http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/-t1.htm Any news from around the world relating reptiles. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:32:51 GMT 10 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/denisefrain/120816115437195.gif http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/-t1.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/mcdonalds-going-green-t1192.htm Snakes Incorporated McDonald’s Going Green? In McDonald’s 2009 Best of Green highlights, they mention that their use of an interactive software program, EcoProgress, for managing and reducing energy usage in restaurants in France achieved an 11% savings in electricity. In Australia, McDonald’s is involved in water management and say that over a 20 year period their advanced stormwater retention tanks can save nearly 4 million liters of water. “In Brazil, Chile and Argentina, McDonald’s has partnered with local ... News Room Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:32:51 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/mcdonalds-going-green-t1192.htm#9593 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/mcdonalds-going-green-t1192.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/denise-is-famous-t1139.htm tilly790 Well ..fame at last saw you on tv, were you nervous i would have been a wreck. Hope people dont start dumping on you now xx News Room Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:04:20 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/denise-is-famous-t1139.htm#9238 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/denise-is-famous-t1139.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/burmese-python-kills-a-man-t1110.htm Reptile Rescue Den Python kills Venezuelan zookeeper Burmese python, file pic Burmese Pythons are among the world's biggest snakes A three-metre (10-foot) python has killed a student zookeeper who let the snake out of its enclosure in Venezuela while working a night shift at the zoo. Horrified employees at the Caracas zoo discovered the Burmese Python as it tried to swallow its victim's head, local media reported. The co-workers beat the snake to force it to release Erick Arrieta's body. Marks ... News Room Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:03:36 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/burmese-python-kills-a-man-t1110.htm#8973 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/burmese-python-kills-a-man-t1110.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/not-quite-sure-how-i-feel-t1107.htm caimanhunter http://www.al.com/press-register/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports/1218964575277010.xml&coll=3&thispage=1 Eleven alligators caught on first night of hunt, including a 12-foot, 4-inch specimen that woke up the scales Sunday, August 17, 2008 By JEFF DUTE Outdoors Editor first split of the 2008 alligator season on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta got off to a slow start compared to years past, but hunters managed to bring some impressively large lizards to the scales among the ... News Room Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:06:53 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/not-quite-sure-how-i-feel-t1107.htm#8950 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/not-quite-sure-how-i-feel-t1107.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/look-ma-no-enemy-t1118.htm caimanhunter 'Torture' alligators seized in drug raid September 4, 2008 - 8:03AM Brazilian police say they've literally taken a bite out of crime. Officers raided raided the home of a drug dealer's mother-in-law today and found two alligators, one of them almost two meters long, said police inspector Ronaldo Oliveira. Police speculated that traffickers used the jacarei alligators to help them dispose of bodies and to torture captured members of rival gangs, though they gave no evidence of ... News Room Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:52:39 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/look-ma-no-enemy-t1118.htm#9042 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/look-ma-no-enemy-t1118.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/a-load-of-reptiles-t1123.htm caimanhunter


]]> News Room Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:38:50 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/a-load-of-reptiles-t1123.htm#9070 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/a-load-of-reptiles-t1123.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gators-fleeing-fay-too-t1103.htm caimanhunter Gators among those fleeing Fay's Florida deluge MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - As if a fourth straight day of rain from Tropical Storm Fay wasn't enough, weary residents are now dealing with quintessentially Floridian fallout: alligators, snakes and other critters driven from their swampy lairs into flooded streets, backyards and doorsteps. National Guardsman Steve Johnson was wading through hip-deep water Wednesday night when his flashlight revealed an alligator drifting through a neighborhood ... News Room Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:32:39 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gators-fleeing-fay-too-t1103.htm#8938 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gators-fleeing-fay-too-t1103.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/puppy-rescuer-given-a-job-t1095.htm Snakes Incorporated Puppy rescuer given job Pietermaritzburg South Africa - Thulani Bernard Khwela, the rescuer and namesake of Bernard the puppy, has been offered a job. The unemployed Khwela received kudos after he alerted the police to the pup's plight after he heard him whimpering in a covered grave at Camps Drift. The puppy's little body had been pierced with two assegais before he was buried alive with dead chickens, candles, a mirror and clothing. It is believed that the burial formed part of a ... News Room Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:16:45 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/puppy-rescuer-given-a-job-t1095.htm#8912 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/puppy-rescuer-given-a-job-t1095.