Snakes
Vulnerable Beauties: The Jamaican Boa
By Nipper Read
The Jamaican boa is an iconic symbol of the vibrant island of Jamaica in the Caribbean, but also a sad reminder of the destruction humans can do to a species as well...
Snakes
By Justin Smith
It was the fall of 2018. At this point, I had decided to shift my focus back to snakes as I slowly started selling my collection of Crested and Gargoyle Geckos. Chondros...
Snakes
Maligned and Misunderstood – The Red Blood Python in Captivity
By Graham Battison
It was in the early 2000s when I first developed a fascination with the blood python. I was breeding ball pythons at the time and would be fixated on VPI's website waiting...
Snakes
A Deeper Look at the Woma Python, Aspidites ramsayi
By Kasey Schultz
Whenever I am asked about my favorite species of snake, my answer is consistently the Woma Python. Not only are they physically impressive, but they are also unique from other pythons in...
Snakes
A Visual Guide to Breeding Bredl’s Pythons
By Casey Cannon
Bredl's Pythons are from the harsh environment of central Australia. The canyons of the MacDonnell Ranges, where this species calls home, commonly has summertime highs over 100F and occasional wintertime lows below...
Snakes
By Nipper Read
Those that know me will tell you I’m a sucker for a rare colubrid. I don’t care if it's small and dull coloured with the most difficult to reproduce diet, if...
Lizards
by Kai Kolodziej
I guess many of us have seen flying reptiles in films and movies, and I am not talking about the (sadly fictional) massive fire breathing dragons in Game of Thrones or similar...
Snakes
Paper Breakdown: Social Snakes
by Kai Kolodziej
The garter snakes of the genus Thamnophis are quite often in focus of various scientific research. Even though they are one of the most researched groups of snakes and thousands are kept...
