Author: John Virata
18-Foot Burmese Python Removed From Florida Everglades
The snake is the third largest captured in the state. [...]
Several Released Texas Horned Lizards Survive Into Brumation
10 Texas horned lizards were tagged for tracking. One has since buried itself for the winter. [...]
Newly Discovered Amphibian Named After Donald Trump
The 10cm-long amphibian is named Dermophis donaldtrumpi. [...]
Reptile Lovers To Open Snake Yoga Studio In Canada
The $60 class will offer the basics of handling a snake and a yoga flow class with a snake partner. [...]
Horned Marsupial Frog Rediscovered In Ecuador After Missing Since 2005
The frog is in danger of becoming extinct because the area in which it lives faces the highest rate of deforestation in the country. [...]
Fence Lizards Rapidly Adapt To Avoid Invasive Fire Ants
Fence lizards have evolved to twitch and flee from fire ants over the course of the last 40 lizard generations. [...]
ANA TO Fly Green Sea Turtle Themed Airplane
The All Nippon Airways Hawaiian Honu Airbus A380 is one of three scheduled to fly from Tokyo to Honolulu. [...]
Study Finds Microplastics In All Seven Marine Turtle Species
Large pieces of plastic degrade in the ocean and become microplastic. It does not go away. [...]
Texas Firefighters Save Several Snakes And Lizards From House Fire
It is suspected that a Christmas tree caused the blaze. [...]
Scientists Discover New Salamander Species In Florida
Siren reticulata is two feet in length and has external gills and no hind legs. [...]
Search For Mate Of World's Most Endangered Frog Is On
Sehuencas water frogs are fully aquatic frogs that at one point were found in abundance in ponds, rivers and streams of montane cloud forests in Boliv [...]
Keel-Scaled Boa Down Listed To Vulnerable Thanks To Conservation Efforts
The elimination of rats, goats and rabbits helped the keel-scaled boa's population numbers to rebound. [...]
51 Smuggled Indian Star Tortoises Returned To India
The Indian star tortoise is widely captive bred. There is no need for these animals to be taken from the wild. [...]
Nearly 200 Sea Turtles Found Frozen Off Cape Cod
A “perfect storm” of gale force winds, high tide and cold temperatures caused their demise. [...]
Reptile Vet Safely Removes Hot Wheel From Pet Lace Monitor
The big lizard is doing much better thanks to a non-surgical method of removing the toy car from its stomach. [...]
Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance Formed To Protect Aldabra Tortoise
The giant Aldabra tortoise was once found on most islands in the Indian Ocean. [...]
Mixed Results For Frogs Translocated To Areas Devastated By Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog was declared an endangered species in 2014. [...]
Two-Headed Baby Copperhead Snake Found Alive In Virginia Has Died
It is unknown why the snake died, but experts say that chance of survival for two-headed snakes is slim. [...]
Two Map Turtle Species Need Protections
The Pascagoula and Pearl River map turtles were petitioned by the Center for protection in 2010. [...]
Conservation Efforts Help Giant South American Turtle Population Increase
The South American Giant River Turtle has benefited from local beach protections on the Amazon River. [...]
Escaped Asian Water Monitor Captured After 3 Months On The Lam
Bamboo was captured after a homeowner spotted green iguanas running all over the street. [...]
Frogs In England Stuck In Storm Drains Get Help From Team WART
Frogs and toads trapped in drains in England are helped out by frog ladders placed in the drains. [...]
Japanese Giant Salamanders Breed For First Time Outside Japan
The laying and fertilizing of Japanese giant salamander eggs in Hawaii is a first outside of Japan. [...]
490 Indian Star Tortoises Seized In India
Even though Indian star tortoises are widely captive bred for the pet trade, wild caught specimens are still illegally collected. [...]
