Lizards
by Meeker Reptiles
Description
Members of the genus Strophurus are endemic to Australia and found throughout the continent with exception of mesic areas along the eastern coast and Tasmania. With 20 recognized species, this is the...
Morelia Spotlight
Morelia Spotlight: Papuan Carpet Pythons
by Billy Hunt
Papuan carpet pythons or Irian Jaya carpet pythons are a subspecies in the carpet python complex under the nomenclature, Morelia spilota harrisoni. They are the smallest of the carpet pythons and a personal...
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight: Owen McIntyre of Rogue Reptiles and MPR
HM: How did you get into the hobby?
OM: Before college, I was actually afraid of snakes. My freshman year, I decided it was time to get over that. (Plus, they’re way cooler to keep...
Invertebrates
by Paul Donovan
Like so many people who start out keeping reptiles, I also migrated towards keeping invertebrates as well. The two seem to go hand in hand. I think the more simple animals are,...
Book Review
Book Review: Pythons of the World Volume 3: The Pythons of Asia and Malay Archipelago
Book by Dave & Tracy Barker and Mark Auliya
Review by Billy Hunt
This book is the third volume in the Pythons of the World series from the Barkers. If this is your first time...
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...
Amphibians
Ameerega in the Mist: Keeping A. hahneli ‘Tahuyao’
By Tijl of @Urban__Jungles
Foreword
First, a quick introduction! My name is Tijl and I am a frog enthusiast from Belgium. I have been keeping and breeding different species of dart frogs since 2010. Back...
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...
