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Archive: 2023-11

Herp Photo of the Day: Blood Python

kingsnake.com · Nov 30, 2023

Throwback Thursday to the early days of Blood pythons with this stunning Python brongersmai in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Rich_Crowley ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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"Jawlene" thriving at Gatorland

Cindy Steinle · Nov 29, 2023

Do you remember "Jawlene", the alligator that was found without an upper jaw in Florida? Gatorland recently shared an update!

It has been such a blessing and a wild ride since this little angel showed up at Gatorland! Jawlene is an incredible testament to the strength and resilience of the great American Alligator. From learning how she had adapted to living as a wild alligator to being patient and watching her show us how to best feed her so that she doesn’t get frustrated and give up. She’s gaining weight, learning to trust us and getting stronger every day. Gatorland Global, our conservation arm exists for situations just like this one.

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Herp Photo of the Day: Gecko

kingsnake.com · Nov 29, 2023

How adorable is this Giant Ground Gecko in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user leighroomes ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Adoption May Save Axolotls in Mexico

Cindy Steinle · Nov 29, 2023

Photo courtesy of NPR article With their new found popularity from Minecraft, almost everyone now knows the Axolotl with it's goofy grin. The National Autonomous University is hoping that people love them enough to adopt one, well virtually at least! It might seem amazing with their popularity as a pet, but their wild numbers are on a rapid and drastic decline. Right now, they are running a campaign where you can virtually "adopt" an animal by naming one for a year, donating meals towards one or even donating towards habitat purchase!

Over two decades ago, there were about 6,000 of these tiny salamanders for every square kilometer in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. In the last count from 2014, there were only about 36 axolotls per square kilometer, according to Luis Zambrano, who was involved in the axolotl census. "It's gotten worse. They're not completely extinct, but it's worse," said Zambrano, who is also an ecologist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

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Herp Photo of the Day: Corn Snake

kingsnake.com · Nov 28, 2023

This little cornsnake must have been racing to get out of the egg ahead of his siblings in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Inyo Mountain Salamander,

Richard Bartlett · Nov 27, 2023


This adult Inyo Mountain was about 4" in total length. I think I can move that boulder, Gary said. It’s the only thing I can see that’s blocking access. I agreed with the 2nd of Gary’s statement, but the initial comment concerned me. It was a BIG boulder and neither Gary nor I were of boulder-moving stature. But move it he did, and we were again on our way along a tooth-loosening Jeep trail—and we were not in a Jeep. It was an amphibian, a caudatan, that had brought us onto this sun-drenched trail. Around us stretched the peaks of the Inyo Mountains. Soon, no more boulders halting progression, we hoped this trail would swing a bit southward and then as it met with a tiny mountain stream, take us again eastward. And if we were then where we thought we actually should be, the stream would widen a bit, the moist banks would be surrounded by rock flakes, and beneath those flakes an interesting species of slender salamander, the Inyo Mountain Slender Salamander,Batrachoseps campi , was known to dwell. As hoped for the Inyo Mountain Salamander we found was of the silvery phase. The presence of this salamander in an otherwise sere habitat proved the importance of even tiny trickles. Guess what? Lady Luck was with us. We were right on target. In a sudden turn the trail neared the trickle even more closely. The dried grasses gave way to tiny but beautiful orchids. And then the trail ended. We hopped out and carefully made our way to a stand of small shrubs interspersed with an occasional desert palm and sycamore. There the stream widened to a shallow 10 or 12 foot puddle, and along the banks were the rock shards we had hoped for. As hoped, our careful search (of only a few minutes) turned up a salamander, one only, but this one was of the light phase. Photos were taken, the salamander replaced, and we left. A half hour later were back on the paved road, en route to another herp quest.

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Only 2 weeks left for Georgians to register their reptiles

Jeff Barringer · Nov 25, 2023


Black & White Tegu photo by user RamblinRose Herp hobbyists in Georgia are running out of time to register their non-native reptiles with the Georgia Wildlife Resources Commission. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources board voted in 2022 that Burmese pythons can't be bred in the state. The DNR says the rules are set in place so invasive species don't get released in Georgia. They can survive in the wild and impact the state's native wildlife. Also included in the new law are some tegus, monitor lizards, and turtles. By Dec. 4, the following reptiles and amphibians must be registered by their owners:

  • Nile monitors
  • African helmeted turtles
  • Chinese softshell turtles
  • Argentine black and white tegus
  • Indian rock and Burmese pythons

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Herp Photo of the Day: Ball Python

kingsnake.com · Nov 21, 2023

What an awesome shot of a shedding in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tylerwork! Bet this Ball Python loves it's new outfit! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Herp Photo of the Day: Ball Python

kingsnake.com · Nov 21, 2023

What an awesome shot of a shedding in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tylerwork! Bet this Ball Python loves it's new outfit! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Herp Photo of the Day: Lizard

kingsnake.com · Nov 16, 2023

The Curly tailed lizard is a common sight in the southern US, but not so common as pets. They are totes adorbs as you can see in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Upscale!

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