It has been ages since I have been able to say this and boy does it feel good! This weekend Kingsnake.com is officially BACK at the mighty Tinley Park NARBC!! Come meet Jon with me, it is my first time too! Now we all know kingsnake has always been there with me (Cindy) and you […]

A few weeks ago Jon and Cindy were invited to sit down and chat all things kingsnake.com past and present with Mike Stefani and Nick Lillis. It was awesome and we had a great time! Mark your calendars! It premiers March 11 at 5 pm CST. As soon as it airs, we will be sure […]

A few weeks ago Jon and Cindy were invited to sit down and chat all things kingsnake.com past and present with Mike Stefani and Nick Lillis. It was awesome and we had a great time! Mark your calendars! It premiered March 10 at 5 pm CST. As soon as it airs, we added the video […]

Help us improve our look and make our site feel like your home! Submit images for our new homepage. Checkout the sneak peek at part of Kingsnake’s new homepage. WHAT?! A Dark and Light mode?! The 3 images for Classifieds, Forums and Blog are… generic placeholders. We’re waiting on approval of a legendary photo for […]

Help us improve our look and make our site feel like your home! Submit images for our new homepage. Checkout the sneak peek at part of Kingsnake’s new homepage. WHAT?! A Dark and Light mode?! The 3 images for Classifieds, Forums and Blog are… generic placeholders. We’re waiting on approval of a legendary photo for […]

A Japanese tree frog ( Dryophytes japonicus ). They are arboreal frogs, active from spring to autumn, and hibernate underground in winter. © Yorozu Kitamura | Dreamstime.com There are so many ways that reptiles and amphibians give back to humanity and here is another amazing one. Are you on a GLP1? Thank a gila. Cancer […]

A Japanese tree frog ( Dryophytes japonicus ). They are arboreal frogs, active from spring to autumn, and hibernate underground in winter. © Yorozu Kitamura | Dreamstime.com There are so many ways that reptiles and amphibians give back to humanity and here is another amazing one. Are you on a GLP1? Thank a gila. Cancer […]

Gorgeous Geckos a plenty. What’s your favorite gecko? …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Gorgeous Geckos a plenty. What’s your favorite gecko? …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

B. E. A. u. tiful Stretch the white phase albino tiger retic posted to kingsnake by crocodil. …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

B. E. A. u. tiful Stretch the white phase albino tiger retic posted to kingsnake by crocodil. …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Ibu Baron aka “The Baroness” and the crew In late 2025, in Sulawesi, there were reports of a giant snake roaming. It was reported to be the biggest ever seen! Licensed snake handler Diaz Nugraha and natural history photographer Radu Frentiu headed out on an expedition to confirm the rumors of the snake! There they […]

Ibu Baron aka “The Baroness” and the crew In late 2025, in Sulawesi, there were reports of a giant snake roaming. It was reported to be the biggest ever seen! Licensed snake handler Diaz Nugraha and natural history photographer Radu Frentiu headed out on an expedition to confirm the rumors of the snake! There they […]

Erm, I’m supposed to be here. Tiger Legged Monkey Frog posted to Kingsnake by Herpetologia …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Erm, I’m supposed to be here. Tiger Legged Monkey Frog posted to Kingsnake by Herpetologia …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Updates? We’ve been a little quieter about updates as we work feverishly in the background. Thank you all for your patience and being on this journey with us. We have some cool updates coming soon, this picture might even be a teaser. Stay tuned, we may need your help via a photo contest shortly. …read […]

Updates? We’ve been a little quieter about updates as we work feverishly in the background. Thank you all for your patience and being on this journey with us. We have some cool updates coming soon, this picture might even be a teaser. Stay tuned, we may need your help via a photo contest shortly. …read […]

Check it out – Kingsnake’s new logo in the wild. Thank you Hissed_Snakes for spreading the word, Kingsnake is back, and Kingsnake is for everyone. …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

Check it out – Kingsnake’s new logo in the wild. Thank you Hissed_Snakes for spreading the word, Kingsnake is back, and Kingsnake is for everyone. …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

By the time a human brain registers danger, a viper’s strike is already over. Here’s how these snakes can move faster than mammalian nervous systems can respond. getty For years people have been fascinated with the speed of a snake’s strike, especially that of a venomous snake. The question of which is fastest is always […]

By the time a human brain registers danger, a viper’s strike is already over. Here’s how these snakes can move faster than mammalian nervous systems can respond. getty For years people have been fascinated with the speed of a snake’s strike, especially that of a venomous snake. The question of which is fastest is always […]

1 / 1Do Western Ghats King Cobras, Ophiophagus kaalinga, take the train? (a) View of Chandor Station, Goa, India, from below the platform, showing the vegetation and the concrete pillars, where the snake was found. This location is atypical and unsuitable for king cobras. (b) Laborer accommodations lie just a dirt path away from the […]

