I had no problem getting close enough to this blue tongued lizard (it's one of several living in my garden) to get a picture of its vivid blue tongue. Blue tongue lizards quickly become used to humans. (That's one reason why they are so popular as pets.) But even if they've never...
As humans expand and develop Florida’s natural landscape into new homes for humans, corn snakes are losing their habitat in the Florida Keys. Climate change is also altering the snakes’ homes in unexpected ways. Corn snakes are also often taken out of the wild and bred in captivity due to...
Most people are afraid of Midland water snakes because they don’t only resemble the venomous cottonmouths, but they also mimic their behavior to appear dangerous. But they’re not. In fact, they’re not aggressive and avoid contact with humans, although they’ll bite if molested. Danger le...
She shares her home with a German Shepherd, several snakes, tarantulas, and a couple of rescue cats. Lindsay and her husband enjoy traveling the US with their children and photographing wildlife. Lindsey is passionate about proper animal care and education around it! View All Posts > ...
Africa is home to many amazing reptiles. On this page you’ll meet some of the best-known of the country’s reptilian inhabitants! Crocodiles, snakes, lizards and turtles. African reptiles list with pictures & facts: discover the amazing reptiles of Afri
Spider ball pythons are used alongside several other mutations to create a number of designer snakes, such as the bumblebee spider (which is a combination of the pastel gene and the spider gene). However, it is important to note that the majority of snakes with the spider gene exhibit neuro...
The fear of snakes is known as Ophidiophobia. Scientific research has found that an instinctive fear of snakes may actually be something we’re born with. In other words, snakes are scientifically proven to be scary animals! There are around 3,600 species of snake divided between 18 families...
aMANY ANIMALS ARE CREPUSCULAR, THAT IS,THEY ARE ACTIVE ONIY AT DUSK AND AGAIN AT DAWN. FOR THIS REASON, HUMANS SELDOM ENCOUNTER RATTIESNAKES AND GILA MONSTERS. MANY ANIMALS ARE COMPLETEIY NOCURNAL, RESTRICTING ALL THEIR ACTIVITIES TO THE COOLER TEMPERATURES OF THE NIGHT.BATS,MANG SNAKES, MOST...
At least with humans, though, choking can be a big concern until young children learn to chew thoroughly before attempting to swallow. In the animal kingdom, the young are normally either biting off their own food or else having it chewed by a mother or other care provider first, so choki...
A remote ancestor of modern iguanas, Barbaturex was one of the largest lizards of theEoceneepoch, weighing about as much as a medium-sized dog. (Prehistoric lizards never quite achieved the huge dimensions of their reptile cousins; compared to Eocene snakes and crocodiles, Barbaturex was an ins...