If you ever needed proof that no good deed goes unpunished, just read this story of a Florida man bitten by a rattlesnake while helping a turtle get out of traffic. From the Sun-Sentinel: The 24-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, and a friend were driving on Interstate 75 in west Broward County […]

By Herp News On 10/10/13, Tortoise Energy Capital Fund's 3.95% Series C Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: TYY.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0329, payable on 11/1/13. As a percentage of TYY.PRC's recent share price of $10.15, this dividend works out to approximately 0.32%. On an annualized basis, the current yield is […]

By Herp News This Halloween season, one animal above all else is sure to sport one of the best costumes around. With skin boasting a variety of colors and patterns, the leopard gecko never needs to play dress up because … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto […]

For 50 years, the Pinocchio anole, Anolis proboscis, was believed to be extinct. Now researchers have confirmed the species still exists in the forests of Ecuador. From Mother Nature News: After searching for the long-nosed animal for three years, a team of photographers and researchers found the lizard recently in a stretch of pristine cloud […]

By Herp News LOS CABOS, Mexico – Far from the bikini-lined beaches and booze-fuelled bars of Cabo San Lucas, I lie elbow deep on the sand of some remote Mexican dunes waiting for the sun to near the horizon, a growing nursery of baby turtles squirming beside me. Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News Covered in black and white spots, armed with sharp claws and spanning four feet in length, Florida Fish and Wildlife is on the prowl for an emerging invasive species known as the Argentine Tegu Lizard. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Long thought to be extinct, the long-nosed Pinocchio anole has been spotted in a cloud forest in northwest Ecuador. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Crocodiles were once so abundant along the rim of southern Jamaica that images of their toothy jaws and spiny armour crown the tropical island's coat of arms and are stencilled on the bumpers of military vehicles.Now the big reptiles… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon […]

By Herp News EVAN BLEIER – UPI.com Pinocchio Lizard spotted by a team of Ecuadorian biologists for just the third time in the last 15 years. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Pinocchio anoles were thought to be extinct for about 50 years before being recently rediscovered in the cloud forests of northwest Ecuador. Alejandro Arteaga / Tropical Herping Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News VALHALLA, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Turtle Beach, the leader in video game audio, today announced new additions to the company's executive team as the company continues to add senior talent to … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check out this video “Het albino X Sunglow Litter,” submitted by kingsnake.com user robertmcphee. 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 dead male Olive Ridley turtle washed ashore at Tiruvanmiyur beach on Sunday. The turtle bore injuries and strangulation marks, pointing to the possibility that it was trapped either in… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia says the smuggling of sea turtle eggs in to Malaysia from West Kalimantan has drastically increased, triggered by the high prices of turtle eggs. “In Malaysia, each turtle egg can fetch 80 ringgit cents or about Rp 2,600 (s$0.28). Meanwhile, at local markets, they cost only Rp […]

By Herp News A dead male Olive Ridley turtle washed ashore at Thiruvanmiyur beach on Sunday. The turtle bore injuries and strangulation marks, pointing to the possibility that it was trapped either in a… Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Reptile rescue officers in Sonoma County, Calif., say tarantula mating season means people can expect to see more of the giant, hairy spiders until the winter rains begin. Don Ford of KPIX reports. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle was rescued Saturday evening, Sept. 21, at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier due to the responsible actions of a local family and friends. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

When we talk about “snake handling” here on kingsnake.com, we’re not talking about religion. But today on National Public Radio, they are. From NPR: Worshiping with snakes dates back more than 100 years, but today, the major Pentecostal denominations denounce the practice. There are an estimated 125 snake-handling churches scattered across Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas […]

By Herp News NEWPORT, Ore. – The female turtle that washed onto a beach in Lincoln City with a myriad of medical issues has died, despite efforts at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to save her. The olive ridley turtle, which was named “Furlough,” washed ashore Monday. Aquarium staff said the turtle arrived hypothermic, dehydrated, anemic […]

By Herp News NEWPORT, Ore. – The female turtle that washed onto a beach in Lincoln City with a myriad of medical issues has died, despite efforts at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to save her. The olive ridley turtle, which has been named “Furlough,” washed ashore Monday. Aquarium staff said the turtle arrived hypothermic, dehydrated, […]

By Herp News Two Japanese men have been charged with trying to smuggle 30 lizards out of Western Australia. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News With its collapsed economy, entrenched poverty, and political tremors, one would not expect that a country like Zimbabwe would have the capacity to safeguard its rhinos against determined and well-funded poachers, especially as just across the border South Africa is currently losing over two rhinos a day on average. And indeed, without […]

By Herp News Sir David Attenborough, Bill Oddie and Chris Packham are supporting an effort to save the orangutan from extinction by raising £1m in just two weeks. Orangutans in their natural environment live in undisturbed ancient forests and for many years it was believed they shunned any other habitats. But researchers have discovered they […]

Cancer: It’s a word no one wants to hear. Especially when it happens to a family member. As many members of the East Texas Herpetelogical Society (ETHS) in Houston know, a longtime member of their family and the herp community, Nathan Wells, has been fighting a battle with cancer since first diagnosed in the summer […]

Cancer: It’s a word no one wants to hear. Especially when it happens to a family member. As many members of the East Texas Herpetelogical Society (ETHS) in Houston know, a longtime member of their family and the herp community, Nathan Wells, has been fighting a battle with cancer since first diagnosed in the summer […]

Veterinary Practice News is reporting that reptile and exotic animal vet, author, and longtime kingsnake.com community member Dr. Kevin Wright passed away unexpectedly Sept. 26 after a brief illness. He was 50 years old. Dr. Wright was a prolific writer on reptile and amphibian subjects, contributing over 300 articles to Reptiles magazine and other publications […]

By Herp News Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $230.2 million an 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 Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $389.4 million and its unau Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise North American Energy Corp. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $259.5 million and its unaudited Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. today announced that as of Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.1 billion and its unaudited net asse 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 Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $448.9 million and its unaudi 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 Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.9 billion and its unaudited net asset valu 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 Sept. 30, 2013, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $2.1 billion and its unaudited n Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News A loggerhead turtle tangled in fishing lines was rescued Monday off the Florida coast by a good Samaritan on a surfboard. The turtle was spotted struggling to stay afloat Monday Afternoon off Cocoa Beach on the state’s East Coast. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Gets Artificial Flippers… Go to Source …read more Read more […]

By Herp News In a country where most conservationists are still foreigners—either European or American—Nurzahafarina Othman stands out: not only is she Malaysian, a Muslim, and a mother of a young daughter, but she’s rapidly becoming a top researcher and champion for the world’s smallest elephant: the Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis). Although sometimes described […]

Nine baby ocellate mountain vipers (Vipera wagneri) are helping their species stay off the brink of extinction, thanks to the efforts of the St. Louis Zoo. From Scientific American: In 2009, with populations down at least 80 percent and a new dam on the Aras River threatening to destroy a large portion of the snake’s […]

By Herp News This notice provides stockholders of Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. with information regarding the distribution paid on Sept. 30, 2013 and cumulati Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News Scientists have identified four distinct species of legless lizards in California. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By Herp News In the Lower Basin of the Sanaga River in Cameroon, near Lake Ossa and the Douala-Edea National Parks, manatees swim and float about like round, potato-shaped mermaids. This region is home to the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), an aquatic mammal facing a decline in population. Classed as Vulnerable by the IUCN […]