1 / 1Do Western Ghats King Cobras, Ophiophagus kaalinga, take the train? (a) View of Chandor Station, Goa, India, from below the platform, showing the vegetation and the concrete pillars, where the snake was found. This location is atypical and unsuitable for king cobras. (b) Laborer accommodations lie just a dirt path away from the […]

Bryna Daykin, crew leader, is on an airboat during an American crocodile capture survey. (Photo by UF/IFAS Croc Docs) Today is International Women in Science Day and what better way to celebrate than to highlight some of the “Croc Docs” who track and research the alligators and even burmese pythons in the Everglades. The “Croc […]

Bryna Daykin, crew leader, is on an airboat during an American crocodile capture survey. (Photo by UF/IFAS Croc Docs) Today is International Women in Science Day and what better way to celebrate than to highlight some of the “Croc Docs” who track and research the alligators and even burmese pythons in the Everglades. The “Croc […]

Jamie McNellis, a Conservation Specialist at the San Francisco Zoo, holds four-month-old garter snakes kept in enclosures at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) The San Francisco Garter Snake is amazingly beautiful and also very endangered, but now with the help of the […]

Jamie McNellis, a Conservation Specialist at the San Francisco Zoo, holds four-month-old garter snakes kept in enclosures at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) The San Francisco Garter Snake is amazingly beautiful and also very endangered, but now with the help of the […]

There is a Testament song that I adore called “Practice What You Preach” and I do. Going back in our blogs as far as 2011 (check it out here and take the pepsi challenge), you can see me talking about the importance of public outreach and having positive public outreach. With rescue, I have been […]

There is a Testament song that I adore called “Practice What You Preach” and I do. Going back in our blogs as far as 2011 (check it out here and take the pepsi challenge), you can see me talking about the importance of public outreach and having positive public outreach. With rescue, I have been […]

A devastating fungal pathogen has reshaped amphibian populations worldwide, but its true origins have long remained uncertain. By combining historical museum specimens, genetic evidence, and global trade records, researchers traced one major strain of the fungus back to Brazil, well before international frog farming began. Credit: Stock The devastation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, otherwise known as […]

Actual photo of author working on forums, circa 2010 in either Tinley Park or Daytona I don’t know about you but the world has been extra heavy lately. I find myself coming home and just locking down with my boyfriend, the animals and my music. Let’s be honest, that is not healthy. I am having […]

Clint and Zac of Colubrid and Colubroid Radio will chat with Jon to discuss Kingsnake’s past, present and future. 4:30pm Pacific Time Check it out! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

The International Herpetology Society celebrates 50 years this year. This is a HUGE milestone for a foundational pilar of the hobby. Half a century. 5 decades. If you’re not familiar, check out the IHS and their contributions to our hobby and community. https://www.iherpsymp.org …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto […]

End of January 2026: What a month, this one flew by with exciting moments here at kingsnake. We made it to our first expos on the west coast, RSS and PACNWRS. We are humbled and so thankful for your support, posting and sharing about us, inviting us to your podcasts, posting to kingsnake classifieds, and […]

End of January 2026: What a month, this one flew by with exciting moments here at kingsnake. We made it to our first expos on the west coast, RSS and PACNWRS. We are humbled and so thankful for your support, posting and sharing about us, inviting us to your podcasts, posting to kingsnake classifieds, and […]

Fun Fact Friday Green Tree Monitor Comment below, what is your favorite fun fact about green tree monitors? While you consider your comment, enjoy this fantastically framed photo of a Green Tree monitor. Photo taken by kingsnake user slither savvy …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links

While skin bone plates are well studied in crocodylians (shown here in a gharial, in purple), their presence in lizards and snakes has long remained poorly understood. CT data provided by Jaimi Gray (2022, UF 33421) via MorphoSource. With the horrible weather, it seems a great time to get into this study that looks at […]

What a weekend! Thank you to all who took the time to stop by the kingsnake booth at PACNWRS Puyallup and especially for your excitement that we’re here for you! We appreciate each of you, love hearing your stories of past adventures on the site and your ideas of where to grow from here. Thank […]

Greg Pandelis, collections manager at the ARDRC and coauthor of the latest scientific publication on the distribution of Texas reptiles. Photo from Fox4 Rumor has it rattlesnakes are everywhere in Texas, but the reality is quite different. Recently a Western Diamondback was discovered in a garage in Denton County, Texas which is out of their […]

PACNWRS Expo this weekend in Puyallup Washington. Come by say hi and checkout the new merch! Looking forward to visiting with you all in the PNW! Did you have kingsnake at two expos in Jan2026 on your bingo card? …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon Auto Links