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gator-bites-off-boys-arm-t1059.htm caimanhunter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25944305/ SLIDELL, La. - An alligator has bitten off an 11-year-old boy’s arm in Louisiana, sheriff's deputies say. Devin Funck was playing in a neighborhood pond in a subdivision about 20 miles northeast of New Orleans when the alligator pulled him under, deputies say. The alligator was described as between 10 and 12 feet long. Relatives told The Times-Picayune that he managed to free himself. He was airlifted to a hospital, where his condition was ... News Room Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:45:48 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gator-bites-off-boys-arm-t1059.htm#8691 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gator-bites-off-boys-arm-t1059.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/animal-cruelty-whats-your-opinion-t1043.htm Snakes Incorporated Animal Cruelty? Whats Your Opinion? Man Pleads Not Guilty in Myspace Animal Cruelty Case Yorba Linda man pleaded not guilty Thursday to six misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty stemming from footage, posted on a Web site and turned over to prosecutors by activists, that allegedly shows him throwing rabbits in the air and allowing them to hit the ground. Joseph Anthony Deiss, who was the subject of a $10,000 arrest warrant, surrendered this morning at the Fullerton Justice Center. ... News Room Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:55:11 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/animal-cruelty-whats-your-opinion-t1043.htm#8612 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/animal-cruelty-whats-your-opinion-t1043.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/cane-toads-kill-five-dogs-in-a-week-t1040.htm Snakes Incorporated Cane Toads Kill Five Dogs In A Week PETS are increasingly falling victim to the beastly cane toad. The Northern Territory News has learnt at least five dogs have died after chomping on one of the ugly creatures in the Top End this week. One was a small Jack Russell whose owner says died "within five minutes''. And vets have said they are seeing an influx of dogs - and some cats - that have been affected by a toad's lethal toxin. University Vet Hospitals ... News Room Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:28:33 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/cane-toads-kill-five-dogs-in-a-week-t1040.htm#8601 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/cane-toads-kill-five-dogs-in-a-week-t1040.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/rattlesnake-bites-shopper-at-walmart-t1026.htm Snakes Incorporated July 08, 2008 A venomous rattlesnake hidden among leafy plants in the garden section of a Walmart store in Florida sprung out and bit a man who was shopping, a company spokeswoman said today. The man was hospitalised after the 30-centimetre pygmy rattlesnake bit him in the right hand while he was looking at the plants at the store in Pembroke Pines, Florida, about 50 kilometres north of Miami. "This is an isolated incident and we're taking precautions to make sure that it doesn't ... News Room Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:55:49 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/rattlesnake-bites-shopper-at-walmart-t1026.htm#8489 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/rattlesnake-bites-shopper-at-walmart-t1026.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/climate-change-may-cause-reptile-to-change-sex-t985.htm Snakes Incorporated Climate Change May Cause Reptile To Change Sex, NZ July 2, 2008 Prehistoric Tuatara reptiles in New Zealand may become extinct because all their females will be gone. A recent study says that in higher temperatures all the new born creatures will be male, and the authors of Australian research suggest organising artificial shadowed areas above the Tuatara nests. Scientists from Melbourne University have published a study which claims the Tuatara will hardly ever be able to ... News Room Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:05:53 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/climate-change-may-cause-reptile-to-change-sex-t985.htm#8252 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/climate-change-may-cause-reptile-to-change-sex-t985.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/another-dumb-cop-t961.htm caimanhunter Deputy Keith Baughman, 39, responded to calls of a large alligator loose in the parking lot of the Brightside Apartments located on Caribbean Street in May. Baughman and other deputies found the alligator roaming the area. Witnesses said the deputy threw a towel on the alligator, jumped on its back and tried to wrestle it. Baughman was thrown off the back and then bitten, witnesses said. "His pants ripped up and blood was gushing out and everything," witness Carlos Martinez said. ... News Room Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:38:39 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/another-dumb-cop-t961.htm#8135 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/another-dumb-cop-t961.