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Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2005.

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Herps In the News

Topic	Replies	Last Post
AZ Press: Every turtle has his day - May 23 is World Turtle Day by - May 25, 2005 06:21 PM	0	No replies
FL Press: J.D. Floyd Elementary students get close to wildlife by - May 25, 2005 06:17 PM	0	No replies
WI Press: Woman has minor injuries after pet python bites her by - May 25, 2005 06:14 PM	0	No replies
FL Press: High School Dean Charged With Killing Alligator by - May 23, 2005 09:22 PM	1	May 24, 2005 08:06 PM by
IL Press: Cold-blooded creatures help warm benefit for aid center by - May 22, 2005 09:29 PM	0	No replies
Leucistic Fly River Turtles??? by siamserpents - May 22, 2005 05:30 PM	0	No replies
WA Press: Exotic animal ban stirs up crowd by - May 21, 2005 12:41 PM	0	No replies
NS Press: The perils of owning a pet by - May 21, 2005 12:36 PM	0	No replies
AFP Press: Endangered, harmless Siamese crocodiles found in Laos by - May 20, 2005 09:52 AM	0	No replies
by - May 18, 2005 07:31 PM	0	No replies
AB Press: The toads less travelled by - May 18, 2005 06:33 PM	0	No replies
New Species of Salamander Found in California! by Niko8 - May 18, 2005 02:34 PM	0	No replies
CO Press: Toad fungus traced back to South Africa by - May 17, 2005 07:19 PM	0	No replies
CO Press x2: Snake doctor by - May 17, 2005 07:16 PM	0	No replies
PA Press: A small movement is afoot to capture local box turtles to help them survive in the wild by - May 12, 2005 09:19 PM	0	No replies
FL Press: Sand Skinks Elusive Creatures by - May 12, 2005 09:15 PM	0	No replies
AZ Press: Reptile shelter heaven for gators - Fund-raiser to help keep reptiles fed by - May 12, 2005 09:13 PM	0	No replies
by - May 12, 2005 09:10 PM	0	No replies
AB Press: Korean salamander an exciting discovery by - May 12, 2005 08:54 PM	0	No replies
ON Press: (Aus) Crocodile pays price for police mistake by - May 12, 2005 08:54 PM	0	No replies
WY Press: Serpent search (Plains black-headed snake) by - May 10, 2005 12:26 PM	0	No replies
ZWE Press: Snake bites woman as she relieves self by - May 10, 2005 12:25 PM	0	No replies
MB Press: Up for some frog hunting? - Project to pinpoint green frogs by - May 08, 2005 07:03 PM	0	No replies
by - May 08, 2005 06:47 PM	0	No replies
OH Press: Cold-blooded friend can't keep drug suspects out of hot water by - May 08, 2005 06:33 PM	0	No replies
Man Hides Turtle On His back by Noofle de blub - May 08, 2005 03:36 AM	0	No replies
WA Press x2: Dead rattler may have legs Unpleasant by - May 07, 2005 09:46 AM	1	May 09, 2005 06:36 PM by Katrina
Would they have done all this is they knew it was a frog. by MEHerps - May 03, 2005 05:55 PM	0	No replies
AUS Press: Pet python kills owner by - May 01, 2005 05:26 PM	1	May 01, 2005 07:41 PM by
ON Press: Why didn't the frog cross the road? It took the tunnel by - Apr 30, 2005 01:26 PM	0	No replies
ON Press: Why didn't the frog cross the road? It took the tunnel by - Apr 30, 2005 01:24 PM	0	No replies
CA Press: A snake slayer's role by - Apr 30, 2005 01:12 PM	1	May 22, 2005 04:17 AM by kamakiri
IND Press: Reptiles And Killjoys by - Apr 30, 2005 01:04 PM	0	No replies
by - Apr 30, 2005 12:53 PM	0	No replies
reptile and pet bans by DjZiOn - Apr 28, 2005 01:26 PM	2	May 01, 2005 05:52 PM by Samcin
Press x2: Exploding Toads in Germany & Denmark (Very Unpleasant) by - Apr 27, 2005 08:18 PM	1	May 01, 2005 08:24 PM by
FL Press: Snake safety: Handlers respect the risks by - Apr 27, 2005 07:04 PM	0	No replies
ON Press: Demystifying reptiles as pets (Reptile Wrangler in Barrie) by - Apr 26, 2005 05:22 PM	0	No replies
