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, December 3 2025
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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Tuesday, December 2 2025
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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Monday, December 1 2025
Our Herp Photo of the Day shows and amazing look inside the egg of a Russian Tortoise to be, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tortusjack!
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Friday, November 28 2025
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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Wednesday, November 26 2025
Snakes and Cats living together, it will be anarchy! Wait what? Nah it is just a nice shot of a Cat Snake ( Boiga cyanea) in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ptahtoo! Be sure to tell ptahtoo you liked it here!
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Tuesday, November 25 2025
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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Monday, November 24 2025
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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Friday, November 21 2025
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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Thursday, November 20 2025
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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