Reptiles - Page 6

August 21, 2024

Salmonella outbreak caused by tiny turtles, CDC warns, with cases across 21 states

Tiny turtles are responsible for a salmonella outbreak that has spread across 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted last week.

August 16, 2024

Crocodiles baited with 'nausea-inducing chemical' to prevent them from eating toxic, invasive toad

Scientists in Australia are boosting the country's dwindling freshwater crocodile numbers by getting the animals to stop eating a poisonous toad.

August 13, 2024

Emergency call leads Arizona officials to escaped reptile crossing busy highway

A good Samaritan in Arizona called authorities after he witnessed a large, slow-moving reptile trying to cross a busy highway. The animal had escaped from a ranch nearby.

August 13, 2024

Oklahoma City Zoo welcomes five giant tortoise hatchlings

Five rare Volcán Alcedo giant tortoises were born at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. They now join the four other adult Galápagos tortoises already at the zoo.

August 3, 2024

Rare albino alligator hatches in Florida: 'Estimated 100 to 200 in the world'

Wild Florida Gator Park in Kenansville, Florida, welcomed an albino alligator after a successful breeding program with the tiny reptile's parents. The animal is "exceptionally rare."

July 29, 2024

In Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, alligators swarm canal in viral video: 'Gators everywhere'

A Georgia man's encounter with a mass gathering of alligators in the Okefenokee Swamp has prompted researchers to investigate why there were so many in that particular area.

July 29, 2024

Alligators swarm canal in Georgia state park: 'There's gators everywhere'

A Georgia boater and his wife stumble upon a swarm of alligators in a canal at Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp.

July 18, 2024

Louisiana father saves son from alligator attack: ‘Jumped on the gator'

A young boy was attacked and bit on the leg by a 6-foot alligator while swimming in the Bayou St. John in New Orleans, and was saved by his father.

July 18, 2024

Endangered snake hatchling visits mother for the first time at Memphis Zoo

The Memphis Zoo has set a new record after one of the critically endangered Louisiana Pine snakes produced 114 eggs this season; this encounter caught on video shows the first hatchling of the 2024 season.

July 16, 2024

North Carolina police warn residents of 'aggressive' alligators amid nesting season

The Sunset Beach Police Department in North Carolina posted a warning on Facebook advising locals to stay away from alligator nests especially if there is a gator nearby.