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Snakes
THE YELLOW RATSNAKE
by Chris Montross of Darkhorse Herpetoculture - Photos by author and Lance Jarzynka
In the extreme southeastern United States there lives a snake of beauty beyond compare, the Yellow Ratsnake.
Originally described by Holbrook in 1836 as...
Articles
Hidden Beauty – The Mangrove Saltmarsh Snake
By Chris Montross - Darkhorse Herpetoculture
A true gem of the Southeast is found hiding deep in the biting fly and mosquito ridden mangrove forests of the coastal waters of south Florida.
The Mangrove Saltmarsh Snake...
Charity Raffles
Slate Reed Raffle
Over the past few months our friend Ryan Reed's son, Slate, has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration that can lead to major heart...
Snakes
The Ups & Downs of Breeding Herpetofauna: Carpet Python Edition
By Ryan Dumas
Every year I have a select few pairs of herpetofauna I attempt to reproduce. Planning and executing a synthetic cycle of events that trigger them to do so is not always easy....
Snakes
The South Mountains Red Ratsnakes: A Journey Into Herpetoculture
By Chris Montross of Darkhorse Herpetoculture
It all started in 1999 when Michael Coone finished college and decided that he was determined to find some of the local population of Red Rats in the foothills...
Charity Raffles
May 2022 Snakes & Stogies Raffle!
-Benefitting the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation-
https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/
We have 3 raffles this month sponsored by Reptiles Express!
Winners will be drawn live on Snakes & Stogies on 5/30/22
First some rules:
U.S. residents onlySlots are first come, first serve.Winners are...
Product Reviews
Product Review: Katchy Indoor Insect Trap
By Justin Smith
Ah, spring. The wonderful time of year when breeding season, at least for most of us, is kicking off! For whatever reason, this is also the season where I notice fruit flies...
Chelonians
Reptile Vision Explained!
By Paul Donovan
There has been much written regarding the extent to which reptiles rely on vision as a primary sense of their surroundings, with many people believing them to be blind or having poor...
