Reptile Legal

Legal covers the aspects of what impacts current or future legislation are having on the herpetoculture community.

Warning over exotic pet sales and killer diseases in the Midlands – Sunday Mercury

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Salmonella and reptiles is a fact but logical and easy sanitation practices will prevent this!

Crotalus viridis helleri

And the Cascabel will Fall Quiet…

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Rattlesnakes were described by many cultures prior to the English invasion of the New World and were known by some Spanish and Portuguese explorers who likened the sound of the snakes tail when vibrated to that of a bell. According to Klauber this erroneous notion came from the English translation of cascabel which is the […]

Conservation vs. Herpetoculture

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Conservation and Herpetoculture In a recent article someone asked should new species that are discovered be kept secret. Without reading the actual article personally but recognizing the photo of the Lao newt Laotriton laoensis and knowing the background of the discussion; I would tend to agree that the decision is well founded to keep the […]