Reptiles, amphibians and other exotic vivarium pets.

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This last summer in Prescott, AZ I caught a lizard - some type of whiptail (stripes and a blue tail). Maybe one of these: After we got her she laid eggs... if that matters for any help with her. She now has tremors... pretty bad. Her toes shake and ...
Seen at a relative's home in Minneola, Florida. Photographed in a garage the other day; refuses to leave for some reason. Any reason to fear this snake? What type of snake is it? Picture at: Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Pat Kiewicz [nq:1]Seen at a relative's home in Minneola, Florida. Photographed in a garage the other day; refuses to leave for some reason. Any reason to fear this snake? What type of snake is it? Picture at: [/nq]
That is a very pretty corn snake. No reason ...
N Jill Marsh [nq:1]Seen at a relative's home in Minneola, Florida. Photographed in a garage the other day; refuses to leave for some reason. Any reason to fear this snake? What type of snake is it? Picture at: [/nq]
As Pat said, that's a lovely corn snake. ...
When I was younger, so much younger than today, I had an ig, kept him for about four-and-a-half years, then left him in the care of the science teacher at school when I graduated. My ig never exhibited any of the nasty behaviors I've been reading ...
Luke Campbell I've found out the hard way that free roaming herps just don't work, so you are going to be looking at critters that can live out their lives in whatever enclosures you can give them. I would recommend looking into bearded dragons, leopard geckos, ...
A Butler County man was flown to a Dayton hospital this afternoon after he was bitten by a poisonous lizard. Police in Wayne Townhsip say the man showed up at the firehouse on Jacksonburg Road this afternoon, saying he'd been bitten by his pet ...
Anonymous [nq:2]A Butler County man was flown to a Dayton hospital ... of poison if the bite is deep enough. http://www.local12.com/guides/petcare/story/Man-Bitten-By-Poisonous-Lizard/vc4UKtMxvESItzrIcwLd Q.cspx[/nq]
[nq:1]" “I have never been called to attend a case of Gila monster bite, and I don’t want to be. ... and slow of movement that the ...
Ulrik Smed [nq:1]Recently the CBC science program 'Quirks and Quarks' interviewed a scientist whose group had recently discovered that Komodo dragons have venom glands...[/nq]
There has been severel discoveries about venom in lizards recently. The most well ...
jc [nq:1]A Butler County man was flown to a Dayton hospital this afternoon after he was bitten by a poisonous lizard. ... monster and the beaded lizard. Both can deliver fatal doses of poison if the bite is deep enough. http://www.local12.com/guides/petcare/story/Man-Bitten-By-Poisonous-Lizard/vc4UKtMxvESItzrIcwLd Q.cspx[/nq]
The obvious ...
Last night I went road hunting and caught a beautiful Great Basin gopher snake, Pituophis catenifer deserticola. He was crawling across a mountain road at about 6500' elevation, and I probably saved him from getting squashed, because I almost got ...
reptilefile.com [nq:1]Last night I went road hunting and caught a beautiful Great Basin gopher snake, Pituophis catenifer deserticola. He was crawling ... horrible fate involving a little girl who thought he was a rattlesnake. Some photos: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3767917102 5e348aced7.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3767118407 c6a2a5 ...
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