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MagazineSEARCH Subscribe or Gift Digital Magazine Renew Subscriber Services Care Sheets Snakes Lizards Turtles & Tortoises Frogs & Amphibians Field Herping Magazine News & Information Newsletter Advertise AdvertisementHomepage Turtle’s Minor League Debut Short Lived As Its Ejected From Field Read More AdvertisementCARE SHEETS VIEW ALL Care Sheets Eastern Indigo Snake Care Sheet While they may require more maintenance and investment, Eastern indigos are one of the most intelligent and rewarding snake species a passionate herpe [...] Care Sheets Bullsnake Care and Breeding Information From their ease of care, to unmatched visual beauty, bull snakes are gratifying species to keep, beyond measure. [...] Care Sheets Rosy Boa Care Sheet The rosy boa is one of two boa constrictors native to the United States, the other being the rubber boa [...] AdvertisementCHECK IT OUT Turtles & Tortoises Information & News Turtle’s Minor League Debut Short Lived As Its Ejected From Field At any rate, the turtle or tortoise was pretty speedy for a chelonian and made it off the field safely. [...] Snake Information & News Video Of Arizona Woman Removing Gopher Snake At Wedding Goes Viral The video was recorded by Sandra Leos, the snake wrangler’s older sister, and then posted to TikTok, where it received more than 1.1 million views in [...] Snake Information & News Arizona Gopher Snake Hitches Ride On Woman’s Car Waldovogel got off at the next exit and drove to their destination and let the snake just crawl off the car on its own [...] Habitats & Care Zoo Med 18 x 18 x 24-inch Naturalistic Terrarium Review This review chronicles a continuing effort to rehouse the animals under my care to updated enclosure designs. The overall process has been going well [...] Frog & Amphibians Information & News Nonprofit Petco Love Gives $35,000 Grant to J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue The grant will enable J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue to acquire a vehicle the rescue will use during its Exotic Pet Surrender events. [...] Snake Breeding 41 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released Into Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve These snakes were captive bred and hatched at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation. [...] Lizard Information & News Miss Universe Philippines Contestant Tamara Ocier Wears Stunning Tacloban Monitor Lizard Costume The National Costume Theme had contestants donning a wide array of costumes that are designed to highlight the country’s biodiversity [...] Snake Information & News Venomous Snakes Seized During Arizona Raid Positive for Snake Fungal Disease, Are Euthanized The investigation found that while some of the reptiles were legal to possess, others, such as the Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), are illegal to [...] Snake Information & News Queen Snake Found In New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sighting Dragon initially was alerted by a friend who first found one in a 2021 that he had spotted a queen snake in his basement. [...] AdvertisementEDITOR PICKS Turtles & Tortoises Care 4 Great Pet Turtles With constant, quality care and dedication, your turtle can easily live more than 30 years. [...] crocodilians Luxury Handbag Company Founder Sentenced to 18 Months For Smuggling Python/Caiman Skin Bags The founder was found guilty of illegally importing handbags and other merchandise that were made from the skins of protected pythons and caimans, acc [...] Snake Information & News Largest Fossil Snake Ever Named After Lord Shiva’s Mythical Snake The snake fossil, Vasuki indicus gen. et sp. nov. is named after the Hindu mythical snake Vāsuki that was always found around the neck of Lord Shiva. [...] AdvertisementTurtles & Tortoises Information & News Reintroduced Desert Tortoises Emerge From Their Burrows In Headstart Success Mortality of juvenile desert tortoises is dramatic, often approaching 100% in areas where ravens are overpopulated due to humans providing them food [...] Lizard Information & News Gecko Species Of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus Group Discovered The species name, Cyrtodactylus thalang comes from the ancient name of Phuket Island, with Thalang meaning "cape." [...] Turtles & Tortoises Information & News USFWS Reopens Public Comment Period On Western Pond Turtle Protections The western pond turtle is native to California and much of the West Coast of the United States. [...] Lizard Care Captive Care For Leopard Geckos Although they are often described as a beginner species, leopard geckos require specifically tailored care to keep them healthy and thriving. [...] Snake Information & News Asian Lungworm Found In Burmese Pythons Affecting Florida Native Snakes Florida native snakes infected with the snake lungworm include black racers, eastern coachwhips, pygmy rattlesnakes, and Eastern Indigo snakes, among [...] Lizard Information & News Gargoyle Gecko Stolen From UK Reptile Shop, Owner Wants It Back The CCTV footage shows the woman walk into the store without anything but then leave with the enclosure the geckos was in. [...] Lizard Information & News The Reptile Talks: 1st Symposium To Be Held May 17-19 In Anaheim The Reptile Talks seeks to promote inclusion and provide content that benefits the entire hobby; not just one segment or another. [...] Amphibians Chytrid Fungus May Have Chink In Its Armor The researchers are currently studying how the BdDV-1 virus works, how it infects the fungus and how it gets into the cells of the fungus [...] Amphibians Researchers Record Two Red-tailed Coral Snakes Competing For Same Caecilian The predation event took place on a dirt road in Western Colombia’s Valle del Cauca Department, a rainforest habitat in which both species are known t [...] AdvertisementAmphibians Ancient Frog Species Named After Kermit the Frog Because this animal is a distant relative of today’s amphibians, and Kermit is a modern-day amphibian icon, it was the perfect name for it.” [...] Snake Information & News Two-headed Western Rat Snake Undergoes Surgery To Remove Ovaries Tiger-lily underwent a successful surgery March 11. She won’t be on display for the month until she fully recovers [...] Amphibians Why Dart Frog Poison Can Kill You So Quickly According to the researchers, the poison instantly cramps the body’s muscles, makes the heart beat erratically and ultimately causes cardiac arrest. [...] New Species Extinct Big-headed Turtle Species Named After Stephen King Character Maturin The remains of the fossil, which consisted part of its lower jaw, were found by gold miners at the Taquaras” quarry in Porto Velho, Brazil. [...] New Species New Mud Snake Species Discovered In Vietnam The researchers recommend the snake be called the Dak Krong mud snake, with the Vietnamese name is recommended to be Rắn bồng đắk krông." [...] Information & News USARK ALERT: Louisiana After hearing the concerns from herpetoculturists, the Commissioners voted to table the proposal (meaning it did not pass and will be heard at a late [...] Amphibians Ringed Caecilian Mothers Feed Their Offspring Milk The hatchlings congregated around the tail of the mother. And it was at the tail that a milky secretion was discharged and vigorously eaten by the off [...] Lizard Information & News Dwarf Gecko of the Genus Pseudogonatodes Discovered in South America The gecko lives in montane semideciduous forests in two localities in the Venezuelan Andes [...] Frog & Amphibians Information & News New Odorous Frog Species Discovered in China The proposed English name of the frog is the Leishan Odorous frog Odorrana leishanensis sp. nov [...] Type something and Enter AdvertisementMagazine Current Issue Contact Us Advertise Popular Articles Turtle’s Minor League Debut Short Lived As Its Ejected From Field Video Of Arizona Woman Removing Gopher Snake At Wedding Goes Viral Arizona Gopher Snake Hitches Ride On Woman’s Car Zoo Med 18 x 18 x 24-inch Naturalistic Terrarium Review Nonprofit Petco Love Gives $35,000 Grant to J&R Aquatic...