Ratsnake (Genus Elaphe) Reclassification Recently Mr. N. Helfenberger published his most recent work on the Elaphe complex in the Russian Journal of Herpetology. Major changes have been made to the classification of both Old World & New World...

Caspian Whipsnakes (Coluber jugularis) Caspian Whip Snake ... Coluber caspius by Tom Halvorsen One of Europe's largest snakes reaching an adult length in access of 160cm, the Caspian Whip Snake is found in the Balkan area in many different...

Mandarin Ratsnake Mandarin Ratsnake ... Euprepiophis mandarinus formerly Elaphe mandarinus By Tom Halvorsen The Mandarin Ratsnake, recently reclassified into the genus Euprepiophis from Elaphe along with two other species...

Stink Snake, King Ratsnake or Stinking Goddess Elaphe carinata By Tom Halvorsen Elaphe carinata is also known by several common names, King Ratsnake, because of it's cannibalistic habits. The Keeled ratsnake, due to the fact that it has heavily keeled scales, which...

Crocodile Lizards - General observations by Kevin Stevens. Article first published in the International Herpetological Journal 2006. Some general observations on the Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) Introduction During the early 1990...

False Water Cobras (Cyclagras (Hydronastes) gigas) The care of False Water Cobras (Cyclagras (Hydronastes) gigas). By Kevin Stevens. Originally publised in The Herptile, journal of the International Herpetological Society This article is intended to enlighten...

Feeding problems in captive snakes By Kevin Stevens - tips and tricks on how to avoid and rectify. Introduction...Feeding problems in snakes are often down to levels of stress the individual is coping with. Reptiles generally speaking...

Diones Ratsnakes By Tom Halvorsen. Natural history and other information on this seldom kept but very appealing species. Diones Ratsnake ... Elaphe dione Diones Ratsnake or The Steppes Ratsnake as they are commonly called...

White Bellied Snapping Turtle White Bellied Snapping Turtle ... Elseya cf. branderhorsti By Tom Halvorsen. Turtles are perhaps one of the most appealing species of the reptile world and the White Bellied Snapping Turtle is no exception...

Breeding Corn snakes and other Colubrid snakes Inside tips and tricks to succesfully breed Corns, Kings, Milks and other Colubrid snakes by Kevin Stevens Introduction... Many people who keep snakes eventually start to think about having a go at breeding...

Brief Care details for the Burmese python By Kevin Stevens - includes precautions and words of caution in keeping such a large snake. A neonate should be housed in a relatively small vivarium, usually in the form of a plastic tank such as Hagan...

Care and breeding of Amazon Milky Frogs Phrynohyas resinifictrix By Kevin Stevens - first published in the journal of the International Herpetological Society. Introduction The Amazon Milk frog is a beautiful species of treefrog that has only been available in the...

Corn snakes and other ratsnakes - Natural History, captive husbandry and breeding. By Kevin Stevens A note from the author; This guide was wrote some years ago (approx 1993), intended for publication in a series of booklets. It was placed on the site in around the year 2000, and had...

European Pond Tortoise - Emys orbicularis By Tom Halvorsen. The beautiful and hardy European Pond Turtle is in the wild found in a great number of countries as far north as Germany and Netherlands, and despite it`s common name it is not strictly...

Indonesian Horned frogs (Megophrys spp.) By Tom Halvorsen. Imported from Indonesia as the Malayan Horned Frog, Megophrys nasuta, this species is in all probability the smaller species Megophrys montana. Our specimens have been collected on the...

Black Funnel-web Spider - Raveniola sinensis By Tom Halvorsen. Amongst the Funnel-web Spiders we find some of the world`s most dangerous spiders, with a very potent venom. Indeed, the Sydney Funnel-web Spider, Atrax robustus, is generally accepted...

Turtles, Why didn’t we learn our lesson? By Suart Dodsworth Did we learn anything from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle craze of the late eighties/early nineties...