A week ago now James released publicly that he’d successfully hatched the Coffey Line of Aberrant patterned Grey-banded Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis alterna). A common snake species but a more rare genetic morph. Reading James’ new piece in HerpHouseMag shed some light on the fact, these have been around for a while; and aren’t easily produced. Not only is […]
Warm Blooded Dinosaurs There are many myths taught and debunked throughout the years. The world is flat, Al Gore created the internet, and Babe Ruth cursed the Red Sox. “Now dinosaurs are not cold-blooded?” Amazing! For many years, school kids, including myself, were taught dinosaurs were cold-blooded. Now a professor with New Mexico University has […]
Two Garter snakes listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that Northern Mexican Garter snake (Thamnophis eques megalops) and Narrow-headed Garter snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) have warranted to be listed as “threatened” under the ESA. These two species of garter snakes are native to Arizona and New […]
