Reptile Zoo Fined

An Ontario serpentarium operator was charged with possession of four native species (some considered endangered in Ontario) and fined $8,000 (CAN). (News source.)

Jumping Gators

Gatorland is bringing in new blood for their Gator Jumparoo show, as the older alligators have gotten a bit lazy. (News source.)

Big Softshell

A Thai zoo/aquarium has put a huge softshell turtle on display. (News source.)

Hank the Croc Died

A 47-year old, 2000 pound hybrid croc featured at Jungle Island (Florida) died. (News source.)

Pennsylvania: Snake Farm Profile

Pocono Snake and Animal Farm is profiled here.

Snake Hunter / Venom Extractor

A Thai snake hunter / rescuer is profiled here.

A Florida man is setting up a facility (Reptile Discovery Center) where visitors can watch venom extraction. (News source.)

LA's Gator Farm

Some history here on the long gone Los Angeles Alligator Farm.

Alligator B&B

The Texas Alligator Ranch (Spearman, TX) is adding a bed and breakfast. (News source.)

$50K Reward for Big Snake

If you come up with a 30-foot snake, Reptile Gardens in ND will pay you $50,000 for it. (Of course, you can probably get more for it elsewhere...) (News source.)

Anaconda Death

A 17-foot anaconda at Miami's Metrozoo has died; it has been replaced with two smaller anacondas until a larger snake can be obtained. (News source.)

Snake Theft

A Kenyan snake exhibitor was robbed of 16 valuable (mostly venomous) snakes. (News source.)

Herp Crimes

A couple of pet store thieves (took a ball python) have been caught. (News source.)

Ten rare tortoises were stolen from the Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum in Singapore. (News source.) Three men have been charged. (News source.)

And, a Louisiana man was arrested for stealing funds meant for a boy who lost an arm in an alligator attack. (News source.)

Herp Tourism

A Snake Temple in Malaysia has undergone renovations, and is being marketed to the tourist industry. (News source.)

Gatorland has a limited-time exhibit, four leucistic alligators. (News source.)

Snake Park Closes

The snake park in Paphos, Cyprus, is closing, apparently due to anti-snake sentiments of the public. (News source.)

Broad-Headed Snake Exhibit

The Nowra Wildlife Park has a new exhibit of the endangered (and venomous) broad-headed snake. (News source.)

Zoo News

Zulu Croc World opens soon in South Africa. (News source.)

A South African snake park was robbed by three armed men. (News source.)

Museum of Animal Skeletons

A Turkish zoo's late crocodile and other animals will be part of a new Museum of Animal Skeletons in Sasalı Natural Habitat Park. (News source.)

Exhibits in the News

Alligator Alley (Alabama) has added a new "giant snake" exhibit. (News source.)

That viper at Moody Gardens (Texas) has disappeared again, and this time it looks like someone tampered with the lock. (News source.)

Somebody Lied

Moody Garden's viper really did escape, and wasn't just camouflaged in the vivarium. Officials admit that it was found on the outside of the cage. (News source.)

Croc Exhibits

First, Crocodile Swamp opens at the Paignton Zoo (UK). (News source.)

And, a Kendrapara museum (India) has what may be the country's largest preserved crocodile skull. (News source.)

Bush Viper Lost, then Found

It didn't escape or get eaten by a cagemate -- the bush viper that supposedly disappeared from its cage at Moody Gardens (Galveston, TX) turned out to just be well-hidden in the cage's foliage. (News source.)

Croc Park Opening

The $29million Crocosaurus Cove theme park is set to open in July. One attraction will be a 15-minute personal encounter with crocs inside a fiberglass "cage" dropped into the croc tank. (News source.)

Czech Croc Zoo

A crocodile zoo is opening up in Protivin, Czech Republic. (News source.)

Snake Park

The Nairobi Snake Park in Kenya is undergoing renovations with plans to reopen in six months. (News source.)

