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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.
Friday, July 27 2012Blake Shelton takes to Twitter, implies he deliberately killed threatened turtle Country and western singer Blake Shelton -- also a judge on this season's "The Voice" -- proved once again the old dictum that famous doesn't equal smart by posting a Tweet today implying that he deliberately went out of his way to run over an Eastern Box Turtle in Oklahoma, a species that is not only protected but is under incredible pressures throughout its range. Can anyone really be this desperate for ratings or publicity?
Whether the Ada, Oklahoma, native did or didn't purposely run over and kill a protected species would be difficult to prove, and something that is probably best left to the professionals at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and their fine law enforcement team, but Mr. Shelton has certainly provided ample evidence that he is a moron. For all those reptile people with a Twitter account, I would encourage you to stop by and drop him a note. A behind-the-scenes field trip to the National Zoo The 35th Annual International Herpetological Symposium kicked off in a big way, with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian National Zoo!Let me just warn those of you who have never ever been here, but plan to come one day: Traffic sucks. It took two hours to drive a mere 30 miles. Quite traumatizing. The zoo is huge, roads leading in and out and parking lots located at specific exhibits. For even the short time we were there, it was quite impressive! When we finally arrived, we split up in several groups. Our guide took us first to the Japanese Giant Salamander (which was one of the two things I wanted to see here). We saw the Hellbender research lab and learned a bit about their conservation work. When asked what else we wanted to see, Kim Foose chimed in with crocs. Off we went to see the Cubans and the Phillipine crocs and then joy of joys, we saw 3-week-old hatchling Cubans! OMG they are the cutest little babies in the world! Our last stop on the whirlwind tour was the Komodo, so very adorable and still one of my favorite animals to see anywhere. Our tour was cut short because our car had to get back early for the IHS Ice Breaker prep. You can find my shots here, and watch for the Hellbender video coming shortly! There are a few photos posted after the bump. Continue reading "A behind-the-scenes field trip to the National Zoo" Thursday, July 26 2012Wednesday, July 11 2012Tuesday, July 10 2012Saturday, July 7 2012Sean Bradley medical fund and update As Jeff reported yesterday, Sean Bradley of Exotics By Nature is paralyzed from the waist down due to a fall. Close friend Tim Bailey is helping with Exotics By Nature and his girlfriend Rachel is holding down the family fort. Sean will undergo surgery on Friday for spinal fusion.Like many of our members, Sean is a small business owner and does not have health insurance. He could definitely use a little help from his friends. A Chip In account has been established to help defray some of the upcoming medical costs. The family and his friends will be updating it as much as possible with information. His fiance Rachel sent us this update: > Sean Bradley, the owner of Exotics by Nature, had a life-changing accident on the night of July 4th. He had some temporary memory loss, he does not remember exactly what happened. The story as we have it right now is that Rachel (Sean's fiancée) was inside the house and Sean was on the back balcony (talking on the phone). We had just had a bad storm blow through and everything was very wet. Sean thinks he must have slipped on the wet boards and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The next thing he remembered was waking up on the ground and being in pain. He was able to crawl over to the building and beat on the wall loud enough for Rachel to hear it. I spoke with Sean this morning and let me tell you, he is not giving up! Despite the pain he is in and the medications, he was his normal smart-arse self. He wanted to express how thankful he is for all the support that is already coming his way from the community and pass along how much it means to him. We will continue to keep you in the loop as we hear more. Friday, July 6 2012Reptile breeder disabled by fall vows to continue Severely injured in a fall at his home over the July 4th holiday, Louisiana reptile breeder and long time kingsnake.com member Sean Bradley vows "I'm staying in the biz man" despite being paralyzed from the waist down. The fall Wednesday from his deck severed his spine leaving him permanently paralyzed, and Sean will have to undergo surgery next week to have his spine fused.Friends have gotten together to start a fund to help Sean pay for his medical bills and start the recovery process. Led by Sean's longtime friend Tim Bailey of Bailey and Bailey Reptiles, they hope to raise enough money to defray some of the costs that the immediate and long term care will require. Once that link is available we will publish it here. Sunday, July 1 2012 |
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