The wholesale reptile industry has grown significantly over the years, attracting a diverse group of enthusiasts and pet ...

Corn snakes are one of the best pet reptiles, thanks to their docile personality and ease of handling. They're a lot smaller than other snake species, which you might find more favorable ...

With reptiles gaining popularity as pets in the U.K., an understanding of their behavioral and welfare requirements has never ...

There are over a dozen recognized horned-lizard species found in the deserts and ... efforts to eradicate ants—their staple food—and the pet trade have all contributed to this.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service used its Endangered Species Act emergency authority today to protect an Indonesian monitor lizard that is highly coveted in the pet trade. Today’s ...

In the Lufubu River in Zambia, a “large”-mouthed fish known as Salzburg’s cichlid was identified as a new species. This fish, ...

The fact-finding survey on pet animals smuggled into Japan ... 1,161 specimens were made between 2007 and 2018. Reptiles topped the list of species intercepted by the authorities, with 827 ...

It said he harmed the bodies of some animals before feeding them to the reptiles ... the man’s pets needed live prey and whether the feed had to be animals of those species.