of audio technology and solutions, announced today the filing of the definitive proxy statement with the SEC for the special meeting of its stockholders … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists have developed a method to determine where animals obtain essential amino acids. They discovered that all life forms leave traces or ‘fingerprints’ in amino acids during biosynthesis. With these fingerprints, which are based on naturally occurring isotope variations, it is possible for the first time to distinguish between algal, bacterial, fungal […]

By Herp News Biologists who have recently sequenced the genome of the king cobra, say that their work reveals dynamic evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system, which seemingly occurs in response to an evolutionary arms race between venomous snakes and their prey. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products […]