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Researchers Return Box Turtles To The Wild Via “Soft-Pen” ReleaseWhen turtles are taken illegally from the wild, they can’t readily be returned, because they usually don’t survive. Turtles generally have a known range and taking them out of that range and placing them elsewhere is not good for the Gopher Tortoise Conservation Plan Updated And Announced By USDAThe United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service will continue its conservation efforts of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)and its critical habitat, the USDA announced in a press release August 31. The NRCS released its five year plan, Ball Python Killed In Georgia BackyardGeorgia’s Department of Natural Resources Urban Wildlife Program picked up a dead ball python that was killed in someone’s backyard. The Walton County homeowner killed the reptile and turned it in to the DNR’s local extension office. It was confirmed Atheris hetfieldi, A New African Bush Viper Named After Metallica Frontman James HetfieldResearchers Dr. Luis Ceriaco and Mariana Marques are such big fans of Metallica, that the scientists named an African bush viper after James Hetfield, the frontman for the heavy metal band. "Both me and Mariana Marques, the second author of Snail-Eating Snake Uses Jaw To Remove Undigestible Part Of Snail PreyResearchers From Japan and Malaysia have discovered a unique feeding behavior with the blunt-headed snail-eating snake, (Aplopeltura boa) whereby it uses its mandible, or jaw, to cut off a snail’s operculum, the indigestible part of a snail, before it consumes the Florida FWC Traps 100-Pound Suwannee Alligator Snapping TurtleBiologists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute were checking traps last week that were set for the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis), and were surprised with what they had captured, a 100-pound male and a 46-pound female. Blue Iguana Conservation Produces 60 Hatchlings In 2020Blue Iguana Conservation on the Grand Cayman Islands announced that its breeding facility has so far produced 60 hatchling blue iguanas (Cyclura lewisi) in 2020. The hatchlings are housed in a custom enclosure that is sectioned off from the rest Researchers Discover New Species of Cloud Forest Frog In The PhilippinesA species of frog of the genus Platymantis has been discovered in the montane forests of Leyte and Samar islands in the Philippines. The frog, Platymantis navjoti, is the 32nd species in the genus. They are often called ground frogs, South Carolina Documents First Argentine Black And White Tegu In The WildThe South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced today that it has captured an adult female black and white tegu  (Salvator merianae) in Lexington County. The SCDNR says that there have been reports of sightings in both Lexington and Aiken counties Researchers Find 4m Thalattosaur In Belly Of 5m IchthyosaurAn international group of researchers in China have discovered a five meter Ichthyosaur fossil with a 4m Thalattosaur in its belly, marking what the researchers believe to be the first documented instance of predation on megafauna (animals equal to or Florida Residents Should Be On The Lookout For Nesting Turtles And Turtle NestsIf you live in the state of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants you to know that it is turtle nesting season. The FWC urges those enjoying the outdoors to be on the lookout for turtle nests Green Iguanas Found In The Wild In Singapore And ThailandThe common green iguana (Iguana iguana), once the most popular lizard with reptile keepers and native to Mexico, southern Brazil and Paraguay, has been found in the wild in Singapore and Thailand, most likely as a result of the international Copperhead Snake Bites Have Little Effect On Alligators Due To Their BloodAmerican Alligators  (Alligator mississippiensis) have properties in their blood that Auburn University researchers say help them to avoid succumbing to venomous snake bites, particularly from the Eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix). The researchers looked at Eastern copperhead snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMP) Illinois State Rep. Brad Stephens To Host Virtual Reptile ShowIllinois state Rep. Brad Stephens, who is also the mayor of Rosemont, IL will participate in a virtual reptile show that will be posted to YouTube and his district’s website starting August 17. "Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic we Dehydrated Box Turtle Found Painted With Nail Polish and Glitter DiesAn eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) that was found dehydrated with its shell painted with nail polish and glitter has died. The turtle was brought to the Starks Parks Wildlife Conservation Center, Massillon, OH around August 5, where the Photographer’s 2021 Calendar To Benefit Global Snakebite Initiative, RFDSAustralian herp photographer Ross McGibbon announced that his 2021 reptile calendar will benefit the Global Snakebite Initiative and Royal Flying Doctors Service in Australia. McGibbon’s calendar will feature 12 of his best images from 2020 and each will feature a Two-Headed Russell’s Viper Found In IndiaSusanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Service uploaded a video to Twitter of a two-headed Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) that was rescued in Maharashtra, a state in the western peninsular region of India. The reptile will probably spend the rest Sonoran Desert Tortoise Under Consideration For ESA Protections, AgainThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2015 decided against protecting the Sonoran desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) under the Endangered Species Act. So in September 2019, WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Whole Tuatara Genome Sequence CompletedTuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), are lizard-like reptiles endemic to New Zealand and are the only living member of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia (Sphenodontia). It was announced that the species has had its whole genome sequence completed by researchers with the University What type of Herp do you keep?*SnakeTurtle/TortoiseLizardFrog/ToadSalamander/NewtMore than two of above

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