Snake Scientific Names
Taxonomy is the classification of living organisms. This is a method of classifying and naming of plants and animals. It uses scientific names in Latin and uses different levels of relationship to classifying species. Scientific names avoid confusion as reptiles can have different names in different languages. The scientific name cannot change unless the species […]
Read moreChameleon Care
Keep your chameleon in a screen cage Height is more important than width. Cage should be around 1m in height. Keep all Chameleons in separate cages they do not need friends. Put several live or fake plants in the cageFicus is a good live plant to put in your chameleon’s cageSpray the cage and plants […]
Read moreIndonesian Reptile and Amphibian Import
Indonesian Reptile and Amphibian Imports Unique reptiles sold in large numbers only at certain times and not available on a regular basis could be wild caught or ranched as is the case with Savannah Monitors which are not seen on a regular basis. Savannah Monitors do not breed in captivity so they are all wild […]
Read moreInteresting Facts About Snake Venom
Snake venom is a complex mixture of various toxins. You cannot really group snake venom into the commonly used three classification of: Cytotoxic, Neurotoxic and Hemotoxic, as most snakes have a combination of the three as well as additional types of toxins not included in the commonly used terminology. Some toxins not mentioned very often […]
Read moreLeopard Gecko Care Sheet
Leopard Gecko Care Sheet Basic setup using newspaper or paper towel as a bedding DO NOT USE SAND AS A BEDDING Sand will cause a gut impaction which is when your gecko eats the sand and cannot pass it out and it will kill your gecko Provide a hide box with moist moss inside, you […]
Read moreTaxonomy of Reptiles
Taxonomy Explained Taxonomy is the classification of living organisms. Developed by Carl Linnaeus in 1735. This original form of taxonomy is called Linnaean taxonomy and was based on physical characteristics of plants and animals and does not take evolutionary relationships or genetics into account. I will explain Linnaean taxonomy below then we can move on […]
Read moreDwarf Boa Care and Breeding
Small but Impressive, Keeping Dwarf Boas […]
Read moreVenom Types and Their Effects on Humans
This article will cover three different snake venom types, Cytotoxic, neurotoxic and hemotoxic. I have also added a category for other” which will describe venom types not covered by the three main types. Please note that many venomous snakes have a combination of venoms not just a single type. Example of this is the Papuan […]
Read moreAfrican House Snake Species Guide
Brown House Snake This is the local house snake we get in South Africa and is a common and wide spread species. As this snake is indigenous to South Africa permits are required to keep them in Gauteng. There are several locality and captive bred morphs of this snake. These include the KZN locality which […]
Read moreInvasive Species List Updates
Below are Major Updates to the Invasive Species Legislation Corn Snakes have been removed from the invasive species list Boa Constrictors have been removed from the list for Gauteng and no longer require permits Green Iguanas have been removed from the list for Gauteng and no longer require permits Burmese Pythons: The scientific name of […]
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