Researchers Discover 48 Million Year Old Snake That Had Eaten a Lizard That Had Eaten a Bug
A python species had eaten a lizard of the family Iguanidae, which had an insect in its stomach.
New Ghost Snake Species Discovered in Madagascar
Madagascarophis lolo, which means ghost in the Malagasy language, belongs to the Madagascarophis genus of the so-called cat-eyed snakes
Scottsdale, AZ Firefighters Capture Third Large Constricting Snake in a Month
Fire officials speculate that someone is releasing the reptiles.
Tale of 10-Foot Snake on the Loose in Maine Grows
The latest is a snake shed measuring around 10 feet in length was discovered near the boat launch at Riverbank Park.
Victoria, BC City Workers Fail to Rescue Snake Stuck in Storm Drain
Snake has plenty of food in storm drain, city officials say.
Beautiful New Earth Snake From Mexico Described
Geophis lorancai is black with orange bands.
Australian Man Shows Off His Snake on Train and Gets it Confiscated by Police
The snake was in good condition, but will be rehomed.
Florida FWC Asks Public For Opinion Regarding Venomous Reptilekeeping
Take the survey and voice your opinion regarding venomous reptiles.
Talamancan Palm-Pit Viper: A New Species of Costa Rican Venomous Snake
The Talamancan Palm-Pit Viper went undiscovered for more than 100 years because it was thought to be the Black-Speckled Palm-Pit viper.
Granite Spiny Lizard Diet May Factor in More Potent Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Venom
The Granite spiny lizard may be causing a more potent venom in the Southern Pacific rattlesnake in California's San Jacinto Mountains.
Texas Teen Playing Pokemon Go Bit by Venomous Snake
The Pokemon trainer was walking along a walkway when he stepped on the snake and got bit.
RIP Monty: Louisville Zoo's Burmese Python Passes Away
Monty, a favorite at the Louisville Zoo, was 38.
Australian Scientists Create Snake Bite Antivenin Targeted Specifically at Dogs
The vaccine is highly effective in treating eastern brown and eastern tiger snake bites.
Ball Python Captured on Maui, Hawaii Coffee Farm
The snake was euthanized due to its poor condition.
Image of California Kingsnake Trying to Eat an Alligator Lizard Goes Viral
The California kingsnake thought it had an easy meal, but the alligator lizard had other ideas.
Thief Steals $18,000 in Ball Pythons and Frozen Rats From Nebraska Pet Store
An exotic pet store was broken in to and $18,000 in ball pythons was stolen.
New Boa Species Discovered in the Southern Bahamas
The Conception Bank silver boa lives in palm trees and feeds on birds.
North Carolina Man Bitten By King Cobra Earlier this Month Charged With Illegal Animal Ownership
Ali Iyoob was working with his king cobra May 2 when it bit him on the wrist.
Have You Ever Heard of the Snake Rodeo in Louisiana Where You Can Shoot Snakes On a Lake?
The event is sponsored by the The East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office with apparent blessings from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Texas to Consider Banning Gasoline Use to Collect Rattlesnakes
Texas is one of the holdout states that still allows gasoline use to collect rattlesnakes.
Man Tries to Steal Ball Python From Florida Pet Store and Gets Caught
Animal House Pet Center employees were ready when this guy tried to steal from the store.
North Carolina Man Bitten By Pet King Cobra in Critical Condition
Ali lyoob was bitten on the wrist.
Ball Python Found Dead in English Lake
If you purchase a reptile or any other animal and decide that you no longer want to can’t care for it, don’t release it where you live. Chances are it will not survive.
Ball Python Found in Beaumont, Tex. Woman’s Oven
Snake was safely removed by the city’s animal services.
Man Holds Snake as Pomeranian Tries to Attack It
People do cruel things to get famous.
Man Kills Someone’s Pet Ball Python
Some people are just ignorant about snakes while others just hate them.
60 Snake Traps Removed from California's Santa Monica Mountains
Snake poachers are setting wood traps to capture and then sell wild snakes.
Cottonmouth Snakes Eating Each Other on Small Florida Key
Cottonmouth snakes are resorting to cannibalism because birds that they depended on for free fish meals left the island in which they live.
Snake in North Carolina Gets Electrocuted Biting Another Electrocuted Snake
City workers came across these dead snakes in an electrical box on a house slated for demolition.
Indonesian Pop Star Irma Bule Dies After King Cobra Used as Stage Prop Bites Her
The king cobra's handler apparently had antivenin on hand but she refused treatment.
New Viper Species Discovered in Ethiopia
University of Utah students snapped a picture of the new species in 2013.
Researchers Determine Skin Color of 10 Million-Year-Old Snake
With the help of a scanning electron microscope and the color palette of modern day colubrid snakes, researchers have devised a color pattern.
Pit Vipers Shipped From Philippines to Pennsylvania Found Dead at Post Office
The snakes were found in a box declared to be T-shirts.
Chinese Man Feeds Puppy to His Python And Gets Some Serious Flack
Chinese social media reacts with impunity at this man for feeding a puppy to his snake.
You Think Vipers Are The Fastest Strikers? Think Again!
While snakes of the viperidae family are perceived as the fastest strikers, the rat snake is oftentimes a faster striker than the vipers.
Check Out This New Species of Shieldtail Snake Just Discovered in India
Khaire’s black shieldtail was discovered in India's southern Maharashtra, Goa, and northern Karnataka region.
Have You Seen This Video of Terry Phillip Feeding Monocled Cobras?
Terry Phillip is super cam as he feeds monocled cobras.
Python Hitches Ride on Engine of Car in Zimbabwe
The python was safely removed and released.
Florida Owner of Escaped Cobra in Plea Deal, Sells All Venomous Snakes
As part of a plea deal, Lewis Mark Pellicer will not possess venomous snakes for one year.
