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.
Wednesday, September 20 2023
What amazing colors Uros come in, like this ornate in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user plietz! Be sure to tell them you liked it here.
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Tuesday, September 19 2023
Photo from Chance Duncan - First of 4 hatching Louisiana Pine Snakes
Usually when you hear of endangered species being bred, it isn't in a high school, but that is the cool part of reptiles. Former kingsnake.com volunteer and high school science teacher extraordinaire Chance Duncan likes to bring science to life with his charges in a special way. He has always kept animals in his classroom and after getting over the fear factor of the snakes, he began integrating the Louisiana Pine snakes into his class.
Every year I see students come in my room who are kind of uncomfortable or a little bit nervous but very quickly they realize that the snakes are not these scary monsters that they thought they were," said Duncan.
"They play a really critically important role in their ecosystems. They are very, very important to preserve their presence and keep them around."
Keeping these snakes around is just what Duncan is working to do.
Russelville High School is believed to be the first secondary institution in the world to produce a critically endangered snake species which makes it an amazing accomplishment and a fantastic educational experience for Chance to pass along to the next generation.
Chance, we are so proud to know you!
To read the full story and see all the amazing photos and video, click here!
What a good mama! This Hypo Granite Burmese mama is holding tight to those eggs in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bslugger551, it is pretty obvious why! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, September 18 2023
Eustacia Kanter
Alligators are resilient man. I mean really resilient, they are true survivors. This little gator has been spotted for the last month or so in Florida and was recently captured. The injury, likely from a boat propeller appears to be several months old.
"At first, my brain couldn't comprehend that its entire upper jaw was missing," Kanter told FOX 35. "When I realized, I felt terrible for him and snapped as good a photo as I could get with my cell phone standing at a distance so that I could share it and try to find help."
Kanter contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and an environmental conservation nonprofit in hopes they would help find and rescue the gator.
The alligator appears to be four to five years old and will be kept on a special diet while away from other animals for a while. Gatorland believes it lived in the wild without half its jaw for at least six months, likely eating snails and frogs.
For video with the awesome Savannah from Gatorland, and the rest of the story from Fox, visit here.
What wonderful color contrast in this hatchling Mud Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Godfrey ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, September 15 2023
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! We hopped into the way back machince to find this field shot of Cerastes cerastes in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user shahar ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears surrounding our beloved venomous creatures.
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Thursday, September 14 2023
No longer just black and white, these snakes show some of the variety in color that the Black Headed Pythons have in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tom_Keogan! Be sure to tell Tom you liked it here!
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Wednesday, September 13 2023
This pair of cherry head tortoises each have very different plans in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mhdurham! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, September 12 2023
Despite their reputation of being angry, the beauty of a Tokay gecko puts it front and center in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user stingray! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, September 11 2023
I bet Barry White is playing in the background for this pair of Mocquard's Beauty Snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user RandyWhittington ! When this photo was originally posted in 2006, Martha was over 30 years old! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, September 8 2023
What a fabulous shot of a Great Basin Rattlesnake in Utah in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user crocman6594! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, September 7 2023
So simple and so beautiful. That is the black racer in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ReptileProducts ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, September 6 2023
Hope your day shines like this Northern Pine does in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Turekj ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, September 5 2023
Wary and keeping his distance, this agama is protecting his territory in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user aero_tiff ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, September 1 2023
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! The detail in this headshot of an Atrox is amazing in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user scserpents ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears surrounding our beloved venomous creatures.
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Thursday, August 31 2023
The clutch of thayeri hybrids in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mordd, explain why we can't have just one! So much variety in reptiles and so much beauty!
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Wednesday, August 30 2023
Our Herp Photo of the Day shows and amazing look inside the egg of a Russian Tortoise to be, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tortusjack!
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Tuesday, August 29 2023
We hope that this amazing field shot of a Wood Frog kicks off your day right in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user casichelydia . Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 28 2023
Bearded Dragons are always such characters like these two in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user TazziesMommy is all amphibian! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 25 2023
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Small and a master of disguise, you gotta love this little Coral Snake, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gila7150 Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears surrounding our beloved venomous creatures.
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Thursday, August 24 2023
The best part about corn snakes is their wide variety of looks, like this Striped Sunglow Motley in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jcherry! Be sure to tell them you like it here!
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Wednesday, August 23 2023
So simple and so beautiful. That is the black racer in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ReptileProducts ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, August 22 2023
This Mexican Pine Snake ( Pituophis deppei jani) is ready for action in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pitparade . Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 21 2023
Gotta love the sassy nature of the Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cpipes! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 18 2023
The photo may be a bit blurry, but there is no mistaking that is a gravid Masssasauga in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user LetsConservate24 in the field! We can only imagine the excitement at this find! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, August 17 2023
This kingsnake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rod_mcleod is a prime example of why we love them! It is stunning! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, August 16 2023
This isn't our forefathers Af Rock! This beautiful patternless African Rock shines in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MEIER21288 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, August 15 2023
THere is just something so regal about Croc Monitors like this one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish!! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 14 2023
What wonderful color contrast in this hatchling Mud Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Godfrey ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 11 2023
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This Crotalus tigris, found and photographed in AZ, is keeping her eye on you in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user kevinjudd ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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