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/so-this-crocodile-walks-up-to-a-bar-t964.htm caimanhunter http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/australia.crocodile.pub/index.html Drinkers at a watering hole in the Australian outback found themselves toasting a baby saltwater crocodile that wandered up to the pub's door Sunday. No one knows how the two-foot long (60 cm) crocodile ended up outside the Noonamah Tavern, located off a dusty highway about 25 miles (40 km) from the Northern Territory capital of Darwin. But unusual creatures are all in a day's drinking for the tavern, ... News Room Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:52:22 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/so-this-crocodile-walks-up-to-a-bar-t964.htm#8145 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/so-this-crocodile-walks-up-to-a-bar-t964.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/longest-duration-of-living-with-highly-venomous-snakes-t952.htm Snakes Incorporated Chameleon Village Reptile Park and Zoo was established in 2006. At the park we currently have approximately 60 display enclosures with roughly 150 different snakes (venomous and non-venomous), with approximately 100 different snake species. We have several unique display reptiles at the park including at least one of each to the following: · Fastest venomous snake in Africa = Black Mamba (both longer than 3m); · Most venomous snake in Africa = Boomslang; · Venomous snake with the ... News Room Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:42:24 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/longest-duration-of-living-with-highly-venomous-snakes-t952.htm#8092 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/longest-duration-of-living-with-highly-venomous-snakes-t952.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/tortoise-on-the-run-could-bite-uk-t918.htm Snakes Incorporated Tortoise On The Run Could Bite, Uk 22 May 2008 People are being warned to steer clear of an escaped tortoise, as it could bite them. Rupert may be 60 years old, but his owners have warned that he can still move, and has previously attacked children and dogs – as well as nipping at people's feet. The North African spur-thighed tortoise, who is sixteen inches high, left his home through a hole under the fence. Owner Jean Pogson, 77, of The Avenue, Alverstoke, Gosport, said: ... News Room Thu, 22 May 2008 19:01:52 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/tortoise-on-the-run-could-bite-uk-t918.htm#7878 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/tortoise-on-the-run-could-bite-uk-t918.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/hasn-t-been-bitten-yet-t917.htm Snakes Incorporated Hasn't been bitten yet 21/05/2008 Hartbeespoort - Living in a glass enclosure with 40 venomous snakes, Martin Smit is scared only that one of them will slither up the leg of his trousers while he is sleeping. Smit, the snake handler at Chameleon Village Reptile Park in Hartbeespoort, treats snakes like pets. And, in June, he'll get into an enclosure for 110 days with 40 snakes, including mambas, boomslangs, cobras and puff adders. The snake park is aiming to break ... News Room Thu, 22 May 2008 18:59:25 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/hasn-t-been-bitten-yet-t917.htm#7877 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/hasn-t-been-bitten-yet-t917.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/keep-exotic-pets-from-becoming-exotic-pests-t911.htm Snakes Incorporated Keep Exotic Pets From Becoming Exotic Pests, Texas If you own a green anaconda, Texas officials want to know. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission also is interested in the whereabouts of African rock pythons, Asiatic rock pythons, reticulated pythons, southern African pythons and venomous snakes not indigenous to the state. New state regulations requiring permits for exotic snakes went into effect April 1. Texas legislators hope "controlled exotic snake permits" will keep ... News Room Sat, 17 May 2008 21:38:38 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/keep-exotic-pets-from-becoming-exotic-pests-t911.htm#7839 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/keep-exotic-pets-from-becoming-exotic-pests-t911.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/there-s-a-fault-on-the-line-uk-t905.htm Snakes Incorporated There's A Fault On The Line, UK 17 May 2008 The wrong type of snake almost brought trains to a halt along a steam railway.Signal engineer Nick Perring was called into action when reports of a fault along the South Devon Railway were traced to a cupboard at Staverton station. Opening the door, he found a pair of uninvited house guests had slithered into place and coiled themselves around the signal. Initially he took the pair to be venomous adders. For generations, railwaymen ... News Room Sat, 17 May 2008 20:52:37 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/there-s-a-fault-on-the-line-uk-t905.htm#7831 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/there-s-a-fault-on-the-line-uk-t905.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/trophy-hunter-cuts-off-croc-s-head-t896.htm Reptile Rescue Den DANIEL BOURCHIER 04May08 A TERRITORY mum was outraged to come across a beheaded croc in a Darwin waterway yesterday. Recreational fishermen and visitors to Elizabeth River, Palmerston, were confronted by the 3m floating carcass of the crocodile. The body was floating belly-up near a crocodile trap, missing its head. Mel Jensen of Gunn, Palmerston, was with her husband Paul and four of their five children when they came across the crocodile. "This was the ... News Room Fri, 09 May 2008 14:20:28 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/trophy-hunter-cuts-off-croc-s-head-t896.htm#7754 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/trophy-hunter-cuts-off-croc-s-head-t896.