The South Central Kentucky Reptile Beeder Show will take place on March 26th at the Cave City Convention Center. Admission is $3 with children under 6 years old being free so if you love reptiles and breeding them go check it out For more information visit www.serpentmutations.com
Category Archives: Reptiles
Guilty plea for taking protected species.
60 year old Kenneth Dobis of Woodlyn, Pa has given a guilty plea for aiding and abetting the taking of a protected species from the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. as well as pleaded guilty to trespassing on a wildlife refuge. He was given 3 years probation and fined $10,000. The charges stemmed from a 2 day investigation by wildlife officials in North Carolina who witnessed the man with his son carying pillow cases and snake hooks. Eventually the stopped them and they were found to be in possession of an Eastern Pigmy Rattlesnake, a protected species under North Carolina law
NC man charged for 43 dead snakes.
A North Carolina man has been charged with animal cruelty after 43 dead snakes were found in a home. Police say the discovery was made on Saturday and 3 of the snakes found were venomous, a Bush Viper and 2 Rattle Snakes. The rest of the snakes were Boas and Pythons. He was charged with 43 counts of animal cruelty and released after a written promise to appear n court because this was his first offense.
U.S. Customs seizes 60lbs of Iguana meat
United States Costumes seized 60 pounds of Iguana meat at the Texas/Mexico border on Sunday. Iguana is a delicacy in Central America and is though to be a cure for many illness. The meat has an estimated U.S. value of $1,560 and did not have the proper permits to legally be imported to the United States. The meat was seized under a violation of the Lacey Act and the woman transporting it was returned to Mexico. The case was turned over to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Medford man arrested for Turtle trading
A Medford man was arrested after a bad deal for taking part on the Turtle black market. Albert Roach apparently admitted that he broke federal law after receiving four North American wood turtles in 2008. As it turns out his supplier as an investigator with the Pennsylvania fish and boat commission. Because of a plea deal he is looking at 1 year probation and a total of $6,250 in fines, he also faces being banned from keeping and trading animals during his probation. Pennsylvania prohibits the possession of wild caught turtles. It is understandable that Mr Roach broke the law, there is no question about that but my question is should the state be using our tax dollars to entrap people when they are cutting so many public services? You decide.
Zoo gets Glass lizard
The zoo in Suamico has a new strange lizard, a Glass lizard While its legless looks make it appear to be a snake it is in fact a lizard. Check out this video below where Neil Anderson gives us a little education on this awesome animal
NEW Zoo welcomes unique new lizard to Suamico: fox11online.com
Missing crocodiles baffle conservation officials.
Apparently authorities are searching for 10 more Crocodiles with yellow tape around their mouths in in the De Doors and Oudsthoorn regions, The Crocodiles got out during transport. The came from a road black back in 2006 and numbering at just under 1,000 animals were now being sold to a private person in an effort to raise money for conservation. Anyone who has seen the missing crocodiles has been asked to call the SPCA or CapeNature on 021 4004158/9 or 083 3261604.