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.
Friday, July 25 2025
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This stunning Guarico Rattlesnake, uploaded by kingsnake.com user robnimmo is a thing of beauty to behold! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world.

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Thursday, July 24 2025
Loving this Blue tongue skink just chilling in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user PatS . Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Wednesday, July 23 2025
This Pine Snake looks so velvety smooth in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Jack77 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, July 22 2025
This Green Granite Burmese Python in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ernesto! Has such a cool pattern! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! TAKE NO PRISONERS!
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Burmese Pythons have still a strong hold on the Everglades. It is a perfect environment for them and with few predators to take on an adult, they have latched on down there since they were released during the hurricanes decades ago. Now scientists are turning to robots to try to track them, more specifically, robot rabbits.
“Our partners have allowed us to trial these things that may sound a little crazy,” says Robert McCleery, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Florida who’s leading the rabbit project, to the Palm Beach Post. “Working in the Everglades for ten years, you get tired of documenting the problem. You want to address it.”
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In the past, researchers have experimented with placing live rabbits in pens in a bid to attract the invasive serpents in Everglades National Park. The live rabbits were indeed effective at luring the snakes, drawing in about one per week, but caring for and managing the small mammals was labor-intensive. Researchers wondered if robotic rabbits might do the job just as well.
There are a variety of techniques planned to see if this can be more effective. To read more, pop over to Smithsonian Magazine here.
Monday, July 21 2025
You know kingsnakes are out favorites. Loving this Lampropeltis leonis our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Rod_McLeod ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Friday, July 18 2025
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This Mexican Cantil ( Agkistrodon b. bilineatus) is in a classic pose in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user simus! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
We celebrate #RattlesnakeFriday to celebrate the wonderful venomous species that contribute to making our world greater and also use it as a way to support conservation efforts to protect these species worldwide!
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Thursday, July 17 2025
Feeling kinda like this hoggie in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jeffb ! Be sure to tell jeffb you liked it here! TAKE NO PRISONERS!
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Wednesday, July 16 2025
This Chameleon has his best colors on in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ssimsswiss as he puts on a display for a mate! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Tuesday, July 15 2025
This Western Fence Lizard is chilling like a villain in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Monday, July 14 2025
So precious! We love hatchling photos, like this awakening Gecko in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SA! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Friday, July 11 2025
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Look how wee this hatchiling Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake is in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user ssnakes is no exception! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
We celebrate #RattlesnakeFriday to celebrate the wonderful venomous species that contribute to making our world greater and also use it as a way to support conservation efforts to protect these species worldwide!
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