Conservation Milestone: Caldwell Zoo Celebrates Record-Breaking Hatch Season for Endangered Texas Horned Lizards
TYLER, TEXAS — In a major victory for regional biodiversity and reptile conservation, the Caldwell…
Category: Reptile and Amphibian Care
Rare Camera-Trap Footage Captures Calculated Predatory Assault by a Bobcat on an Adult Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Main Facts: A Historic Wild Encounter in Florida In the wild, few predatory interactions are…
Global Snakebite Crisis: New Study Reveals Up to 7 Million Envenomings and Half a Million Deaths Annually
By Global Health and Herpetology Desk Published in partnership with health researchers worldwide Main Facts…
Unprecedented Southern California Sea Turtle Nests Relocated as Hurricane Polo Threatens Coastline
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In a race against time and the formidable power of the…
Unprecedented Marine Milestone: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Nests in Southern California in First-Ever Recorded U.S. West Coast Event
LOS ANGELES & ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — In what marine biologists are calling a historic…
Surviving the Storm: How Catastrophic Hurricanes are Rewriting the Genetic Blueprint of Island Lizards
Main Facts In the autumn of 2017, the Caribbean was subjected to a relentless onslaught…
A Lifeline for America’s Rarest Pit Viper: Los Angeles Zoo Celebrates Historic Births of New Mexico Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnakes
LOS ANGELES — In a major milestone for American herpetology and endangered species management, the…
High-Elevation Havens: How New York’s Catskill Mountains Could Save the Wood Turtle from a Warming Planet
NEW YORK — As global temperatures steadily climb and traditional ecosystems undergo rapid, often devastating…
Ancient Predator Unearthed: Newly Discovered Fossil Reveals the Oldest Known Alligatorine in the Americas
COLORADO — Deep within the fossil-rich badlands of Colorado’s Denver Basin, paleontologists have unearthing a…
Beyond the Scales: A Comprehensive Veterinary Guide to Reptilian Dermatologic Health
Reptilian scales are far more than static, decorative armor. These intricate dermal structures are evolutionary…
