On July 17th, two teenage girls released a couple of videos on YouTube of them actively trying to set a state and federally protected Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) on fire using rubbing alcohol. When that didn’t provide them the results they desired, they resorted to throwing it out in the middle of the street and […]
So in June of 2012 I did a piece on the Animal Planet Show Rattlesnake Republic ‘actors’ participating at Viper Day which was held at the Texas Zoo. You can read the original article here if you like Rattlesnake Slaughter at the Texas Zoo! The gist of this piece was this; a zoo, which in […]
The establishment of the Burmese python approximately 2 decades ago within the Everglades National Park has been a major ongoing battle between animal rights groups and the herpetological community. The fact that these magnificent animals have made a strong foothold within the ENP has some people concerned for safety of their families and pets. Others, […]
