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, May 31 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                Take on your day like this sassy Snapping Turtle in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user  phantoms! Take no prisoners!  Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Monday, May 30 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This Emerald Tree Boa shows it is a master of camouflage in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   Mike H.  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Friday, May 27 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This prairie rattlesnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   DanL  shows us exactly what a rattlesnake does in the wild if they feel threatened! First they warn and then they try to run away! Rattlesnakes are so very important to our ecosystem and it is so very important to understand that it is important to watch for them, respect them and give them their space for freedom. Despite the urban legends, they run away! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Thursday, May 26 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                What a beautiful Cuban Knight Anole in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   StPierre68  simply could not be any cuter! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Wednesday, May 25 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This hatching Radiated Tortoise in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   marcp  simply could not be any cuter! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Tuesday, May 24 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                So simple and so beautiful. That is the black racer in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   ReptileProducts  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Monday, May 23 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                What a great shot of a Map Tree Frog in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   Toucan  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Friday, May 20 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                Happy Rattlesnake friday! Today the classic Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake takes over our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   Canes05 !  Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! On Rattlesnake Friday, we celebrate all forms of venomous reptiles to promote conservation of them world wide!
  
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                         Thursday, May 19 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                Who doesn't love a photo of a little girl and her best friend? Kelsey and her pet Blue Tongue Skink in this throwback pic from 2006 are totally adorable in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   danielle4girls4  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Wednesday, May 18 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This Pacific ground boa ( Candoia carinata) posed so perfectly it had to be our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   tottyku  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Tuesday, May 17 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                First breaths for this Chondro bring on the awws 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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                         Monday, May 16 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                How regal is this  Cyclura lewisi hybrid iguana in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   typherp  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Friday, May 13 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                So small, yet so powerful. We love this little Mexican Coral Snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   MXHerper !  Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! On Rattlesnake Friday, we celebrate all forms of venomous reptiles to promote conservation of them world wide!
  
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                         Thursday, May 12 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This little cornsnake must have been racing to get out of the egg ahead of his siblings in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   cochran  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Wednesday, May 11 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This gorgeous  Ctenosaura quinquecarinata is just hanging around in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   rockabirdie  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Tuesday, May 10 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                There is just something cool with this shot of two Cuban Crocs in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   crocodilians  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Monday, May  9 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This male veiled is hanging on tight for whatever the week has in store for us in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   GECKOPERSON  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Friday, May  6 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                This Hagen's Pit Viper wants to get up close and personal with you in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   knotsnake !  Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! On Rattlesnake Friday, we celebrate all forms of venomous reptiles to promote conservation of them world wide!
  
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                         Thursday, May  5 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                What more can we say but AMAZING! This is such a beautiful shot of a Desert Horned Lizard in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   Brockn ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Wednesday, May  4 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                Please forgive us, but spring has sprung and spring is for Salamanders, like this Speckled Black in our herp photo of the day in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   skyserpent ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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                         Tuesday, May  3 2016
                    
                                
                                                    
            
		    
		    
            
            
                
                We hope your day rocks as hard as this Dumeril's in our herp photo of the day in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user   liljenni  ! Be sure to tell them you liked it  here! 
  
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