Reptile & Amphibian News Blog
Keep up with news and features of interest to the reptile and amphibian community on the kingsnake.com blog. We cover breaking stories from the mainstream and scientific media, user-submitted photos and videos, and feature articles and photos by Jeff Barringer, Richard Bartlett, and other herpetologists and herpetoculturists.
Thursday, April 30 2015
The Coelen's python may be a hybrid, but they are still are so beautiful that they deserve a spot in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user JonathanH!
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Wednesday, April 29 2015
This big mama blood python is holding tight to her eggs in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user AJ01!
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Tuesday, April 28 2015
Check out this gorgeous Moluccan python , Morelia clastolepis, in all its shimmering beauty in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user krantz!
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Monday, April 27 2015
This Chondro seems to be saying "Give me 5 more minutes" in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user AJ01!
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Friday, April 24 2015
Let's follow the lead of this Saltie in our herp photo of the day and let it all hang out for the weekend, uploaded by kingsnake.com user croc2005!
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Thursday, April 23 2015
Often called the rubber eel, this Rio Cauca caecilian ( Typhlonectes natans) looks quite content in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish!
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Wednesday, April 22 2015
From a tiny range in Texas, the reticulated collared lizard ( Crotaphytus reticulatus) seems to be plotting a world-wide reptile take over in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reptoman!
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Tuesday, April 21 2015
"Me? I'm just hangin' out doing snake things in a tree," is what this wild black rat snake seems to be saying in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user peaceodarock!
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Monday, April 20 2015
This Leucocephalon yuwonoi looks as displeased as we are that it's Monday in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user andystorts!
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Friday, April 17 2015
Time to crack a cold one and celebrate the weekend. This A. c. contortrix is already a step ahead of us in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user AlexNevgloski! p.s. Always pick up the trash you see in the field.
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Thursday, April 16 2015
Speckles are always better than freckles. Just ask this Crotalus mitchellii in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user simus!
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Wednesday, April 15 2015
Poised and ready to make a sideways retreat this Crotalus cerastes shows us it's beauty in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Ryan-reptilian!
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Tuesday, April 14 2015
We continue our week of love for all that rattles with this perfectly poised Crotalus viridis in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user akcoldbliss!
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Monday, April 13 2015
In celebration of the Texas Rattlesnake Festival, we are kicking our week off with the most iconic of rattlesnakes. Crotalus atrox thanks those this weekend who hopefully prevented rattlesnakes from being tread on in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user kevinjudd!
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Friday, April 10 2015
This is what our community is about: our love of the animals. Happy weekend! We hope you enjoy you like your reptile pets as much as this man likes his snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tom_AF_Guy!
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Thursday, April 9 2015
Two species that have been in the news as of late, anaconda and reticulated python, together as pets share the spotlight in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user hansbury!
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Wednesday, April 8 2015
This Retic is keeping his eye on us in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user eschmit04!
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Tuesday, April 7 2015
The beauty of the anaconda is the spotlight of our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Flboy21283!
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Monday, April 6 2015
This reticulated python gets a little affection and help posing in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user DEATH!
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Friday, April 3 2015
Could this coachwhip be any happier it's the weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jodscovry!
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Thursday, April 2 2015
Beauty abounds with this black milk snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gerryg!
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Wednesday, April 1 2015
This parrot snake ( Leptophis ahaetulla) is glad it's "Hump Day" and looking forward to the weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Herpetologia!
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