Category: Wild Snakes
Snakes Tagged In Japan To Measure Radioactivity In Fukushima
Scientists in Japan have outfitted nine Japanese rat snakes (Elaphe climacophora and E. quadrivirgata) with tracking devices with dosimeters, radiatio [...]
Snake Venom-Derived Super Glue Stops Bleeding In Seconds
A blood clotting enzyme called reptilase or batroxobin to create a glue that is so strong in its properties that it can stop bleeding in mere seconds. [...]
Cottonmouth Captured On Video Employing Straight Locomotion Technique To Evade Predator
Herpetologist Frederick Boyce of the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores in North Carolina, had just recorded video footage of an Eastern kingsnake (La [...]
Largest Number Of San Francisco Garter Snakes Found On San Francisco Airport Land
Land owned by the San Francisco International Airport is home to the largest concentration of San Francisco garter snakes discovered to date, accordin [...]
Rare Striped Copperhead Photographed In Mississippi And Image Goes Viral
Ben Davis sees a lot of snakes when he is out driving the roads of Mississippi, but a few months ago while behind the wheel, one snake crossing the ro [...]
12 Eastern Indigo Snakes Released In Northern Florida
The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has released 12 Eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) in northern Florida's Apalachicola Bluffs an [...]
185-Year-Old Painting Helps ID New Indian Snake Species
An Indian snake that was first collected in the mid-19th Century and described first via snake skins in 1796, and named the banded racer (Argyrogena f [...]
USFWS Finalizes 20,326 Acres For Northern Mexican Garter Snake
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized critical habitat protection for the northern Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques megalops), after [...]
North Carolina Wants To Know If You See Rattlesnakes And Pine Snakes
If you live in the state of North Carolina, or are visiting the state and happen to see a pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus), timber rattlesnake (Cro [...]
Burmese Python Stolen From Arizona Reptile Shop Returned 8 Months Later
A granite Burmese python (Python bivittatus) stolen last June from an Arizona reptile shop has been returned to the shop, thanks to some tireless dete [...]
Trump Pardons Snake Trafficker In Last Days Of Presidency
As one of his last acts as president, former President Donald J. Trump pardoned a man who was convicted of snake trafficking in the early 1990s. Rober [...]
ESA Protections Sought For Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake
The Tucson shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis klauberi) a beautiful snake native to Arizona that is noted for its black and red stripes should [...]
Researchers Use Facebook Group To Track Eating Habits Of African Snakes
Scientists have finally found a good use for Facebook; to track the eating habits of snakes in Africa. Seriously that is a good use for the social med [...]
41 Louisiana Pine Snakes Released In Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest
Early this month, 41 captive-bred Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) were released into Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest. This release is [...]
Potential Record Breaking Burmese Python Caught In Florida Everglades
A Florida state contracted python hunter has captured and euthanized an estimated 17-foot, 150 lb. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in the Florida E [...]
Nature Conservancy In Florida Releases 22 Eastern Indigo Snakes
The Drymarchon couperi were captive bred in Florida [...]
Two-Headed Wolf Snake Caught On Video, Released Back Into Forest
The non-venomous wolf snake looks like the venomous common krait. [...]
Narrow-headed And Northern Mexican Garter Snakes To Receive Critical Habitat
The Trump Administration was sued last winter for failing to protect the two snake species. [...]
Warming Mountaintops May Cause Greek Meadow Viper To Become Extinct
The Greek meadow viper is a cold weather species found on alpine mountains. [...]
“Snake Road” In Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest To Close Week Of March 15
Now is the time to herp Snake Road. [...]
Rainbow Snake Seen In Florida’s Ocala National Forest For First Time Since 1969
The non-venomous colubrid is also known as the eel moccasin. [...]
Aussie Snake Catcher Photographs Green Tree Frog Eating Coastal Taipan Snake
The green treefrog, despite being bitten by the coastal taipan snake, is apparently healthy and will be released February 7. [...]
2020 Florida Python Bowl Nets 80 Invasive Snakes
The longest python was 12-foot, 7.3-inch, the heaviest python was 62-pounds, and the most pythons captured by an individual was 8. [...]
Georgia’s 2019 Indigo Snake Count Finds Them At 60 Percent Of Sites Assessed
The species is listed as federally endangered in the states of Georgia and Florida. [...]
