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 […]

What a chunker! I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say that the Barking Tree Frog in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user saltycity 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 […]

How small are Viper Geckos when they are born? As you can see in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user JohnRobinson VERY small! 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 […]

photo courtesy of Maxmax Reptiles Rescue from CNY Kids’ Expo. Late this morning, a fire broke in the home of Scott Dombrowski and Diana Sleiertin, the founder of Maxman Reptile Rescue. Their home sheltered many of the rescue’s animals as well as the family’s personal pets. The only one home at the time was Scott, […]

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Loving this field find in Tenneessee! Awesome shot of a Crotalus horridus in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user mbwright82 ! 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 […]

Ain’t nothing common about this Reed frog in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user arkherps ! 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. […]

Oh Hi! This is one of the best shots of a pine snake I have seen in a long time in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ginter ! Look at the depth of color in the snake! AWESOME! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own […]

Wary and keeping his distance, this agama is protecting his territory in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user aero_tiff ! 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 […]

Ball pythons will forever be a part of our world. This classic normal ball in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user stallmaster2 reminds me of where I started, how about you?! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you […]

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Can you get any more classic rattlesnake than the Western Diamondback posing our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user kevinjudd ! 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 […]

From all of us at kingsnake.com, including this pilgrim Chuckwalla in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user John-C , these guys are full of personality and awesomeness! 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 […]

This sideneck turtle is playing shy in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reptilicus81 ! 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 […]

One week old and this chondro is glowing in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user KE! 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. […]

Trans-Pecos rat snakes were the species most commonly seen. With several mobile homes (cabins) scattered over the hilly terrain, and having a herp-friendly owner, Wild Horse Station is a magnet for herpers and birders. Although Jake and I had failed to make reservations earlier, we had lucked out. Mrs. Hammer (owner) still had one unrented […]

Although a cool morning, eastern collared lizards were up and active. On our second night in Comstock we were treated to more rains and the only significant find was a DOR Baird’s rat snake. It was time to head west again. Radar showed clearing weather and the forecast in the Davis Mountains was for several […]

This juvenile alligator in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mbwright82 brings us warm summer memories! 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. […]

These 3 Trans-Pecos copperheads were found on this trip. Our plans again changed, but only by a few minutes. The hour was late and we had decided to call it a night. Then, well on our way to the road exit, I decided “aww heck. Just one more pass and then we’d leave. I reversed […]

This little yellow mud turtle chose to be active during the deluge. We awakened to a persistent and thickening cloud cover rent in all directions by bolts of cloud to ground lightning. Thunderstorms surrounded us. Hmmmm. What now? We hadn’t driven all night only to be thwarted by storms. But as it turned out, thwarted […]

This western diamondback was seen several times in one night. At dusk—a clear, warm, dusk– we found a vinegaroon! On a trip that had been plagued with evening downpours, that was a definite step in the right direction. Vinegaroons (aka whip scorpions or uropygids) are always a welcome find. Detaining it for photos induced the […]

By Herp News The illegal reptile trade, including venomous snakes, could put wildlife, the environment and human lives at risk, a new study has found. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

These two boas are chilling in a fresh tub of water in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user BNixon ! I bet there were babies being made at some point here. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you […]

Although often called incorrectly a rubber eel, this Rio Cauca Caecilian (Typhlonectes natans) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish is all amphibian! 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 […]

This adorbs Chuchwalla looks like he is tired of all the drama we humans have in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dvl and add to your colubrid craziness! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see […]

So many colubrids, so little time! Check out this African Herald snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MVH4 and add to your colubrid craziness! 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! […]

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! The icionic Eastern Diamondback just chilling in the sand for our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user evil-elvis ! 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 […]

There is always something special with dart frogs like this one in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user FrogUs ! 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 […]

Stalking his next snack, this Croc Monitor is cool customer here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user volleyballjoe ! 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 […]

By Herp News Today’s turtles don’t have teeth; they cut off their food using hard ridges on their jaws. But their ancestors were not so dentally challenged. A team of international researchers has now discovered that turtles with remnants of teeth survived 30 million years later than previously thought. The researchers found evidence of this […]

By Herp News A research team has used a new image processing tool to confirm that human visual system has evolved specifically to detect snakes. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links

One normal, one leucy. A lovely shot of two leopard frog tadpoles in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user retnaburner ! 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: […]

By Herp News Kaikaifilu is a new species of giant sea lizard (mosasaur) discovered in 66-million-year-old rocks of Antarctica. At about 10 meters long, it is the largest known top marine predator from this continent. It lived near the end of the dinosaur age, when Antarctica was a much warmer ecosystem, and fed on filter-feeding […]

This vibrant Cape Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer vertebralis) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pitparade will brighten your Monday for sure! 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 […]

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! It may not be a rattlesnake, hot patootie it’s a beauty!! This wild shot of a Death Adder from the Great Sandy Desert, uploaded by kingsnake.com user geoffcunningham assumes the traditional cobra pose for this photo! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all […]

By Herp News Climate change is currently one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and one of the groups of animals most affected by the increase in temperature is amphibians. A team of scientists studied how heat waves affect the dietary choices of three species of amphibian found on the Iberian Peninsula: the European tree […]

IF you have never experienced a group of Vietnamese Leaf Turtles at feeding time you are missing out! Much like this little one in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cod6545 , these guys are full of personality and awesomeness! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your […]

What a beauitiful noodle! Loving this hatching Cribo in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user alanB ! 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 […]

This little frillie in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mizzy wants you to know he is the biggest baddest frillie in town and you can’t teach that! They are so cute as babies when they try to be tough! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your […]

Photo: Tom Charlton The unique venom that the Blue Coral Snake is one of a kind, offering a new understanding of ways to relieve pain. It is also one of the most deadly snakes because of it with the ability to kill a human in 5 minutes. The venom has been of particular interest to […]

Happy Halloween from all of us at kingsnake.com, especially Count Chuckula the Chuckwalla 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 at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

By Herp News Noise pollution, according to a new study, has been linked to lower survival and reproduction because it masks environmental cues and makes it hard for animals to hear moving prey or approaching predators. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links