Microhabitat use by the California Kingsnake in the Canary Islands
In this study, Maestresalas et al. (2026) characterize the shelter-use…
Pacific Treefrogs, one, two, or three species?
Evolutionary divergence in sexual signals may lead to and maintain…
Burmese Python Nest in Great Cypress Swamp
Lisa McBride, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) biologist, led a…
Jurassic reptile fossil discovery blurs the line between snake and lizard
by American Museum of Natural History edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert…
Discovering the lightbulb lizards of Ecuador
Alejandro Arteaga, a herpetologist in Ecuador sent out out the…
Uncover the Secret Lives of Snakes. Live streaming cameras look at rattlesnakes.
If you haven’t found this website yet, it’s now time…
Road mortality in snakes and its impact.
Snakes are significant predators in many ecosystems, but high rates…
Genomic Insights into Snake Body Size
Body size is a critical trait that influences an animal’s…
New snake species described in 2024. Part 2.
A New Chironius from Ceara, Brazil Currently, the proposed diagnoses…
New snake species described in 2024. Part 1.
In 2024, 33 species of new snakes were described. In…
A Scuba-diving Lizard
Many small invertebrates utilize bubbles to facilitate underwater respiration, but…
Flystrike and Monitor Lizards
The following is based on: Tomma G. 2024. Giant Australian…
A new giant fossil snake from northwest India’s Eocene
The snake family Madtsoiidae is an extinct clade of primarily…
Plastic in Sea Turtles
Marine wildlife ingests plastic pollution, making them a reservoir for…
Invasive Snakes in Puerto Rico – its more than Reticulated Pythons
The following article was published on VOX on 21 May.…
Conserving the Axolotl
The following article is based on Smith (2023) and Sanchez…
The Controversy Over a Second Species of Giant Anaconda
The Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus, has long been Amazonia’s most iconic…
Aquatic Snakes, Diversity and Natural History
This book is available as a high quality PDF on…
Sand-dwellers and Climate Change
Lizards and snakes living in sandy soils in dry habitats…
Prehistoric Amphibian Ancestor Is Named for Kermit the Frog
The species seemed to have bug eyes and a smile,…
The Rapid Evolution of Snakes
About 128 million years ago, a surge of adaptation caused…
Advances in Snakebite Treatment
The following is based on Wilcox C. 2024. Powerful new…
Recently described snakes and changes in taxonomy – February 2024
A new species of endemic snake from the Lost World…
A new krait from Thailand
The Asian elapid genus Bungarus are commonly called kraits. They…
The Reticulated Python, an invasive species in Iraq?
Al-Sheikhlyet al. (2023) discuss reports of Iraq’s Reticulated Python, Malayopython…
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