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, May 24 2018
This gorgeous pair of Blue Tree Monitors can see the weekend coming in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user roadspawn ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, May 23 2018
This Sulawesi forest turtle in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user andystorts , wants to make sure you know today is World Turtle Day! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, May 22 2018
How high can you stack your dragons? Another pic overloaded with cuteness, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dedragons! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, May 21 2018
What a cutie! Happy Monday from this totes adorbs horned lizard in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jcraft75 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, May 18 2018
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This prairie rattlesnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user DanL shows us exactly what a rattlesnake does in the wild if they feel threatened! First they warn and then they try to run away! Rattlesnakes are so very important to our ecosystem and it is so very important to understand that it is important to watch for them, respect them and give them their space for freedom. Despite the urban legends, they run away! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, May 17 2018
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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Wednesday, May 16 2018
Tick Tock. The week passes quickly but today is easier starting with the smile of a Nile Croc in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user CDieter! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, May 15 2018
This Pine Snake looks so velvety smooth in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Jack77 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, May 14 2018
It's Monday, feeling kinda like this hoggie in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jeffb ! Be sure to tell jeffb you liked it here!
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Friday, May 11 2018
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! 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. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
Remember, on Rattlesnake Friday we celebrate ALL venomous reptiles, not just the rattlesnakes, to help raise awareness of their benefits on this planet!
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Thursday, May 10 2018
This Ambilobe Panther Chameleon is all fired up in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user vinniem1210! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, May 9 2018
Sassy as babies, sassy as adults! This roaring baby snapping turtle is our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user makonai777! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, May 8 2018
How cool is this African Herald Snake ( Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MVH4 . Gotta love colubrids of all types! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, May 7 2018
Alligator lizards are becoming more popular as reptile pets and it is easy to see why in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SalS ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, May 4 2018
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Let's celebrate in the mighty southwest beauty of the Rock Rattlesnake here in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Janne ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, May 3 2018
Does a kingsnake really need an intro for our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user trevid ? Nope, but hey nice grayband. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, May 2 2018
Gotta love the smile from this Monkey Tail Skink in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user sreps ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, May 1 2018
No need to remember rhymes with this Milk Snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user sballard! Be sure to tell them you liked it here.
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Monday, April 30 2018
What a gorgeous chondro in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bsuson!
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Friday, April 27 2018
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! We just love this close up of a Massasauga in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user venombill ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, April 26 2018
What a great sighting of a California newt in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user AndrewFromSoCal ! Makes you fell like you are right there the field. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, April 25 2018
Clean, simple and classic. What other way could we describe this Anery Boa in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pythonas ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, April 24 2018
This male veiled is hanging on tight for whatever is in store for him in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user GECKOPERSON ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, April 23 2018
One of my favorite animals in education, the Glass Lizard shines in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user sweetpea ! They help broach the fear of snakes so well, one people learn they are lizards! And they are just damn cool! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, April 20 2018
Happy Ratttlesnake Friday! Loving this Black-tail Rattlesnake all posed up in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SDeFriez! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Thursday, April 19 2018
What a fabu shot of Atelopus barbotini in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jamesmatthews ! These guys are native to French Guyana. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, April 18 2018
These Uroplatus pietschmanni in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mcamo3 ,show us what amazing masters of camoflague they truly are! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, April 17 2018
Rumor has it, spring is around the corner and so is finding awesome herps outside! Loving this field found Speckled King, uploaded by kingsnake.com user kingzilla! Be sure to tell them you liked it here.
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Monday, April 16 2018
I have a case of the Mondays. A hatchling reptile picture, like this totes adorbs Radiated tortoise, uploaded by kingsnake.com user marcp! Be sure to tell them you liked it here.
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Friday, April 13 2018
Happy Ratttlesnake 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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