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gharial-deaths-traced-to-chambal-fish-toxin-t897.htm Reptile Rescue Den Lucknow, May 4: A WWF report has concluded that 100 gharials died in the Chambal river because of a toxin in a type of fish that the animals consumed. The report submitted to the Uttar Pradesh government yesterday said the toxin was found in the tilapia fish, also consumed by people in Bengal and other states in the east. The reptiles died in three districts in south-western Uttar Pradesh and two districts of Madhya Pradesh — the Chambal wildlife sanctuary spans both states and the ... News Room Fri, 09 May 2008 14:21:39 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gharial-deaths-traced-to-chambal-fish-toxin-t897.htm#7755 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/gharial-deaths-traced-to-chambal-fish-toxin-t897.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/vietnam-expert-skeptical-about-turtle-tale-t879.htm Reptile Rescue Den A Rafetus swinhoei turtle is seen in Vietnam's northern Thanh Hoa province in this undated handout A leading Vietnamese biologist has said U.S. researchers, who this week announced they had found an almost-extinct turtle, have not provided enough scientific evidence to support their claim. Professor Ha Dinh Duc from the Vietnam National University of Hanoi’s Biology Department said if researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo had found a living soft-shell giant turtle near ... News Room Sun, 04 May 2008 05:53:26 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/vietnam-expert-skeptical-about-turtle-tale-t879.htm#7632 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/vietnam-expert-skeptical-about-turtle-tale-t879.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/congratulations-t869.htm caimanhunter
Congratulations on getting a sponsor! Cheerio; Hip, hip; and all that other fine British celebratorial hooha.

Here's hoping it's beneficial for everyone involved.]]> News Room Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:28:14 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/congratulations-t869.htm#7552 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/congratulations-t869.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/spider-vs-snake-surprise-ending-t866.htm caimanhunter http://fliptopbin.blogspot.com/ An office receptionist got the shock of her life earlier this week when she found a 14cm long snake entangled in the web of a deadly spider. Tania Robertson, a receptionist at an electrical firm , came in to work on Tuesday and spotted the strange sight next to a desk in her office. The snake, which had obviously died from the spider's poisonous bite, was off the ground and caught up in the web. Leon Lotz of the arachnology department at the National ... News Room Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:09:20 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/spider-vs-snake-surprise-ending-t866.htm#7533 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/spider-vs-snake-surprise-ending-t866.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/that-s-a-big-mouse-t847.htm caimanhunter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24254754/ Woman finds 8-foot alligator in kitchen OLDSMAR, Fla. - And some people get jittery about mice in the kitchen. Sandra Frosti, a 69-year-old central Floridian, found an 8-foot long alligator prowling in her kitchen late Monday night, authorities said. Frosti said the gator must have pushed through the back porch screen door and then went inside through an open sliding glass door at her home in Oldsmar, just north of Tampa. It then apparently ... News Room Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:54:43 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/that-s-a-big-mouse-t847.htm#7369 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/that-s-a-big-mouse-t847.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/alligator-blood-may-put-the-bite-on-t809.htm Reptile Rescue Den Alligator Blood May Put The Bite On Antibiotic-resistant Infections Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine, biochemists in Louisiana reported today at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society. They described how proteins in gator blood may provide a source of powerful new antibiotics to help fight infections associated with diabetic ulcers, severe burns, ... News Room Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:06:38 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/alligator-blood-may-put-the-bite-on-t809.htm#7068 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/alligator-blood-may-put-the-bite-on-t809.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/1m-plus-pension-for-bob-irwin-t788.htm Reptile Rescue Den From SMH online: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/1m-plus-pension-for-bob-irwin/2008/04/10/1207420560520.html $1m plus pension for Bob Irwin April 10, 2008 - 2:12PM Bob Irwin, the founder of Australia Zoo and father of late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin will receive an annual pension of nearly $100,000 plus a $1 million package, after splitting from the popular tourist attraction. Mr Irwin, 68, recently ended his role with Australia Zoo, which he founded on Queensland's ... News Room Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:46:43 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/1m-plus-pension-for-bob-irwin-t788.htm#6841 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/1m-plus-pension-for-bob-irwin-t788.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/giant-sea-spiders-found-t597.htm Reptile Rescue Den http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/australia-spider-apvin.html]]> News Room Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:11:23 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/giant-sea-spiders-found-t597.htm#4926 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/giant-sea-spiders-found-t597.