Pet Axolotl Care
The Amazing Axolotl Biology Axolotls are a very interesting aquatic salamander from Mexico. . These salamanders do not go through the normal amphibian life cycle Appearance Axolotls are very strange looking creatures and that is part of their appeal. Regeneration Axolotls can regenerate lost limbs and other body parts Food and Feeding Feed your Axolotl […]
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, Nerotoxic 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 […]
Read moreBoa Natural Habitat
When most of us think of the habitat Boas come from we think of steaming hot tropical rain forests dripping with humidity but the habitat for Common Boas varies from this quite a bit. In their extreme northerly distribution in the Sonorun Desert Common Boas can experience temperatures as low as the upper teens and […]
Read moreRed Tailed Boa Name Change
It may come to you as a shock but the Red Tailed Boa you have as a pet, see in a pet store, reptile expo or on an online ad is not actually a Red Tailed Boa to explain this we must look into the taxonomy of Boa Constrictor subspecies. There are 8 subspecies of […]
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