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 09
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Herp Photo of the Day: Alterna
Christmas may have been yesterday, but we can always see awesome Alterna like this one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user don shores one Christmas Mountain! 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 […]
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Raw Pet food recalled due to Bird Flu contamination
A cat death in Oregon being linked back to the raw cat food made by Northwest Naturals, they are issuing a voluntary recall of their 2 lb raw turkey meals. I know many people often will use these premade diets in a rotation for some of their lizard species, so I did want to make […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Hanukkah
As the sun sets tonight, this Rosy boa in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user natsamjosh wants to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah! 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 […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Merry Christmas
Santa is done with his chores and chasing a dragon today in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rosebuds! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Holiday Herps
Little Leche is checking to see if this is his present in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gluellen! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon
This lil beardie is gonna have to grow to fill Santa’s hat in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user powell_baby ! 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 fe …read more Read more here: […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!
A great shot of a live (as they should be) Pygmy Rattlesnake on concrete in the field in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user JARHEAD1969 ! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Chameleon
This cute lil cham is getting ready to help decorate the tree in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user 1Sun! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Holiday Herps
Looks like someone is ready to head to grandma’s in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rosebuds ! 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 […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Python Claus
Santa Mango wants to know if you have been naughty or nice in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rileysquared ! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Frog
The simple shot of a tree frog in a field of green is hard to beat! We hope you enjoy this shot of a Pseudacris regilla in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user emvee! Be sure to tell emvee you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!
While not a Rattlesnake, this Mamba in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user fangfatale is screaming from the treetops about conservation!Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Fridays, we take the time to spotlight ALL our venomous friends, rattles or not, to help raise the awareness […]
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To save Rattlesnakes, we must change how their narrative
Inset photo by Jeff Barringer of my first Western Diamondback ever seen in the wild. Animal was seen at an event hosted in Sanderson Texas called Snake Days which was a conservation and educational event that brought reptile people from all over the world. I used this photo to respect the nat geo copywrites. They […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Frilled Lizard
This Frillie is shouting to you to have a good day in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Blake_Herman! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Lizard
How adorable is this Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma scoparia) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user imbob547! 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 […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Dumeril's Boa
Loving this Dumeril’s basking in the sun for a photoshoot in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user liljenni ! 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 h …read more Read more here: King […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Gecko
This little Gargoyle Gecko helped to get the holiday tree decorated this weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrisvanaken! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!
What a stunning shot of an albino Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user eekster! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Fridays, we take the time to spotlight our venomous friends to help raise the awareness for the need of […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Toad
Most commonly known as the harlequin toad, this Atelopus barbotinitakes center stage in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jamesmatthews! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Pine Snake
Those aren’t rose tinted glasses! This Southern Pine snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bruceatherton is a pink patternless and super pretty to boot! 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! […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Boa
Boas are a staple of our world, like this gorgeous one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Sharkman20 . 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!
We love the close up of the Black Tailed Rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user bigdnutz! This lil beauty was photographed in situ in Arizona and was a very patient model. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Fridays, we take the time to […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Milk Snake
How cute is this wee lil Milk Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user goatmilksnake!! 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. Amazon […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Thorny Devil
This Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user frilly is certainly an awesome field find!! 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 […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Ameiva
What a gorgeous little Ameiva in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Agata ! 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 Auto Links
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Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!
We love this weeVenezuelan rattlesnake(Crotalus durissus cumanensisi) in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user wlcmmtt ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Fridays, we take the time to spotlight our venomous friends to help raise the awareness for the need of conservation and protections of […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Garter Snake
Fall vibes with this Eastern Garter in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user snakekate! 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 Auto Links
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Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon
This Bearded Dragon is striking a pose in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user TazziesMommy! 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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ACTION ALERT SOUTH CAROLINA: The first wave of laws come to Florence
In a move that will shock no one, the first what we can assume will be many laws relating to the Leibowitz/Taipan bite case has happened. Florence, S.C. has released new proposed exotics laws that impact more than reptile owners. From the USARK Action alert the proposed banned reptile portion is: Crocodilians twelve (12) inches […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Frog
The Northern Leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) is an fairly widespread US Native species that get a spotlight in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Terry_Cox! 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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Herp Photo of the Day: Mud Snake
What wonderful color contrast in this hatchling Mud Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Godfrey ! 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. […]
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