Snakes News

Scientists in Australia have discovered a species of sea snake in estuaries of the Gulf of Carpenteria in northern Australia. The snake is described in the current issue of Zootaxa.…

Malaysia failed to effectively assemble a case against convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong, leading to his early release from prison, says an anti-wildlife trafficking group. Wong was released yesterday after…

Notorious wildlife trafficker Anson Wong has been freed from prison after a court reduced his five-year term, reports Malaysian state media. Wong had served 17-and-a-half-months for illegally exporting nearly 100…

An American alligator and a Burmese python struggle in Everglades National Park. Photo by: Lori Oberhofer, U.S. National Park Service. The Everglades in southern Florida has faced myriad environmental impacts…

An American alligator and a Burmese python struggle in Everglades National Park. Photo by: Lori Oberhofer, U.S. National Park Service. Last week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced…

The Alangyi coastline. Photo by: Pierre Fidenci. Voters in the January 14 Taiwanese presidential election will decide the fate of the island’s last pristine wilderness known as the Alangyi Trail.…

This interview is an excerpt from The WildLife with Laurel Neme, a program that explores the mysteries of the animal world through interviews with scientists and other wildlife investigators. "The…

This interview is an excerpt from The WildLife with Laurel Neme, a program that explores the mysteries of the animal world through interviews with scientists and other wildlife investigators. "The…

Matilda's horned viper. Photo by: Tim Davenport. In a remote forest fragment in Tanzania, scientists have made a remarkable discovery: a uniquely-colored horned viper extending over two feet long (643…

Skin of female python killed by Agta Negrito men. Photo by: J. Headland. Humans have an ambivalent relationship with snakes. The legless reptiles are often feared and reviled, becoming stand-ins…

Rainbow snake, of which the South Florida rainbow snake is a subspecies. Photo by: Alan Garrett. Need to make a quick 500 bucks? Easy: head to Glades County, Florida and…

Often lauded as a model for conserving wild populations, breeding centers in Indonesia are shown to be actually worsening depletion of wildlife. Green tree python Breeding farms in Indonesia are…

Everyone loves the beautiful animals, the playful orangutans, the rolly-polly pandas, the regal tigers, the wise elephants, the awe-inspiring whales, the silly penguins—and it shows. Aside from gracing calendars and…

Brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) fledgling in tree cavity in Botswana. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. Aged, living trees are essential for over 1,000 birds and mammals that depend on such trees…

Salmon-bellied snake . Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The salmon-bellied snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus) is found in Central American forests, savannas, and even agricultural areas. It preys on lizards, frogs, and…

The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday that the believe two species in Florida have vanished into the long dark night: the South Florida rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma seminola)…

Fer de lances are 'milked' in order to extract the venom to create anti-venom. This photo was taken in Amacayacu National Park in Colombia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. If…

The missing Bronx Zoo cobra has been recaptured. Photo by Julie Larsen Maher of WCS. The missing Bronx Zoo cobra that became a pop culture sensation and caused consternation among…

Hard to miss the bright red ruby eyes of the world's newest pitviper: Cryptelytrops rubeus. Photo ©: Peter Paul van Dijk. Researchers have discovered two new species of pitviper in…

Malaysia contains an amazing array of plants and animals, including this water monitor. Photo taken in Sabah by Rhett A. Butler Malaysia ended 2010 with the confiscation of 4.3 metric…

Dengan usaha yang sangat kreatif untuk menyingkirkan spesies agresif, Departemen Pertanian AS merencanakan untuk menjatuhkan 'bom' di hutan hujan pulau Guam dengan tikus beku mati yang dilapisi acetaminophen. Bom-tikus ini…

A Malaysian court sentenced notorious wildlife trafficker Anson Wong to five years in jail, reports The Star. Justice Mohtarudin Baki ruled for the longer sentence after an appeal by the…

Researchers have discovered a biological shocker: female boa constrictors are capable of giving birth asexually. But the surprise doesn't end there. The study in Biology Letters found that boa babies…

The Antiguan racer (Alsophis antiguae) shares a similar story with many highly endangered island species. Invasive mongoose killed every racer on the Caribbean island of Antigua, leaving only a small…

A look back at species discovered over the last decade in the Amazon. A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) confirms the Amazon rainforest, even as…

Wildlife smuggler Anson Wong and his wife Cheah Bing Shee had their business licenses and wildlife permits revoked after the notorious trafficker was convicted of attempting to illegally take nearly…

In a spectacularly creative effort to rid Guam of an invasive species, the US Department of Agriculture is planning to 'bomb' the island's rainforests with dead frozen mice laced with…

Why biodiversity matters for carbon storage Notorious wildlife trafficker Anson Wong has been fined 190,000 Malaysian ringgit ($61,000) and sentenced to 6 months in jail for attempting to smuggle 95…

A notorious reptile smuggler has been busted at Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport after his luggage was found to contain 98 snakes and a turtle, reports the Malaysian Star. Anson…

A number of reports over the last decade have shown amphibians, lizards, fish, and birds facing steep population declines across species and continents, providing further evidence that the planet is…