A female zookeeper “lost a lot of blood” after she was attacked by a 16ft saltwater crocodile in northern Australia. The 34-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after the giant reptile, known as Leo, reportedly bit her on the arm in a surprise attack. It is believed the member of staff was trying to put […]
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9 Reasons Why You Should Consider Getting a Reptile as a Pet
Do you want a pet that is low-maintenance, interesting, and cute? If so, then you should consider getting a reptile! Reptiles make great pets for people of all ages, and there are many different types to choose from. Here are nine reasons why you should consider getting a reptile as a pet, including tips on […]
Get to Know the Good and Bad Garden Reptiles (and How to Humanely Handle Them)
For some sad reason, many people shiver at the thought of reptiles. Some have fear of snakes, tagging all of them as dangerous. Others’ minds go to prehistoric assassins like crocodiles and alligators. My mom is screaming, stand-on-something afraid of lizards, regardless of how small they are. Then, there are gardeners, and reptiles are more […]
It’s time cats were recognized as a major environmental issue
The Macquarie Island parakeet was, by all accounts, an elegant parrot endemic to the island off southern Tasmania that shared its name. We will never really know, because the last of its species was seen in the 1880s. The lesser bilby inhabited warmer climes – it was found predominantly in the sandy deserts of central […]
Saving Florida’s gopher tortoises: Group rescues reptiles from death by development
Though gopher tortoises have persisted for millions of years, they now face a barrage of threats from loss of habitat and developers with permits that allow the reptiles to be buried alive. From 1991-2007, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued incidental take permits (ITPs) allowing land owners to pay a fee that would allow […]
Germany: More than 110 snakes found on farm after woman bitten
A snakebite to the farm owner led to German police finding more than 110 snakes. The woman who was poisoned is in critical condition in hospital. Police in Germany said on Sunday they had discovered more than 110 snakes, some of them dangerous, in a farm in Lower Saxony after a woman who lived there […]
Swine dining: crocodiles are thriving in the NT and it could be because of feral pigs
The exponential increase in saltwater crocodile populations in the Northern Territory in recent decades may be partly a result of them preying on feral pigs, new research suggests. Scientists who have analysed the diets of saltwater crocodiles in the Territory believe the reptiles have shifted from marine prey to predominantly terrestrial food sources in the […]
21 percent of all reptile species worldwide are threatened with extinction
According to The Guardian, the largest study ever conducted on the extinction risk of reptiles on the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned that 21% of all reptile species worldwide are threatened with extinction, which could have a “devastating” effect on the planet’s ecosystems. According to […]