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/unlocking-the-psychology-of-snake-and-spider-phobias-t793.htm Reptile Rescue Den ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2008) — University of Queensland researchers have unlocked new evidence that could help them get to the bottom of our most common phobias and their causes. Hundreds of thousands of people count snakes and spiders among their fears, and while scientists have previously assumed we possess an evolutionary predisposition to fear the unpopular animals, researchers at UQ's School of Psychology may have proved otherwise. According to Dr Helena Purkis, the results of ... News Room Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:02:27 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/unlocking-the-psychology-of-snake-and-spider-phobias-t793.htm#6890 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/unlocking-the-psychology-of-snake-and-spider-phobias-t793.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/first-lungless-frog-discovered-t796.htm Reptile Rescue Den ScienceDaily (Apr. 8, 2008) — Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog, according to a report in the April 8th issue of Current Biology. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin. Previously known from only two specimens, two new populations of the aquatic frog were found by the team during a recent expedition to Indonesian Borneo. "We knew that we would have to be very lucky just to ... News Room Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:15:27 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/first-lungless-frog-discovered-t796.htm#6895 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/first-lungless-frog-discovered-t796.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/venom-hunt-finds-harmless-snakes-a-potential-danger-t792.htm Reptile Rescue Den ScienceDaily (Dec. 16, 2003) — Dr Bryan Fry is Deputy Director of the University of Melbourne's Australian Venom Research Unit and his discovery has shaken the foundations of reptile evolution, opened the door for a new class of novel drugs and, as many of these assumed harmless snakes are sold in pet stores worldwide, is causing experts to re-evaluate the relative danger of non-venomous snakes. His findings appear in the journal Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (August 2003), the ... News Room Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:27 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/venom-hunt-finds-harmless-snakes-a-potential-danger-t792.htm#6889 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/venom-hunt-finds-harmless-snakes-a-potential-danger-t792.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/bbc-science-and-nature-news-biggest-reptile-t784.htm cmullins This is on my forum so i just thought i would share it with you. Sea reptile is biggest on record By Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News . A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest reptile of its type known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced. The 150 million-year-old specimen was found on Spitspergen, in the Arctic island chain of Svalbard, in 2006. The Jurassic-era leviathan is one of 40 sea reptiles from a fossil ... News Room Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:48:32 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/bbc-science-and-nature-news-biggest-reptile-t784.htm#6808 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/bbc-science-and-nature-news-biggest-reptile-t784.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/agents-seize-411-bottles-of-rattlesnake-infused-vodka-in-tex-t744.htm Reptile Rescue Den Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officials were rattled last Thursday by the discovery of over 400 bottles of illegal booze, each containing a 10-inch rattlesnake in the bottle, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. After receiving a tip several weeks ago, TABC agents raided Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch in Palo Pinto County after the reptile-infused vodka was sold to undercover agents, the paper reported. 411 bottles of the serpent sauce were seized. “In my 20 years ... News Room Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:13:50 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/agents-seize-411-bottles-of-rattlesnake-infused-vodka-in-tex-t744.htm#6359 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/agents-seize-411-bottles-of-rattlesnake-infused-vodka-in-tex-t744.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/say-cheese-t680.htm caimanhunter http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=526457&in_page_id=1811 It should be an obvious rule - don't try to have your picture taken with a crocodile by waving fish bait at it. As this startled tourist discovered, it won't work. And it annoys the crocodile. The 12ft beast launched itself from the aptly named South Alligator River in Northern Territory, Australia, and tried to dine on Israeli backpacker Novon Mashiah. News Room Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:05:31 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/say-cheese-t680.htm#5793 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/say-cheese-t680.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/australia-zoo-terri-squandering-donations-and-fund-money-t685.htm Reptile Rescue Den Australia Zoo squandering millions while conservation issues becoming less concerning (inc.Traveston Dam) Frontapage Sunshine Coast Daily 1st March 2008 Terri Irwin's private property fortune 12:00a.m. 1 March 2008 | By Carolyn Tucker Australia Zoo refuses to release Bob Irwin's 'real' statement Terri Irwin has built a $26 million property empire – all held solely in her own name – while Australia Zoo rakes in millions from grants and donations. This includes a $6 million ... News Room Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:06:53 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/australia-zoo-terri-squandering-donations-and-fund-money-t685.htm#5825 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/australia-zoo-terri-squandering-donations-and-fund-money-t685.