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As Plastic Soaks In The Ocean It Begins To Smell Like Food, And Sea Turtles Ingest It

As Plastic Soaks In The Ocean It Begins To Smell Like Food, And Sea Turtles Ingest It

Plastic in the ocean is coated with algae and microorganisms that the turtles mistake for food. [...]
Snake Saved By Veterinarian After It Ate Beach Towel

Snake Saved By Veterinarian After It Ate Beach Towel

The 18-year-old jungle carpet python went home the same day, a little hungry but otherwise healthy. [...]
USFWS Seeks Comment On Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Draft Recovery Plan

USFWS Seeks Comment On Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Draft Recovery Plan

The venomous reptile is one of the smallest rattlesnakes in the United States [...]
The Black Pine Snake Is Now Protected In Mississippi And Alabama

The Black Pine Snake Is Now Protected In Mississippi And Alabama

The black pine snake is a subspecies of pine snake that isn't seen too often in the wild. [...]
Pittsburgh Councilman Aims To Change Recently Passed Reptile Ordinance

Pittsburgh Councilman Aims To Change Recently Passed Reptile Ordinance

The ordinance should be more humane with regard to enclosure requirements. [...]
Center for Biological Diversity Sues Trump Administration For Failing To Protect Two Map Turtle Species

Center for Biological Diversity Sues Trump Administration For Failing To Protect Two Map Turtle Species

The Pearl River map turtle and the Pascagoula map turtle are only known to inhabit two river systems in Mississippi and Louisiana. [...]
Gourmet Holiday Recipes For Your Reptiles

Gourmet Holiday Recipes For Your Reptiles

Here are some simple recipes that will show your reptiles they’re part of the family. [...]
Special Holiday Offer of REPTILES magazine

Special Holiday Offer of REPTILES magazine

Subscribe to REPTILES magazine for just $12 during the holiday season! [...]
Detroit Zoo Builds New Japanese Giant Salamander Exhibit

Detroit Zoo Builds New Japanese Giant Salamander Exhibit

The Japanese giant salamander is listed as near-threatened by the IUCN due to pollution and habitat loss. [...]
20 Eastern Indigo Snakes Reintroduced In Habitat That Hasn’t Seen Them In 35 Years

20 Eastern Indigo Snakes Reintroduced In Habitat That Hasn’t Seen Them In 35 Years

The eastern indigo snake has not been seen in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve for more than 35 years. [...]
Nevada Releases Desert Tortoise License Plates To Benefit Tortoise Conservation

Nevada Releases Desert Tortoise License Plates To Benefit Tortoise Conservation

Proceeds from the sale of the special Nevada desert tortoise license plate will benefit conservation efforts of the species. [...]
New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Australia – Bandy Bandy Snake

New Venomous Snake Species Discovered In Australia – Bandy Bandy Snake

The Bandy bandy snake, Vermicella parscauda may already face extinction due to mining. [...]
Regurgitated Frog In Australia Released Back Into The Wild

Regurgitated Frog In Australia Released Back Into The Wild

After five weeks of rehab, Lucky was released back into the wild in good health. [...]
Woman At Kruger National Park Happens Upon Cobra Trying To Eat Monitor Lizard

Woman At Kruger National Park Happens Upon Cobra Trying To Eat Monitor Lizard

The snake was persistent, but could it have really eaten such a large lizard? [...]
Florida’s Gulf World Says Goodbye To Liberty The Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Florida’s Gulf World Says Goodbye To Liberty The Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The approximate lifespan of a loggerhead sea turtle is close to 70 years, though some have been known to live longer. [...]
9 Black Mambas Hatched At Reptile Gardens In South Dakota

9 Black Mambas Hatched At Reptile Gardens In South Dakota

The black mamba is one of the fastest snakes in the world and one of the deadliest. It is called the black mamba because the black color of its mouth, [...]
University of Otago Frog Expert Prof. Phil Bishop Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

University of Otago Frog Expert Prof. Phil Bishop Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Prof. Bishop has dedicated 30 years of his professional career advocating for frogs and other amphibians around the world. [...]
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