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Herp Report: Second chance for Eastern Indigo Snake

Several efforts are being launched to create refuges for the Eastern Indigo, one of the largest snakes in the United States.

First up, a congressman who gets it. For those keeping track for voting purposes, this is Congressman Jack Kingston of…

When an alligator bellows

When kingsnake.com visited St. Augustine Alligator Farm, the last thing we expected was for the alligators to sing about our presence, but they did. Walking through their big pond area, we saw that the males were courting and establishing dominan…

Featured Pet Photo: Tea Anyone?

Be sure to tell you rosebuds liked it here!

There are lots of great pet photos in our Photo Gallery… and throughout the year, we’ll be featuring the best of the best. So come upload yours… it’s free.

Herp Report: Loose crocodilians

Are you really sure what you saw in that river? Some keen-eyed spotter was not quite as keen as he thought. The Crocodile of the English Channel? Nope, it was wood. From the BBC:
Coastguards in Dover and France say a large crocodile sighted in…

kingsnake.com visits Reptile Gardens

In July, I took kingsnake.com to Reptile Gardens in South Dakota. Terry Phillip, previous chat guest and curator, rolled out the red carpet for us, and now I can’t wait to go again.

One of the more exciting things Terry did was start to get me…

Update on Michigan oil spill

Clean-up from the oil spill continues in Michigan, and even though news coverage has faded away, Fort Worth Zoo is still bringing in daily loads of animals which need care.

We have an upcoming interview with one of the rehabbers on the scene, but…

Herp Report: Flesh-healing frogs

Would you kiss a frog to heal Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? Turns out that amphibian skin, primarily that of frogs, is leading the way in creating antibiotics that combat resistant germs.

From Science Daily:
In a report at …

Cage Security Problem Even For Experts

Once you have kept reptiles long enough you will usually have at least one funny escape story and one sad escape story, but as reptile keepers cage security is an every day issue not to be taken lightly.

No matter how good a keeper you are, pet …

Herp Report: Frog, small and rare

From the island of Borneo, the world’s smallest frog is discovered. The size of a pea, these frogs were previously thought to be juveniles of other species. Not so:
The mini frogs (Microhyla nepenthicola) were found on the edge of a road leading …

Slayer’s Kerry King to be at NARBC Anaheim

After a successful year with the band with a new CD, a tour of Europe with thrash’s big four (that’s Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax), Slayer’s Kerry King also had a great year with his snake breeding and is going to take time out of his t…