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/ugandans-turn-to-lizard-blood-for-aids-cure-t689.htm Reptile Rescue Den The Monitor (Kampala) 29 January 2008 Posted to the web 28 January 2008 Kefa Atibuni & Tabu Butagira Yumbe/Kampala DESPERATE people living with the HIV/Aids virus in Yumbe district, northwestern Uganda, have resorted to an ominous therapy - that of injecting themselves with blood drawn from an uncommon type of lizard. Natives believe the reptile, locally called Lepe is a panacea for Aids ailment. Mr Isaac Anguyo, the director of the West Nile-based Here is Life Christian ... News Room Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:13:51 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/ugandans-turn-to-lizard-blood-for-aids-cure-t689.htm#5873 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/ugandans-turn-to-lizard-blood-for-aids-cure-t689.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/uk-student-mamba-bite-t712.htm Bogga OK, so I saw this article, anybody wants to kick off and suggest what went wrong here? lets chat about this kind of thing, This is extremely sad and he didnt have to lose his life! UK student dies after snake bite in South Africa By Sophie Borland and Sebastian Berger in South Africa Last Updated: 3:05pm GMT 11/03/2008 A British wildlife student has died after being bitten by a deadly black mamba snake on a safari training course in South Africa. • British backpacker ... News Room Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:44:57 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/uk-student-mamba-bite-t712.htm#6069 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/uk-student-mamba-bite-t712.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/woman-fights-off-killer-python-t704.htm Reptile Rescue Den A WOMAN determined not to let her kitten become the second victim of a hungry python broke her wrist and was bitten twice as she repeatedly punched the large snake while fighting it off. Ruth Butterworth, 58, of Bridgeman Downs on Brisbane's northside, said that as her mother's cat had been crushed to death days earlier, she knew she had to act to stop her kitten, Tuffy, from suffering the same fate. "It was almost dark and I saw this silhouette coming down, and I knew what was about ... News Room Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:06:48 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/woman-fights-off-killer-python-t704.htm#5972 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/woman-fights-off-killer-python-t704.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/sad-day-in-texas-t667.htm caimanhunter http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=07110952634 Texans Snare 'State Record' 880-pound, 14-foot Alligator Lufkin, Texas (Oct 3, 2007 08:47 EST) A Lukin man and his friends can certainly attest to the saying that everything's bigger in Texas after snagging what may be a state record alligators. Justin Wells of Lufkin, Tom Bass of Dallas, Jarrett Hanus of Spring and Ryan Haltom of Houston set the baits together Thursday night at the Gospel Ranch, which is about five ... News Room Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:20:16 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/sad-day-in-texas-t667.htm#5635 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/sad-day-in-texas-t667.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/snake-kills-crocodile-attack-survivor-t684.htm Reptile Rescue Den Woman attacked by crocodile Put into death roll, escapes, attacked again Dies by snakebite on her farm A WOMAN who survived an extraordinary crocodile attack has been killed by a snake. Respected ecologist, feminist and author Val Plumwood - who described her death roll with the giant saltie as "terror, terror, terror" - was found dead on her wilderness property. The species of snake responsible for her death was still unknown last night. Dr Plumwood, who was 67 ... News Room Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:03:17 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/snake-kills-crocodile-attack-survivor-t684.htm#5824 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/snake-kills-crocodile-attack-survivor-t684.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/bad-bear-release-t628.htm caimanhunter ]]> News Room Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:38:00 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/bad-bear-release-t628.htm#5350 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/bad-bear-release-t628.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/python-eats-family-dog-t617.htm caimanhunter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23364108/ BRISBANE, Australia - A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday. The boy and girl, aged 5 and 7, watched as the scrub python devoured their silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed Monday at their home near Kuranda in Queensland state. "It actively stalked the dog for a number of days," Douglas said. "They ... News Room Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:15:29 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/python-eats-family-dog-t617.htm#5191 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/python-eats-family-dog-t617.