Chameleon 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…
Indonesian 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…
Interesting 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…
Taxonomy 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…
Dwarf Boa Care and Breeding
Small but Impressive, Keeping Dwarf Boas …
Venom 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…
African 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…
Invasive 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…
Boa 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…
Red 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…