Florida Owner of Escaped Cobra in Plea Deal, Sells All Venomous Snakes
As part of a plea deal, Lewis Mark Pellicer will not possess venomous snakes for one year.
Bad News for Louisiana as Snake Fungal Disease Confirmed in the State
The USGS has announced the first confirmed case of snake fungal disease in Louisiana.
Python Abandoned in Front of Home in Scotland
The Scottish SPCA is currently caring for the snake.
Massachusetts to Build Timber Rattlesnake Habitat Near Boston
The timber rattlesnake population will be located on an island in the Quabbin Reservoir.
Snake Thief Wanted by Colorado Police
A man stole a piebald python from a Petsmart in Glendale, Colorado
2016 Florida Python Challenge Has Ended
The number of pythons captured has exceeded the 2013 hunt.
Aussie Snake Breeder Hatches out Two-Headed Coastal Carpet Python
The two-headed coastal carpet python share the same body but different necks.
Former Major Leaguer Glenn Hubbard to Get His Own Boa Constrictor Loving Bobblehead
Hubbard, who played in the Majors in the 1980s took his all star photo with a boa constrictor on his shoulders
Ball Python Dumped in Trash at Philadelphia Train Station
Don't throw out your snakes, adopt them out.
Video: Aussie Snake Catcher Happens on Small-eyed Snake Eating Another Snake
Australian snake catcher records a snake eating another snake.
City of Norman in Oklahoma Considers Python and Boa Ban
Estimates put 800 to 1,200 people in jeopardy of losing their pet snakes.
Comedian Kevin Hart Freaks as Ice Cube Handles a Black-headed Python
“Look at that face look at that face? Why his face all black like that? Cube’s about to die!”
Two Green Anacondas Found on Florida’s Space Coast
The snakes are presumed to be pets at one point
Dead 17-Foot Reticulated Python Found in Riverside Calif. Trash Dump
It is illegal in Riverside, Calif. to dump dead pets in the regular trash.
Massachusetts Gov. Supports Plan to Use Quabbin Resevoir as Timber Rattlesnake Habitat
The timber rattlesnake is endangered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2016 Python Challenge Halfway Point Yields 66 Burmese Pythons
The 2013 Python Challenge produced just 64 snakes
Puma Releases Coral Snake Inspired Shoes
Want a new pair of kicks to show at the next reptile expo?
King Brown Snake Hatchling Yawning In Its Shell Goes Viral
The little hatchling became a sensation on Facebook
Tiger Snake Gets Caught in Mouse Trap
The venomous snake was killed because the man had a child in the house.
California Gynecologist Sentenced For Stalking With Snake
The woman purchased a ball python and placed it in her husband's bedroom in an effort to exact revenge.
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore in San Diego
The sea snake most likely got caught in the cooler waters off the coast.
A Crash Course in Reptile Genetics
It pays to know some basic rules if you’re going to breed herps!
11 Ball Pythons Abandoned Outside Vet Office Over Christmas Holiday Have Died
Only 1 of the 12 snakes survived.
Latest Snake Prank: Bikini Girl Catches Rubber Cobra
Girl's brother tried to prank his sister but she got the last laugh.
Top Trending Reptile News Stories for 2015
These articles were the top 6 of the year and the top dumbest articles of the year.
Venomous Reptile Keeping May End in Florida
Florida has been marred by venomous snake escapes the last several months.
Puff Adders are Masters of Disguise and Smell
Puff adders employ chemical crypsis to hide in plain sight.
Two Aussie Sea Snake Species Thought Extinct Rediscovered
The short-nose sea snake and the leaf-scaled sea snake were discovered in unexpected locales in Australia.
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif.
This is the second time in two months a yellow-bellied sea snake washed ashore in Southern California.
Bronx Zoo Rehabs Stowaway Indian Cobra
The Indian cobra was severely dehydrated when it was captured by Bronx Zoo herpetologists.
Santa and the Snake at the Frontenac Mall in St. Louis!
The Frontenac Mall in St. Louis has a pet friendly Santa Claus.
Russian Amateur Snake Handler Dies After King Cobra Bites Him
Vladmir kept several venomous snakes, including a green mamba, a red spitting cobra and the king cobra that killed him.
Reptile Photo of the Week
A fan of Stuart McKenzie, a professional snake catcher in Australia took the photos of the carpet python eating the king parrot.
Photo: Eastern Brown Snake Devours Blue-Tongued Skink
The woman who took the photo hoped that the blue-tongue would have been released by the snake.
Live Black Rat Snake May Be Evidence in So-Called Snake Infested Maryland Home
Was the Maryland house snake infested?
U.S. Govt. Wants to Keep 300 Pairs of Seized Manolo Blahnik Snakeskin Shoes
Feds claim the shoes were made with dog-faced water snakes, an endangered species.
New Colubrid Snake Discovered in the Andes
Synophis zaheri has large bulging black eyes.
Zoo Atlanta to Name its Black Mamba Kobe in Honor of Lakers Star Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant's last regular season game takes place in Atlanta, GA
CT Scan Details When Snakes Lost Legs
Snakes lost their legs when they started to live and hunt in burrows.
Corn Snake Genome Sequenced, Albinism Mutation Detailed
The genome data will be freely available to researchers around the world.
Skitzo the Aussie Cat Kills Red-Bellied Black Snake that Bit Her Caregiver
Skitzo killed the snake and luckily the snake didn't inject any venom.
Blizzard-Phased Corn Snake Captured in Australia
Exotic snakes are euthanized in Australia
Giant Pythons in Florida
Needles, 18-foot invasive and hungry needles, in the Florida Haystack
Persian Dwarf Snake is Actually Six Distinct Species
The snakes were already described between 1872 and 1911.
