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, September 13 2016
Love em or hate em, Bullfrogs are everywhere! Just like this handsome one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user herper_fromMS , They are loved where they are native and loathed where they are invasive. I live in the midwest, so native love! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, September 12 2016
We are LOVING this motley snow Boa Constrictor in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Sharkman20 , is ready to take no prisoners! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, September 9 2016
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This certainly is not a rattlesnake, but it is a beautiful venomous creature. What a great close up of a Gaboon Viper, uploaded by kingsnake.com user magnum26 is full of sassy and potentially life-saving venom! 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.
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Thursday, September 8 2016
Ohhhh He so mad!!! This Sulawesi forest turtle in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user andystorts , is ready to take no prisoners! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, September 7 2016
Amazon Tree Boas are some of the most photogenic snakes in our world, like this one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user BPruett , always perfectly posed! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, September 6 2016
This juvenile yellow Anaconda is ready for his close-up in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mattf77 , and fondly remembering of our old friend Bert! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, September 5 2016
What is that? You thought there were only Green Iguanas? The club tail iguanas are smaller, full of sass and come in so many brilliant colors, like this Ctenosaura quinquecarinata in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rockabirdie , and fondly remembering of our old friend Bert! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, September 2 2016
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This certainly is not a rattlesnake, but it is a beautiful venomous creature. This hatchling Monocoled Cobra, uploaded by kingsnake.com user abyssus is full of sassy and potentially life-saving venom! 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.
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Thursday, September 1 2016
Seriously, why do we not see more of these as pets!? Loving this Jeweled Lacerta in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user krloucks , and fondly remembering of our old friend Bert! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, August 31 2016
What a gorgeous worm! Loving this Cribo in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user steve fuller ! We are so jealous! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, August 30 2016
All that glitters is not always gold, sometimes it is diamonds too! This diamond/jungle cross is absolutely stunning in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user KWE , they still inspire us constantly! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 29 2016
Sanderson is a magical place in West Texas where glorious snakes are found. Those glorious snakes are Kingsnakes. They were our original inspiration here at kignsnake.com, and much like this beautiful Sanderson locale alterna in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user alterna63 , they still inspire us constantly! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 26 2016
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This is a stunning shot of a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user juzior ! 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, not just rattlesnakes. They all need our help to change misconceptions.
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Thursday, August 25 2016
How precious and tiny is this! This wee Gargoyle Gecko is delicately perched on a finger in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user madisyn74 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, August 24 2016
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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Tuesday, August 23 2016
Always sassy and full of attitude, nut never underestimate the speed of an Alligator Snapping turtle like the one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user phantoms ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 22 2016
So very underestimated but how many of you caught a Garter like the one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user snakekate for your first field find? Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 19 2016
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a great field find Copperhead from Brown County, Indiana in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ReptileProducts ! 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, not just rattlesnakes. They all need our help to change misconceptions.
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Thursday, August 18 2016
Time to hit the Throwback machine for this one! This hatchling Chuckwalla in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bj is from 1993! Proof that reptile pets are not a new thing! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, August 17 2016
This Diamondback Terrapin is just bobbling along in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user oz7927 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, August 16 2016
What a beautiful batch of Burmese noodles in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tom_reagan ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 15 2016
There is nothing Common with this Toad in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Krallenfrosch ! See what we did there? Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 12 2016
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Isn't this a gorgeous Southern Pacific Rattlesnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Canes05 ! 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.
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Thursday, August 11 2016
We might be biased, but we have always have a soft spot for kingsnakes, like this California mountain kingsnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user EdzExotics ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, August 10 2016
Grumpy Toad is judging you in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user galen will blind ya! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! The original caption on the site is full of awesomeness, I suggest you check it out!
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Tuesday, August 9 2016
There is no question where this snake got their name from! The brilliant reds on this Blood Python in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bitis_01 will blind ya! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, August 8 2016
Here is something you don't see every day! A field shot of a Guyana Kentropyx ( Kentropyx borckiana) in Barbados for our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user davemangham is feeling SASSY! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, August 5 2016
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This Timber Rattlesnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user herpermike1 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it herewas found in a very populated area in Tennesee, and moved to a more safe location! Great Message! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world.
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Thursday, August 4 2016
This little Caiman in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user roadkill55 is feeling SASSY! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Wednesday, August 3 2016
Love this shot of a hatchling Chondro in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user MikeRusso ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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