Red-footed tortoises have moods, at least of optimism and pessimism, just as so-called higher animals do, a new study has concluded. The work has important implications for how we regard and treat ...

In 2013, when Sandra Altherr, co-founder of the German NGO Pro Wildlife, began looking into the reptile trade in Europe, she ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — State wildlife officials are considering tighter rules for owning venomous reptiles — or possibly banning ownership altogether. “We have had a couple of escapes of ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — State wildlife officials are considering tighter rules for owning venomous reptiles — or possibly banning ownership altogether. “We have had a couple of escapes of ...

Captive reptile welfare is under-researched, she said, compared to that of birds and mammals.

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWS) recognizes pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air guns as a tool to use to humanely kill invasive reptiles along with a captive bolt gun.

A near-death bite in Florence led lawmakers to consider banning venomous snakes and cracking down on captive wildlife. Some think the animal laws go too far.

The critically endangered gharial has slowly recovered thanks to a unique partnership between local people and the government along India’s Gandak River.

The world's largest captive crocodile has died in Australia. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, the 5.48m (18ft) reptile, also weighed over a ton.

Exotic reptiles and amphibians are converging on the Pima County Fair’s Old Pueblo Hall for the 2024 Tucson Reptile and Amphibian Show and Sale. The 22nd annual event promises alligators ...

MELAKA: Keepers at the Melaka Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary are doing their best to keep their animals cool during the ongoing heatwave.