Sea Turtle Tourism Success

The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island has attracted more than 120,000 visitors in a single year. (News source.)

Kuwait Gets Reptile Museum

Three young men in Kuwait have started a reptile museum, housed at the Aqua Park. They have 600 live animals, though not all are on display. (News source.)

Gatorland Revamped

Gatorland has unveiled a new park, after 18 months following a fire. (News source.)

Komodo Coming

St. Augustine Alligator Farm is building a new exhibit for a Komodo Dragon. (News source.)

Green Snake in a Serpentarium

A visitor thinks a green mamba got loose from a NC serpentarium, but employees say it was only a native green snake that another visitor released inside. (News source.)

Gatorama

Here is a profile of the Florida attraction, Gatorama.

Gator News

Shifting lungs allows alligators to be agile and quick underwater. (News source.)

Two suspects in the vandalism at St. Augustine Alligator Farm have been caught. (News source.)

Crocs May Go

Cypress Gardens in Berkeley Co., SC, may be getting rid of their crocodile exhibit. (News source.)

Everglades Alligator Farm

Here is a profile on the Everglades Alligator Farm.

Big Retic

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm has imported a large reticulated python from Indonesia, that measures 21 feet, 9 inches. (News source.)

Fluffy's New Home

Fluffy, the 24-foot reticulated python on loan to the Columbus Zoo last year, proved so popular with visitors that the zoo persuaded the snake's owner (herpetoculturist Bob Clark) to sell her. (News source.) A pic of the snake here.

Frog Exhibit

St. Louis Zoo is putting in a new exhibit, Awesome Amphibians, to celebrate the AZA's 2008 "Year of the Frog." (News source.)

Croc Theme Park

Crocosaurus Cove, a three-story crocodile theme park, is under construction in Darwin, to open next year. A featured attraction at the $29 million facility will be Burt, the albino saltwater crocodile. (News source.)

Snake Park Robbed

A man who runs a small snake park in the village of Kongoni, Kenya, was robbed of 15 venomous snakes. An attempt was made to take a Nile crocodile, but it warded off the attack (blood was found in its pool in the morning). (News source.)

Indonesia Reptile Park Profile

A profile of the Purbalingga Reptile and Insect Park in Kutasari, Purbalingga, Central Java, is here.

Two-Headed Carpet Python

A juvenile two-headed carpet python has been unveiled at the World Aquarium (St. Louis), taking the place of the late two-headed rat snake, "We," that died at the age of eight years. (News source.)

Cincy Zoo Profile

The reptile house at the Cincinnati Zoo is profiled here.

Serpentarium Profile

A short profile of George Van Horn's Reptile World Serpentarium here.

New Zoo Herp Venue

The Fort Worth Zoo (TX) is breaking ground on a new $18M, 30,000sf herpetarium that will house 165 species of reptiles and amphibians, called the Museum of Living Art. (News source.)

Sea Snake Breeding

The Melbourne (Australia) Aquarium has inadvertently bred their Hardwick's sea snakes; tests confirm that a snake previously thought to be a male is now pregnant. (News source.)

Herp Shows

A couple of herp show profiles in the news:

Sacramento Turtle and Tortoise Club festival

National Reptile Breeders' Expo, Daytona Beach

Reptiland Profile

Here's a news profile of Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, Allenwood, PA.

Cape Fear Serpentarium

The Wilmington, NC, Cape Fear Serpentarium is profiled here.

Texas Attraction Gets Update

A New Braunfels, Texas, snake farm attraction is undergoing renovations and has changed its name to Animal World and Snake Farm to reflect the variety of species besides snakes found within the attraction. (News source.)

Russian Reptile Zoos

A couple of "crocodile farms" have opened up in the Krasnodar region of Russia. From the news, "One of the farms with two crocodiles and one alligator is situated in Temryuksky district, and the second farm near Anapa keeps four crocodiles. However, crocodiles are not the only dwellers of the farms – they also keep such reptiles as snakes and lizards."