Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Celebrating with this beautiful Eastern Massasauga in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user ratsnakehaven found in the field in Michigan. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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Photo Courtesy California Academy of Sciences


Starting his life on September 15, 1995 in a Louisiana swamp, Claude was quickly brought into captivity because the chances of survival as an albino animal is none. After a brief time growing up at St. Augustine Alligator Farm & Zoological Gardens, Claude became a fixture at the California Academy of Sciences building in their swamp. He also in a way became an unofficial and well beloved mascot of the whole City of San Francisco.

“As you can imagine it’s a very sad day over here,” said Jeanette Peach, Cal Academy’s acting communications director, in an email to SFGATE. “At the moment we’re not doing interviews as we don’t have more information to share yet, but once we have the findings of the necropsy and exam that is being performed at UC Davis we will be able to share more.”

Our hearts go out to his care team. To read more and see some videos and photos of Claude, visit SFGate here.

We wanted to update this articles with the findings that the necropsy results have returned and show "extensive liver cancer" among other ailments. You can read more here

This pair of Common Toads in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Krallenfrosch Happy Wednesday! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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This cute lil cham is getting ready to help decorate the tree in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user 1Sun! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!





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Next Gen Retics podcast recently invited Jon and Cindy on to talk about all things kingsnake! We chatted about Jon buying it, a little history, what is coming in the future and more! Catch it here!



We would like to offer a huge thank you to both Rodney and Spencer for inviting us to chat! Hit us up if you would like to have either Jon or Cindy or both on your podcast to talk all things kingsnake!

We love the close up of the Black Tailed Rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user bigdnutz! This lil beauty was photographed in situ in Arizona and was a very patient model. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Fridays, we take the time to spotlight our venomous friends to help raise the awareness for the need of conservation and protections of them as part of the #RattlesnakeFriday movement!



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photo from photo gallery by user intuitivetype

Without the community there is no us, so we just wanted to toss out a thank you for being so supportive withour rebirth. On our socials today, we will be tossing this message up, but we have comment section open here on on our one blog, so feel free to participate here as well!

THANK YOU
We’re not even 4 weeks in with new ownership and the support from the community is amazing.

The shout outs, the calls and emails, sharing with your friends, and the memes have been excellent and we know there are more we haven't seen.

So please share where you're seeing people post about Kingsnake.
Post the memes below.

Check back later, and see what's been added.

THANK YOU for your support. Kingsnake is coming back in a big way for all of you.

We know we have been promising BIG things and just to prove it, here is a sneak peek! Remember, we have a lot to work on so things are taking time, but our first thing is about ready to go so we wanted to share that now! The thing you have been begging for! A better mobile experience!

WHAT?! Mobile update?!

Yes, you heard right, we gave a sneak peak of how our new mobile site is coming along. Very much a work in progress, but we thought you’d all enjoy a sneak peak.

BIG THINGS HAPPENING!

Thank you for coming back and supporting us in such a big way! We hope to go live very soon!

The close up on this Green Bottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user VansXotics is just amazing! Did you forget we still have a spot for our inverts?! We didn't! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Look how well she manages blends in! Valkyrie is coming to get ya in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Ashteroid ! She may camouflage well, but her colors pop so hard here! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Check out this gorgeous Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user sluggo781 found near Perris, CA! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Remember on Friday, we highlight our venomous species to help increase awareness about their conservation and celebrate #RattlesnakeFriday with everyone.



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A snake in the hand is better than two in the bush! Loving this white-sided Sonoran Gopher Snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Colby! Bonus points for being so flipping WEE! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This Timor Python in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user carlovandunsure has her eye on you! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This Pied Bearded Dragon in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user dragomlover was originally bred by Liz at Satyrday Reptiles. I hit the wayback machine in our photo gallery for this one. As far as the notes on the photo say, it was unknown if this one was ever bred, but did not appear to have been. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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inset photo from our photo gallery by user da_great_jandini

kingsnake.com has always been about the community. Heck, we are the one who coined the phrase reptile community, eschewing the original "reptile nation" and avoiding using industry because we are more than just breeders! The community makes us.
Logically, we want to hear your feedback.

We are accessible, It's easy for you to find us and provide feedback.

First and foremost, come on to the General Discussion forum here and join the discussion! We already outlined several topics and are looking for YOUR feedback on things! Your feedback is critical to the road map we're creating for the future of kingsnake.com

You can email Jon directly at jon@kingsnake.com for feedback on the site, banner advertising, help with your account or just to chat about reptiles and amphibians.

Of course Cindy is here to get you back up and running with account access so you can get back up and running on the site. As always Cindy is here for anything you need. Email her at cindy@kingsnake.com

Last night Jon sat down with David Levinson and JMG Reptiles on Trap Talk Radio with Cindy and our programmer Gerry there to back him up in the chat room to answer some questions about Kingsnake.com as well as just him personally! If you missed the broadcast you can check it out here!

This Horned Desert Viper (Cerastes cerastes) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gaboonviper1388is just peeking from its hiding spot! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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As always, on Fridays, we highlight our venomous animals as part of #RattlesnakeFriday to help bring awareness to their conservation status.

Loving this baby Henkeli in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gekkotaculture! This was the first one out of the egg!! I'm betting these guys will be on our classifieds very soon! Keep your eyes peeled! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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What a gorgeous rat snake in the field in Virginia in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Steve_Ray! Come back summer, I miss you! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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Blast from the past with this IJ Jag Carpet from Spitfire Reptiles in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user yasser! They used to be one of the leaders in Morelia! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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What a wee worm snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user corythreatt! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a cool field shot of a Timber in shed in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user seto2112!

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As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world and to raise awareness for their need for protection.

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That's a whole lotta bull. Bullsnake that is! Loving the colors on the one here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider has never missed a meal! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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As herping wraps up for most of us, a visit with this lovely Virginia Salamander found in the field in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran helps get us through the long winter! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This beautiful Trans-Pecos Rat Snake is holding on to her most valueable treasure in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pecoskid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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