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.
Friday, July 17 2015
Grumpy Turtle demands you have an amazing weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user andystorts!
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Thursday, July 16 2015
Why stop with one, when a pile of Drymarchs are so much nicer! Check out the great variety of these snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user alanB!
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Wednesday, July 15 2015
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!
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Tuesday, July 14 2015
A truly prehistoric looking creature, our spotlight turns on the mighty Mata Mata in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Geo!
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Monday, July 13 2015
Looking forward to the new week with this adorable Chuckwalla in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user thommy!
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Friday, July 10 2015
Do you remember YOUR first? tjromick shares Lily, his first in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tjromick!
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Thursday, July 9 2015
Sometimes you need to look outside the box! This stunning Sunbeam Snake may not be the most colorful on first glance, but as you can see in our Herp Photo of the Day, they are a truly beautiful snake, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mecdwell!
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Wednesday, July 8 2015
Our Herp Photo of the Day features a cute field find of a Salamander, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran!
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Tuesday, July 7 2015
This male Angel Island Chuck seems quite proud of himself in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reptoman!
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Monday, July 6 2015
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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Friday, July 3 2015
The Bird Snake ( Pseustes poecilonotus) gets it's first breath of air in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SoLA!
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Thursday, July 2 2015
What a stunning shot of a Satanic leaf-tailed gecko we have as our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user zmarchetti!
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Wednesday, July 1 2015
One of these things isn't just like the other! The Leucistic tadpole really stands out in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user retnaburner!
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Tuesday, June 30 2015
This adorable Box Turtle begins its new life in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user norristhenut!
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Monday, June 29 2015
This bearded dragon is looking forward to the short work week in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dedragons!
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Friday, June 26 2015
This female Cuviers's is just waiting for the weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cpipes!
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Thursday, June 25 2015
This female Kimberly Rock Monitor is just hanging out in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bob!
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Wednesday, June 24 2015
It isn't shocking that movie's have taken inspriation for dinosaurs from our reptiles. This frilled dragon in our herp photo of the day is a prime example, uploaded by kingsnake.com user frilly!
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Tuesday, June 23 2015
This female Spencer's monitor is catching some rays in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mariamoon!
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Monday, June 22 2015
Dinosaurs, Schminosaurs. We have crocodilians! Still very prehistoric, this Nile is keeping her eye on you in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user CDieter!
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Friday, June 19 2015
The most distinctive of all crocodilains, the gharial, helps us kick off the weekend in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Majorpat!
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Thursday, June 18 2015
Hat tip to the green iguana! The animal that brought so many of us to the cold-blooded side deserves center stage in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user knoxville!
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Wednesday, June 17 2015
Today's herp photo of the day reminds us to always flip that tin! This five-lined skink was found with her eggs under a paving stone, uploaded by kingsnake.com user CDB_reptiles!
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Tuesday, June 16 2015
You know it is going to be fun when you start out the day with an Eastern coachwhip in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jodscovry!
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Monday, June 15 2015
We love everything that rattles, but today we give the spotlight to this baby timber rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jameswv!
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Friday, June 12 2015
It's summer, so we end our week with something a lil hot with this photo of a Lansberg's hognosed pitviper ( Porthidium lansbergii) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user neverscared!
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Thursday, June 11 2015
Most commonly known as the harlequin toad, this Atelopus barbotinitakes center stage in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jamesmatthews!
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Wednesday, June 10 2015
A little "smile" to brighten your day from this lovely elongated tortoise in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user TylerStewart!
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Tuesday, June 9 2015
Who says reptile pets can't give us joy!? Certainly not us! Kelly's smile and joy is with his banana pectinata shines through in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user KellyP!
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Monday, June 8 2015
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get!" While that may be true with chocolates, the work in genetics helps us know almost what is going to pop out of a clutch. But there is a great variety as seen in this clutch of boa constrictors in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user creptilia!
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