NY Press: 'Hot' snakes you shouldn't touch by - Apr 25, 2005 07:00 PM	0	No replies
AB Press: Love Is A Hard Road, Especially For A Toad by - Apr 25, 2005 04:36 PM	0	No replies
AB Press: Researchers are unravelling the secrets of snakes to develop potent new drug treatments by - Apr 25, 2005 04:36 PM	0	No replies
ON Press: Feeling snaky over losing our reptiles: Eastern Hog-nosed Snakes by - Apr 25, 2005 04:34 PM	0	No replies
AB Press: Volunteers set out to make Weaselhead safe for snake den by - Apr 25, 2005 04:34 PM	0	No replies
MN Press: Narcisse dens slither to life - Warm weather fuels snakes' love-fest by - Apr 22, 2005 02:49 PM	0	No replies
NJ Press: Blaze has hiss-storic footnote by - Apr 21, 2005 07:48 PM	0	No replies
NH Press: Teacher resigns over snakes - Seized reptiles later found not poisonous by - Apr 21, 2005 07:47 AM	0	No replies
GA Press: Allie the gator calls Dacula pond home by - Apr 20, 2005 11:04 PM	1	Apr 21, 2005 08:50 PM by
ZAF Press: 'Canned" snake found by - Apr 20, 2005 11:01 PM	0	No replies
JPN Press: Turtle owners seeking adoptions as law comes into force by - Apr 19, 2005 06:25 PM	0	No replies
IRN Press: 12 smuggled giant pythons seized in E Iran by - Apr 19, 2005 06:16 PM	0	No replies
PA Press: Frogs breaking noise ordinance? by - Apr 19, 2005 09:08 AM	0	No replies
VNM Press: Vietnam's "Professor Turtle" Keeps Lake Legend Alive by - Apr 19, 2005 09:04 AM	0	No replies
TX Press: Scary critters belong here by - Apr 19, 2005 09:03 AM	0	No replies
LUX Press: Slovakia's turtle population booms after ban on trade by - Apr 19, 2005 08:56 AM	0	No replies
FL Press: Spring means business for gator trappers by - Apr 19, 2005 08:43 AM	0	No replies
GA Press: Struggling, rare bog turtles ready for another try at the wild by - Apr 19, 2005 08:32 AM	0	No replies
AR Press: Death in the afternoon Very Disturbing by - Apr 16, 2005 10:32 AM	0	No replies
by - Apr 16, 2005 10:25 AM	0	No replies
FL Press: Men Arrested For Beating Gator To Death With Golf Club by - Apr 16, 2005 10:21 AM	1	Apr 19, 2005 08:34 AM by
Ntl Geog Press: "Toad Tunnels" Built to Help Amphibians Cross Roads by - Apr 16, 2005 10:17 AM	0	No replies
LA Press: Man Returning from "Snake Shooting" Accidentally Shoots, Kills Self by - Apr 16, 2005 10:12 AM	0	No replies
CA Press: Rattlers -- Via radar by - Apr 16, 2005 10:10 AM	0	No replies
GA Press: Capture of young alligator draws crowd by - Apr 16, 2005 09:47 AM	0	No replies
CA Press: Feds scale back protections for endangered toad in SoCal by - Apr 16, 2005 09:43 AM	0	No replies
WY Press: Rattlesnake bites Lander man on lip, tongue by - Apr 16, 2005 09:41 AM	0	No replies
FL Press: Dog died saving me from gator by - Apr 14, 2005 10:25 AM	0	No replies
IN Press: Greene Countian receives unwanted 'special delivery' by - Apr 13, 2005 03:59 PM	0	No replies
AUS Press: What a croc! Rare reptiles found in Sahara by - Apr 08, 2005 09:42 PM	0	No replies
FL Press: It's gator breeding season, and the reptiles are on the prowl by - Apr 08, 2005 09:38 PM	0	No replies
AUS Press: Shell-shocked natives by - Apr 08, 2005 09:19 PM	0	No replies
LA Press: Seven arrested in north Alabama for selling turtles illegally by - Apr 08, 2005 09:18 PM	1	Apr 19, 2005 08:50 AM by
AZ Press: Reptiles hold fascination for veterinarian by - Apr 07, 2005 09:48 PM	0	No replies
KY Press: Snake prank puts three behind bars by - Apr 07, 2005 09:48 PM	0	No replies
UK Press x3: Adders at risk from serious bite into habitats by - Apr 07, 2005 10:04 AM	0	No replies
NY Press: Open Wide: Decoding the Secrets of Venom by - Apr 07, 2005 09:56 AM	0	No replies

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