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Herping
Herping Uganda with Daniel Wakefield
I’ve dreamed of Africa ever since I was a small child. The landscapes, the charismatic wildlife, and especially the reptiles loomed large in my imagination. The land of killer crocodiles, incredible venomous snakes, and...
Product Reviews
Product Review: WYZE Cam Pan
When discussing the security of your reptile room, building, or even just your home, surveillance cameras eventually come up. The idea of setting up cameras and being able to monitor them can seem daunting,...
Lizards
Tanks vs Tubs – The Big Debate
It is a Friday night on the football field, on one side Team Tanks and the other Team Tubs. They stare each other down, ready to tackle with a predator-like intensity. Who will win?
The...
Snakes
The Wide World of Banded Water snakes
By Chris Montross
The Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata ssp.) are a fascinatingly variable temperate and sub-tropical Colubrid native the lower coastal plains and river lowlands of the southeastern United States. Ranging from northeastern...
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight: Eric Burke of EB Morelia
Even if you’re not too hip to the world of Morelia and the people in the hobby who focus on the genus, it’s very likely that you’ve listened to at least ONE episode of...
Lizards
Breeding Tokay Geckos: What it’s like to breed and keep these misunderstood “Demons” by Mike Toth
First things first – I would like to express that I do not consider myself an expert on the subject matter at hand, and I am not the only individual who has bred and...
Venomous
Swamp Lions: The U.S. Cottonmouth & The Myths Behind Them by Phil Wolf
“And that’s when It swam over, mouth open, and charged me!”Everyone who’s into reptiles has heard that same story over and over again. The classic southern fable of the vicious cottonmouth that chased down...
Book Review
Herp Book Review: The Dragon Traders: A Collective History of the Reptile Trade in America and the Age of Herpetoculture By Michael Burger
Let me start by saying that when I first heard about this book I was VERY excited to get a copy. With so many books being published on captive care or natural history, it...
