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.
Wednesday, March 19 2025
Little Lizette, a Stimsons Python( Antaresia Stimsoni) is hiding out from the storm hitting the entire Midwest in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ToeTag! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!

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Tuesday, March 18 2025
This Amethystine python ( Morelia Amethystina) is coiled and watching in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user joanmas! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!

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Monday, March 17 2025
A peek inside the egg as a baby boxie takes his first breath in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user norristhenut! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!

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Friday, March 14 2025
The photo may be a bit blurry, but there is no mistaking that is a gravid Masssasauga in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user LetsConservate24 in the field! We can only imagine the excitement at this find! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Thursday, March 13 2025
Nothing to see here, just your neighborhood watch Cyclura in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bricun1 is appropriately named! Pure FIRE! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!
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Wednesday, March 12 2025
This is an amazing shot of a hatching hognose in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user motorhead!!
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Tuesday, March 11 2025
Dumeril's Boas are an underrated snake and as you can see by the one in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user biophiliacs amazingly beautiful too boot!!
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Monday, March 10 2025
This male Boelen's just wants to say hello in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user JonathanH!
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Friday, March 7 2025
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! An absolutely stunning Crotalus atrox neonate graces our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user psilocybe! This awesome specimen was found a long the New Mexico/Arizona border. 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, March 6 2025
What a sassy Mex Mex Kingsnake in 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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Wednesday, March 5 2025
As you can see from our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user TomDickinson, garter snakes come in an amazing variety of colors! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Tuesday, March 4 2025
How cute is this juvenile Black Dragon in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user volleyballjoe is appropriately named! Pure FIRE! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!

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Monday, March 3 2025
The Fire Skink in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user firereptiles is appropriately named! Pure FIRE! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! No offense USPS!

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