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Bioactive Enclosures for Spilotes pullatus
This article is about changing an existing enclosure for Tiger Rat Snakes (Spilotes pullatus) into a themed bio active enclosure and the practical experience with maintaining it.
The original setup of the enclosure
I got my...
Book Review
Herp Book Review: How Snakes Work by Harvey B. Lillywhite
How Snakes Work is a fantastic addition to any herper’s library. This book covers every topic possible that one could want to know pertaining to snakes. Digestion, Feeding, Shedding, Reproduction, Locomotion, etc. Each topic has...
Snakes
Olive Python Care with Dennis McNamara
In 1998 I attended the National Reptile Breeders Expo in Orlando. My friend, Chris, and I walked around the show and entered the back room and found Dave and Tracy Barker’s table. On that...
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...
Snakes
Chilabothrus inornatus: An overview of The Puerto Rican Boa
Intro
Chilabothrus inornatus; the Puerto Rican Boa (PRB) is an endemic boa that inhabits the island of Puerto Rico. This snake, known as Culebrón by Puerto Rican natives, is considered threatened in its native habitat....
Snakes
Tamaulipas Boas with Brian Burrell
Mexico is home to a very diverse range of Boa imperator. Their size and appearance change drastically depending on the region but One locality in particular, hails from the northeastern state of Mexico called,...
Herping
Herping Greece with Nipper Read
Field herping, looks great eh? All those amazing pictures on insta, the tales of adventure and mishap on podcasts, drunken chats after reptile shows, who wouldn't wanna get into field herping? what could be...
