There's an Alligator In The Middle Of The Road, what do you do?

A traffic jam in San Antonio was caused by a nearly 8 foot long american alligator basking in the middle of the road. The reptile only moved after it had been lassoed around the mouth and tore a bumper off of a polica cruser. Find the article here. Click here to see what it looks like when an alligator tears a bumper off of a car.

alligator loose on college campus

An American alligator was spotted by campus security at Trinity Western University. They saw the 4-foot long reptile in a ravine at the school, they have laid traps with help from a local reptile rescue, ReptileRefuge, and are hoping to catch the animal in the next few days before someone gets hurt. Here it is!

Not all amphibians screwed!

It's common for people to talk about the death of amphibians when discussing global warming and the O-zone layer. But not all amphibians are doomed, cane toads are doing a damn good job at keeping there numbers up, especially in Australia (oops! let that slip!). And atleast two species of poison arrow frog are actually avoiding high concentrations of UV-B light (The actual problem is with UV-C, but you can't expect journalists to be scientists). The full article is here.

Croc's Get It On!!!

A large male Gharial named Jantan was re-located in order to breed between zoos. Jantan belongs to an endangered species from South-East Asia. With only around 2,000 animals left in the wild it's good to see people helping them out.

Polotics and Iguanas

Former Cayman Island Governor, John Owen has been helping the Blue Iguana Recovery Program to raise money to re-populate the islands with blue iguanas. Owen has helped to raise over $60,000. In 1995 there were no blue iguanas of breeding age left on the islands, today there are more than 1000 with the population growing rapidly, thanks to BIRP and people like Governor Owen. It's all here.

Birds vs. Tortoise

Ravens have been attacking the endangered Desert Tortoise. Ravens have been killing babies tortoises, and because of how long it takes for a tortoise to reach maturity the death of neonates will greatly effect the future wellfare of the tortoises. It's all here.

Child Killed By Crocodile

Four children climbed into a crocodile pond at a local park in China, and terrorized the animals. After one of the children was dragged into the water by one crocodile the others ran off. The croc was sniped and dissected, inside officials found the remains of 9 year-old Liu inside of the crocodile's stomach. Here is the full article.

Events For The Week of 4-22-07

• Exotic animal, reptile, & bird sale, Valparaiso, IN 4-28
• Kansas City Pet Expo, 4-28,29
• Northern Berks Reptile Show, Hamburg PA 4-28
• Texas Reptile Expo, Arlington TX 4-28,29
  
• Wisconsin Reptile Breeders Show & Sale, Madison WI 4-28
  

A Gator But It's Not In The Sewers

An American Alligator was seen basking next to a pond right outside of Manhattan. They said that it was mad, but it was 2ft. long, so not that scary. The rest is here.

Great Turtle Race

I'm guessing that this is a site that helps Leatherback Sea Turtles, hoswted by Yahoo (but i don't know Flash>DialUp so i have to wait). You can still check it out though!

Over 100 Reptiles stolen from pet shop

Over 100 rare and expensive reptiles were stolen from a pet shop in Britain. The robbers got 57 tortoises and chameleons, which alone is like crazy moolah, the least expensive tortoise i've seen was 60$. 60*57=3420, and that's just if they were cheap animals. People piss me off.

Missouri saves turtles

The Missouri Department of Conservation has given some publicity to the problems created when Box Turtles are killed by motorists, it's always good for the state to do something about problems instead of herp groups. It's easier to listen to the government than it is to listen to "Those kids who you see in Wal-Mart buying Rubber-maids with no intention of storing sweaters". See it all.

True Vacation Land

The Staten Island Zoo just opened a new reptile wing. The exhibits include over 120 different species of reptile and an amazing 2-story alligator pool, and classrooms (the only summer school I would ever want to be in). There are over 40 different environments on display and each will have specific temperature and humidity settings, while still saving 20% of the projected energy baseline. Most of the lighting is provided by windows and sun-roofs and the the borders and work on the display cases make for an efficient and environmentally minded experience. Maine can hand the title of "Vacation Land" to the Staten Island Zoo 'cuz it sure as hell sounds a lot better than moose & lobster. See the original article here.

Legislature in Florida Make Moves to Regulate Large Reptiles

The state of Florida Legislature is charging owners of large invasive reptiles 100$, requiring the animal to have an implanted radio microchip, and the owners to have inspections of the animal's habitat, this is a move to prevent more of the problems with invasive reptiles that has been seen in Florida in the past few years. This decision by the legislature will hopefully slow down the introductions of invasive species into the Everglades.

Stealing Snakes?

Reptile keepers need to be on the lookout when selling expensive animals. Recently reptile keepers in Australia have been selling their animals in parking lots to make sure that no one knows where to steal their scaly critters. Some breeders have even installed extra security systems in their homes to protect their high-priced merchandise. Find the whole story here!

Frog almost pushed to extinction by drought!

The Booroolong tree frog from Australia is being nearly pushed to extinction by a drought, the frog has already had problems coping with introduced species eating their eggs, and chytridomycosis, a disease that is causing problems with amphibians world wide. Find the whole story here!

Kingsnake.com Update

Kingsnake.com made a large scale update (get it?) on Monday. The update includes a new browsing set-up that kicks ass compared to the previous format. Check it out!

This weeks reptile expos and events include...

The Florida International Reptile Show,
The Kalamazoo Reptile Show,
The Lowell Indiana Reptile and Animal sShow,
The Northwest Pet & Companion Fair,
The International Reptile Breeders Association Expo,
and the Oklahoma Reptile Expo

Welcome!

Hi, i like reptiles, simple enough. I have a veiled chameleon, a leopard gecko, a bearded dragon, and an iguana. I created this blog so that i could share the latest news in the reptile community. If you have any questions e-mail me at lazaroffkevin@triad.rr.com