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.
Tuesday, January 31 2023
This Boa is doing what they do best in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user minicopilot ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, January 30 2023
How cute are this pair of hatching Agamas in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user John-C! So much variety in coloration! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, January 27 2023
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! We are loving this Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) from the field in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user BowieKnife357 ! This rattlesnake was found in Portal, NM. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Remember on Friday, we highlight our venomous species to help increase awareness about their conservation and celebrate #RattlesnakeFriday with everyone.
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Thursday, January 26 2023
How cool is this pile of drymarchon in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user alanB! So much variety in coloration! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, January 25 2023
This field found Thorny Devil ( Moloch horridus) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user frilly looks regal in his pose! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, January 24 2023
There can be little more precious than a child and his pet Ball Python, like Markus and his snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mikev ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, January 23 2023
Start the week with this cute pair of Australian water dragons in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, January 20 2023
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! All venomous snakes need our support! This Cottonmouth is screaming it from the field in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user BowieKnife357 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Remember on Friday, we highlight our venomous species to help increase awareness about their conservation and celebrate #RattlesnakeFriday with everyone.
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Thursday, January 19 2023
This is a gorgeous corn snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dallashawks ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!
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Wednesday, January 18 2023
This Mexican Rust Leg Tarantula is NOT a herp, however it deserves to shine in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Jfonseca! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, January 17 2023
Hope this beautiful Sumatran Short Tail (aka Black Blood) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user amaliamoran brightens your Monday! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, January 16 2023
This curious little wild Rat snake is checking out the camera in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cmac107 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, January 13 2023
Awesome field shot of a Mojave ( Crotalus scutulatus salvini) taken in Mexico in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user OXYUMAURUS! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, January 12 2023
Good things come in small packages, like the Rough Earth Snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gdy! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, January 11 2023
This Herald snake ( Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) is just cruising around in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MVH4! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, January 10 2023
The Emerald Tree Boa in the most classic of poses graces us in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user snakedawg81! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, January 9 2023
This little tegu is peeking around the corner to the new week in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user musicloverhoney! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Scientist Mario Yanez holds a specimen of the new dwarf boa species.(AFP: Rodrigo Buendia)
A new species of dwarf boa has been discovered in the Amazon in Ecuador. This brings the number of known Tropidophis to 6 located in South America!
Two specimens were found in the Colonso Chalupas national reserve and in the private Sumak Kawsay park, the discoverers reported.
The snakes are "a relic of time", Ecuadorian researcher Mario Yanez — of the National Biodiversity Institute (INABIO) — said.
"They are animals so old, that finding or bumping into one of them is a privilege."
The boa, Tropidophis cacuangoae, was named after early-20th-century Indigenous rights activist Dolores Cacuango. To read move, click here.
Friday, January 6 2023
All coiled up, this Crotalus lepidus klauberi in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user lepidus-klauberi looks ready for something! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, January 5 2023
This male Lacerta has his eye on you in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user danielk! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, January 4 2023
What a lovely pair of tortoises uploaded by kingsnake.com user tripletoes. Tell the kids they are playing leap frog! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, January 3 2023
Hopefully the gorgeous blues of this Dendrobates auratus uploaded by kingsnake.com user amazonreptile will brighten your day. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, January 2 2023
O! M! G! Look how tiny this pygmy chameleon is in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user heart_4_herps!
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