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   Feb 12

Herp Photo of the Day: Bullsnake

That’s a whole lotta bull. Bullsnake that is! Loving the colors on the one here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider has never missed a meal! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

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   Feb 11

Herp Photo of the Day: Monitor

How precious is this hatchling Peach throat monitor in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MikesMonitors brightens your Monday! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King […]

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   Feb 10

Herp Photo of the Day: Short Tail Python

Hope this beautiful Sumatran Short Tail (aka Black Blood) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user amaliamoran brightens your Monday! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: […]

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   Feb 07

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Here’s lookin’ at you kid! Check out this gorgeous albino Southern Pacific Rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user lichanura . Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

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   Feb 07

ACTION ALERT SOUTH CAROLINA: Proposed Statewide Venomous Ban

As expected, likely in response to the irresponsible owner with the Taipan who was bitten in 2024, the state of South Carolina is now proposing a state wide venomous Ban. They are including a grandfather clause for current owners who can register their animals and receive permits within 90 days of the law going into […]

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   Feb 06

Water anoles show ability to "breathe' underwater

A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater. (Credit: Lindsey Swierk) The semi-aquatic species of lizard, water anole (Anolis aquaticus) found in Costa Rica have recently shown to have a unique way to evade predators, they dive into the water and create their own air bubble to breathe […]

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   Feb 06

Herp Photo of the Day: Cat Snake

Snakes and Cats living together, it will be anarchy! Wait what? Nah it is just a nice shot of a Cat Snake (Boiga cyanea) in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ptahtoo! Be sure to tell ptahtoo you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and […]

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   Feb 05

Herp Photo of the Day: Chondro

What a gorgeous chondro in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bsuson! Be sure to tell bsuson you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Feb 04

Herp Photo of the Day: Bullsnake

This Alberta, Canada locale Bull Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider has a stunning pattern! It is almost mesmerizing! Be sure to tell them you liked it here. Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

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   Feb 03

Herp Photo of the Day: Mangrove Snake

Poised and watching, what a stunning Mangrove in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ptahtoo! Be sure to tell them you liked it here. Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon […]

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   Jan 31

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! The true American Icon, the Atrox, or Western Diamondback stands his ground in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user juzior ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is […]

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   Jan 30

Herp Photo of the Day: Coachwhip

You know it is going to be fun when you start out the day with an Eastern coachwhip in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jodscovry! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

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   Jan 29

Herp Photo of the Day: Rat Snake

This momma Suboc is guaring her fresh clutch in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pecoskid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon […]

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   Jan 28

Herp Photo of the Day: Rainbow Boa

This pic of a Rainbow Boa in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mjmullis shows why we love them! That iridescence and that stunning eye! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

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   Jan 27

Herp Photo of the Day: Gecko

This gecko in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user uggleedog is so bright we gotta wear shades. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products […]

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   Jan 24

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a lil peanut of a Prairie Rattlesnake, uploaded by kingsnake.com user LJs Herps! Baby snakes make the day better, especially when they have their own rattle! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the […]

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   Jan 23

Herp Photo of the Day: Salamander

Here’s to hoping this smiling albino fire salamander (Salamandra s. terrestris) in our herp photo of the day brightens up your morning! It’s uploaded by kingsnake.com user alessio. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

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   Jan 22

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This shot of a scaleless Texas Rat Snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Allensheehan really shows the texture difference! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: […]

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   Jan 22

Herp Photo of the Day: Rat Snake

This shot of a scaleless Texas Rat Snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Allensheehan really shows the texture difference! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: […]

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   Jan 21

Herp Photo of the Day: Gecko

This Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) has his eye on you in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user zmarchetti ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]

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   Jan 20

Herp Photo of the Day: Bullsnake

That’s a whole lotta bull. Bullsnake that is! Loving the colors on the one here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider has never missed a meal! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

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   Jan 17

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Today we bring you this serene headshot of a lovely Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus), uploaded by kingsnake.com user MartinWhalin1 ! This guy was found in the wild in Arizona and as you can see, he was respected by the herpers and he gave them respect in return. Be sure to tell them […]

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   Jan 17

New species of African House Snake discovered after decades in captivity

A Boaedon broadleyi, or Broadley’s African house snake. Photo from Petr Nečas, shared by Jakob Hallermann When a traveling biologist kept a snake he found back in the 80’s and made it a specimen when it did not survive, the last thing he would have expected was decades later it would be identified as a […]

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   Jan 16

Herp Photo of the Day: Gopher Snake

This aberrant pattern Gopher snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bruceatherton is absolutely stunning! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. […]

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   Jan 15

Herp Photo of the Day: Ringneck Snake

What a wee worm snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user corythreatt! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Jan 14

Herp Photo of the Day: Anaconda

So bright and brilliant, this Yellow Anaconda shines in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mattf77 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products […]

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   Jan 13

Herp Photo of the Day: Tegu

This Red Tegu in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user birddog5151 appears to be aiming to get a snack! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]

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   Jan 10

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a gorgeous albino helleri in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user lichanura ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears […]

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   Jan 10

The social lives of Pythons

Ball pythons in a huddle, with white arrows to indicate their heads.Credit…Noam Miller and Morgan Skinner/Wilfrid Laurier University We have learned that a variety of snakes from rattlesnakes to some colubrid species have social lives in the wild and now a recent study is showing that pythons are social creatures too! Morgan Skinner, a quantitative […]

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   Jan 09

Herp Photo of the Day: Amieva

This Green Ameiva in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Agata is feeling sassy! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Jan 09

Herp Photo of the Day: Ameiva

This Green Ameiva in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Agata is feeling sassy! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto […]

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   Jan 09

Salamander rule finalized

In 2016 the US Fish and Wildlife Service published a temporary rule on 201 Salamander species and as of this January that rule is finalized. The 201 species covering 16 genre are now listed as injurious under the Lacey Act meaning they no longer can be imported into the country or transport or sold across […]

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   Jan 08

Herp Photo of the Day: Agama

Full threat effect from this Toad-headed Agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user redvelvetdevil! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products […]

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   Jan 07

Herp Photo of the Day: Colubrid

This Wagler’s sipo (Chironius scurrulus) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Herpetologia was found in the field in Brazil! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King […]

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   Jan 06

Herp Photo of the Day: Alligator Lizard

What a gorgeous Abronia our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SalS ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

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   Jan 03

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Nothing to see here! Just a Sidewinder winding around the desert in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user HighDesertHerper! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King […]

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   Jan 02

Herp Photo of the Day: Garter Snake

Kicking off the new year with a gorgeous Albino Plains Garter Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user concinnitor! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]

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   Dec 31

Herp Photo of the Day: Snake

The clutch of thayeri hybrids in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mordd, explain why we can’t have just one! So much variety in reptiles and so much beauty! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see […]

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   Dec 30

Herp Photo of the Day: Herald Snake

This Herald snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) is just cruising around in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MVH4! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. […]

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   Dec 27

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

This newborn Mojave Rattlesnake checks out the environment in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user Rich G.cascabel! What an amazing shot! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

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