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/tiny-ancient-reptile-found-t599.htm Reptile Rescue Den http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/china-dinosaur-apvin.html February 11, 2008—An illustration shows a newfound "mini pterodactyl," which lived in the canopies of ancient gingko forests in what is now China about 120 million years ago. The sparrow-size Nemicolopterus crypticus, whose discovery was announced this week by Chinese and Brazilian scientists, is one of the smallest pterosaurs known. Despite its small stature and 10-inch ... News Room Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:18:37 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/tiny-ancient-reptile-found-t599.htm#4928 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/tiny-ancient-reptile-found-t599.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/nasty-find-t594.htm caimanhunter A savage fish that eats everything it comes across, including people, has been hooked by a British fisherman — sparking fears of a deadly invasion. The giant snakehead, originating from South-East Asia, has a mouth crammed with teeth. It’s deadly in the water, but it can also “crawl” on land and survive out of water for up to four days. The discovery of the fish in Linconshire, northern England, has caused widespread panic amongst conservationists and anglers. An Environment ... News Room Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:30:33 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/nasty-find-t594.htm#4875 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/nasty-find-t594.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/what-is-your-opinion-t595.htm Snakes Incorporated Dog's head 'part of ritual' 18/04/2007 17:31 - (SA) Pretoria - An 18-year-old youth was arrested on Wednesday for sending a package containing the severed head of a Chihuahua dog through the post, said Pretoria police. "It apparently was related to satanic belief," said inspector Paul Ramaloko. The Pretoria youth was handed to police by his parents on Wednesday afternoon. A urine test had revealed that the boy had drugs in his system, said Marizda Kruger, chief inspector ... News Room Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:23:57 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/what-is-your-opinion-t595.htm#4876 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/what-is-your-opinion-t595.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/thirteen-new-skinks-discovered-in-nt-t580.htm Reptile Rescue Den New research by the Territory and South Australian Museums has uncovered a number of new species of snake-eyed skinks. Skinks are often found on tree trunks, fences and walls in suburban gardens and parks and look like lizards with short legs. Dr Paul Horner, from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, says many of the 13 new species discovered are unique to the Territory and only live in specialised areas. "One of the gaudy ones, which I've called the spangled ... News Room Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:49 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/thirteen-new-skinks-discovered-in-nt-t580.htm#4765 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/thirteen-new-skinks-discovered-in-nt-t580.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/devil-frog-ate-dinos-for-breakfast-t577.htm Reptile Rescue Den Tuesday, 19 February 2008 Will Dunham Picture is an artists impression for scale. The giant frog Beelzebufo, or 'devil frog', was the largest frog ever to live on earth (Source: SUNY-Stony Brook) Related StoriesEarly amphibians bit first, walked later, Science Online, 23 Apr 2007 Purple frog may croak it soon, Science Online, 05 Jun 2007 Frog croaks it, leaves behind bone marrow It was the biggest, baddest, meanest froggy ever to have hopped on earth. Scientists have ... News Room Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:44:44 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/devil-frog-ate-dinos-for-breakfast-t577.htm#4762 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/devil-frog-ate-dinos-for-breakfast-t577.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/desert-snake-hears-mouse-footsteps-with-its-jaw-t556.htm Snakes Incorporated Desert Snake Hears Mouse Footsteps With Its Jaw The horned desert viper rests its head on the sand to listen for prey. A sand surface wave moves the left and right sides of the jaw independently, and the vibrations travel to the quadrate, stapes Just a few decades ago, some scientists doubted that snakes could hear at all. Snakes lack an outer ear and external ear openings, making it difficult to understand how the reptiles receive acoustic vibrations. However, snakes do ... News Room Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:54:41 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/desert-snake-hears-mouse-footsteps-with-its-jaw-t556.htm#4558 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/desert-snake-hears-mouse-footsteps-with-its-jaw-t556.htm http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/pit-bull-saves-2-women-from-cobra-t550.htm caimanhunter http://dogsinthenews.com/stories/070301a.php Dies wagging his tail. The children in the Fronteras household refer to their dog as "kuya" ("big brother"), and he certainly proved it on the day he sacrificed his life to protect the family. On Monday, Feb. 12 at around 2 p.m., "Chief", an American Pit Bull Terrier, rescued Liberata la Victoria, 87, and her granddaughter Maria Victoria Fronteras from a deadly cobra which had entered their house through ... News Room Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:49 GMT http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/pit-bull-saves-2-women-from-cobra-t550.htm#4426 http://exoticrescueforum.forumotion.com/news-room-f21/pit-bull-saves-2-women-from-cobra-t550.htm