Herpetology

Snakes Snake Behavior Snake Species Lizards Geckos Amphibians Crocodilians Reptiles Venomous Snakes Chameleons

Snake Blood Proteins Could Yield Far More Potent, Broader Antivenoms

Lab tests show mixes of snake FETUA proteins neutralize rattlesnake toxins far better than current horse or sheep antivenoms, suggesting recombinant production for veterinary trials.

6 ARTICLES

last wk.

Cretaceous Skull Reveals Earliest Head‑First Burrowing Snake

3 ARTICLES

2mo ago

Study Finds Pygmy Rattlesnakes Prone to Fungal Disease and Invasive Lungworm

3 ARTICLES

2mo ago

New Worm-Eating Snake Trachischium lalremsangai Described From Indo–Burma Hotspot

3 ARTICLES

3mo ago

New Bent-Toed Gecko Found Near Assam’s Raimona Park, Named Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis

4 ARTICLES

4mo ago

Survey of Cambodia’s Karst Caves Confirms Seven New Species, Finds Rare Snakes

4 ARTICLES

5mo ago

Soil-Borne Fungus Spreads in Brisbane, Raising Fears for Australia’s Reptiles

4 ARTICLES

5mo ago

Guinness Confirms 7.22-Meter Wild Python in Sulawesi as Longest Ever Recorded

6 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Brisbane Woman Finds Python on Her Chest as Queensland Encounters Rise

8 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Nat Geo Premiere Reveals 2022 Amazon Anaconda Discovery and Pollution Warning

4 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Two New Slender-Armed Frog Species Described From Arunachal Pradesh

6 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Mizoram Scientists Describe New Reed Snake Species, Calamaria mizoramensis

7 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Woman Released After Eastern Brown Trapped in Shoe Loop During Sydney Geocache

5 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Mexico Confirms New Endemic Gecko Species in Tehuacán‑Cuicatlán Reserve

11 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Pond Frogs Eat Giant Hornets Despite Repeated Stings, Study Shows

12 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Anacondas Have Stayed Giant for 12 Million Years, Fossil Study Finds

5 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Scientists Describe New Great Nicobar Wolf Snake Named for Steve Irwin

Herpetology

Snake Blood Proteins Could Yield Far More Potent, Broader Antivenoms

Cretaceous Skull Reveals Earliest Head‑First Burrowing Snake

Study Finds Pygmy Rattlesnakes Prone to Fungal Disease and Invasive Lungworm

New Worm-Eating Snake Trachischium lalremsangai Described From Indo–Burma Hotspot

New Andean Lizard Species Confirmed in Peru’s Pagaibamba Protected Forest

New Venomous Pitviper Identified in China’s Giant Panda National Park

New Bent-Toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, Identified in Assam

New Bent-Toed Gecko Found Near Assam’s Raimona Park, Named Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis

Survey of Cambodia’s Karst Caves Confirms Seven New Species, Finds Rare Snakes

Soil-Borne Fungus Spreads in Brisbane, Raising Fears for Australia’s Reptiles

Never miss stories about

Herpetology

Guinness Confirms 7.22-Meter Wild Python in Sulawesi as Longest Ever Recorded

Brisbane Woman Finds Python on Her Chest as Queensland Encounters Rise

Nat Geo Premiere Reveals 2022 Amazon Anaconda Discovery and Pollution Warning

Two New Slender-Armed Frog Species Described From Arunachal Pradesh

Mizoram Scientists Describe New Reed Snake Species, Calamaria mizoramensis

Woman Released After Eastern Brown Trapped in Shoe Loop During Sydney Geocache

Mexico Confirms New Endemic Gecko Species in Tehuacán‑Cuicatlán Reserve

Pond Frogs Eat Giant Hornets Despite Repeated Stings, Study Shows

Anacondas Have Stayed Giant for 12 Million Years, Fossil Study Finds

Scientists Describe New Great Nicobar Wolf Snake Named for Steve Irwin

Never miss stories about

Herpetology