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Studying climate change’s impact on a dendrobatid frog

JCM Aug 2, 2019 7 min read

There’s a species of poison frog called the “strawberry frog”…

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SerpentResearch rated as one of the top ten herpetology blogs

JCM Aug 2, 2019 1 min read

SerpentResearch has been rated as one of the   Top 10…

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New Caenophidian Snake Phylogeny

JCM Aug 1, 2019 3 min read

Elephant Trunk Snake, Acrochordus javanicus. JCM In a recent paper…

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Giant Gartersnake Research

JCM Aug 1, 2019 3 min read

Thamnophis gigas. By Photo: Dave Feliz, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25541989…

Its hatching season in Florida

Its hatching season in Florida

JCM Jul 18, 2019 1 min read

The Florida Burmese lay their eggs in May-June. During this…

Anaconda mating aggregation

Anaconda mating aggregation

JCM Jul 6, 2019 1 min read

Mating aggregation of anacondas involving a very large female (Ashley)…

June 1952: Hunting for a giant snake COREY MCMAKEN | The Journal Gazette

June 1952: Hunting for a giant snake COREY MCMAKEN | The Journal Gazette

JCM Jun 12, 2019 18 min read

Here is a story from Fort Wayne, Indiana’s The Journal…

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Why did the Komodo Dragon survive the Pleistocene extinctions of the megafauna?

JCM Apr 16, 2019 2 min read

Sometimes exceeding 100 kg in weight, the Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis…

Large Burmese Python from Big Cypress National Preserve

Large Burmese Python from Big Cypress National Preserve

JCM Apr 7, 2019 3 min read

Researchers last week captured and killed the largest Burmese python…

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Komodo considers tourist ban to boost dragon numbers

JCM Apr 4, 2019 3 min read

The following is from the GuardianAuthorities are considering banning tourists…

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Biologists observe a lizard lay eggs and give birth to live young

JCM Apr 4, 2019 3 min read

 An adult Three-toed Skink. Photo Nadav Pezaro Biologists observe a…

Burmese pythons in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Burmese pythons in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

JCM Apr 2, 2019 3 min read

In a new paper, Hunter et al. (2019) used environmental…

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Tiger Geckos in Viet Nam

JCM Apr 2, 2019 5 min read

Cat Ba Tiger Gecko (Goniurosaurus catbaensis)  in its natural habitat.…

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Bd and Frog Biodiversity

JCM Apr 1, 2019 4 min read

An international study led by The Australian National University (ANU)…

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A strong male-biased sex ratio in the Aesculapian Snake

JCM Mar 31, 2019 2 min read

 Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus. Photo credit:  Felix Reimann. The adult…

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Tiny, new Malagasy Frogs

JCM Mar 31, 2019 3 min read

An adult male Miniscule resting on a fingertip. Photo credit…

Give snakes some space – no room for doubt!

Give snakes some space – no room for doubt!

JCM Jan 28, 2019 4 min read

A much-awaited scientific article on snake welfare, published this week…

13-foot retic found in the British countryside

13-foot retic found in the British countryside

JCM Jan 28, 2019 5 min read

Google “python found” virtually any day and click on “news”…

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Male trailing behavior in the Burmese Python.

JCM Jan 25, 2019 2 min read

More than 80 years ago G. K. Noble demonstrated male…

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New species of lizards and some lizard stories from 2018

JCM Dec 29, 2018 13 min read

Lizards in the Gekkota clade made up a disproportionately large…

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The Significance of the Green Rat Snake, Senticolis triaspis and the tribe Lampropeltini

JCM Nov 5, 2018 10 min read

 The North American-Central America Green Rat Snake, Senticolis triaspis, represents…

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Chironius phylogeny

JCM Nov 5, 2018 2 min read

Chironius carinatus. JCM The Neotropical snakes often referred to  sipo…

Some Florida Burmese Pythons carry Indian Python genes

Some Florida Burmese Pythons carry Indian Python genes

JCM Aug 24, 2018 4 min read

A new genetic analysis of invasive pythons captured across South…

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New snail-eating snakes from Ecuador

JCM Jun 20, 2018 3 min read

Photographs of some species of Dipsas in life: a D.…

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Alligator rescued from python

JCM Jun 19, 2018 2 min read

A Florida man rescued an alligator from a python’s death…