Reptiles Definition

This post may contain affiliate links to our partners like Chewy, Amazon, and others. Purchasing through these helps us further the A-Z Animals mission to educate about the world's species. Lavender albino ball pythons carry a recessive gene that eliminates all the dark colors from their patterns and gives them a lavender or baby blue base color. Ball pythons are one of the most commonly traded pet snakes worldwide. Since 1975, more than 3 million ball pythons have been exported from their habitat in Central and Western Africa. Incredible Lavender Albino Ball Python Facts Lavender albino is a recessive color mutation. The name comes from their base color, which is lavender or baby blue instead of the white of typical albino ball pythons. Albino animals are more sensitive to the sun because they lack the pigment of darker animals. They were originally bred from two wild-hatched snakes imported from Africa. Lavender Albino Ball Python Scientific Name and Classification Lavender albin...

DETROIT – Two German Shepherd dogs were killed by a downed power line on Wednesday during the ice storm that walloped southeast Michigan, FOX 2 Detroit reports. The dogs, Legend and Pharoah, were electrocuted when they got too close to the live wire in the backyard of their family's Detroit home, the report said. RELATED: West Michigan firefighter dies after coming into contact with power line "My dog was on fire," the owner told FOX 2. "I've had them since they were six weeks, and they were going on two now. And they were brothers. We are going to miss Legend and Pharoah." High winds and heavy ice caused power outages across southern Michigan overnight. DTE is reporting more than 500,000 customers without power in Metro Detroit. If you see a downed power line, assume it is live and stay at least 25 feet away. READ MORE: Over 650K without power in Michigan after ice takes down power lines, tree limbs Road reports across Lower Michigan: Where it's icy, wh...

This post may contain affiliate links to our partners like Chewy, Amazon, and others. Purchasing through these helps us further the A-Z Animals mission to educate about the world's species. Super Pastel Ball Python Summary "The super pastel morph is the homozygous or 'super' form of the pastel morph. It is created by breeding two pastel ball pythons together, resulting in a stunningly bold, brightly-colored snake." Characterized by its ultra-bold, clean, warm brown and tan base coloration and extremely bright yellow patterning, the super pastel ball python morph is one of the first true designer morphs ever produced. Originally developed in 1999 by the breeders at New England Reptile Distributors, NERD, it is the result of breeding two pastel ball pythons together. In addition to its striking sunny coloration and patterning, faded markings around the head are very common. Lots of blushing is also typical throughout the snake's head and body, which can cause so...

Just as golfers need a golf ball to play, snow snake players need a snow snake. And like golf with its multiplicity of clubs, an assortment of different snow snakes can help meet the challenges of a course. All week inside the Rail River Folk School in Bemidji lots of people worked hard scraping and sanding long pieces of wood into snow snakes, ready to be launched in competition. Great Lakes Lifeways Institute's Kevin Finney (left) and Frank Sprague (right) brought racks of precut wood for attendees to make snow snakes out of. Finney and Sprague were offered tobacco to help during the four-day workshop. Mathew Holding Eagle III | MPR News Keeping warm by a large furnace in the corner of the room Frank Sprague and Kevin Finney of Great Lakes Lifeways Institute in Michigan explained the finer points of their construction, including the five variations of snow snake design. Some perform better when there's a lot of snow on the track and others on icy surfaces. Cultural significan...

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries shared some very sad news recently on social media. The department sadly lost one of their own. Oh, Ruby. What a sweet baby. And what an incredible life she led. According to the Warden Service's website, Ruby was one of seven K9 units that the department had in service. And reading through her career, it's easy to say that Ruby was a perfect example of the benefits of a K9 unit for law enforcement. As summarized in the article, Ruby spent 10 years working and living alongside Corporal Dave Chabot. Her record was exceptional with both the warden service and other law enforcement agencies. Ruby's incredible work led to many arrests and criminal prosecutions. But the real eye-popping stat from her record has to be the 24 search-and-rescue finds.  That is a mighty incredible record for the heroic dog. I'm sure there are quite a few families thankful for the amazing work that she and the r...

Walk, eat, play, sleep. Repeat. That's how Bobi, recently deemed the world's oldest living dog by Guinness World Records, spent much of his 30 years on his family's farm in the village of Conqueiros, Portugal. Unlike the owner of the Rafeiro do Alentejo, the rest of the world hasn't had the chance to watch their furry friend age three decades with them. Bobi, a Rafeiro do Alentejo born in Portugal celebrated his 30th birthday last year, breaking records as the world's oldest dog. (Video: Reuters) "That really is an unusual thing," Erik Olstad, an assistant professor at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, told The Washington Post. "Owners will always ask me, 'How can I make my dog live the longest life that they can?' That's a loaded question because there are so many variants that go into life expectancy." A lot of it is genetics. Life expectancy and predisposition for diseases vary by breed, Olstad sa...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Rendezvous with reptiles at Feeder Supply event    WHAS11.com

MORE than 700 toads were helped by the Henley Toad Patrol in the past week. The annual migration has begun following weeks of cold weather, which meant there had been very little movement. Volunteers collected the amphibians at the temporary barrier they installed last month and carried them across the Marlow road in buckets to avoid them being run over before being released into their spawning pond on the Culden Faw Estate. The busiest night so far was Friday when 10 volunteers collected 549 toads as well a few frogs and a few smooth (common) newts. Professor John Sumpter, a volunteer who collects the data, said: "The reason behind the mass movement that night was the weather. It was mild and it rained a little throughout the night. "As it stayed mild and damp, toads were on the move the whole night. This meant that about two thirds of the toads were collected by the volunteers before the last one went home around midnight, with the remaining third being ...

Think You Know Snakes? More Great Content: ↓ Continue Reading To See This Amazing Video According to the myth of zodiac animals, the order of the zodiac was decided by how the animals arrived at the Jade Emperor's party. In the myth, Snake and Dragon were great friends. However, the Emperor saw the Dragon first due to its much larger size. Therefore, the Snake is the sixth animal in the sequence, while the Dragon is the fifth. The Snake is a part of the Earthly branch, alongside the Horse and Rabbit. While snakes have a negative connotation in the western view, this isn't the case in China. The creator of the world in Chinese mythology had a snake body. Therefore, they have a significant role in Chinese culture. Dates of the Year of the Snake Each year in Chinese culture is associated with a different zodiac animal. There are 12 in all, and the animals go in order. However, the Chinese year is based on the lunar calendar, which doesn't align with the Gregorian calendar. ...

AUSTIN — If you overheard someone discussing a "pit of vipers" at the Texas Capitol, you might assume they were talking about either the House or the Senate. This week you would be wrong. The Jaycees from Sweetwater, about 40 minutes outside Abilene, are visiting the Capitol this week to promote the town's 64th annual "World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup," taking place the second weekend of March. Joining them in Austin are about a dozen Western diamondback rattlesnakes. 'ONE SHOT AND THE SNAKE WAS DOWN: Texas sheriff's deputy shoots a rattlesnake while investigating a stolen vehicle The Jaycees set up in the open-air rotunda in the Capitol extension on Tuesday. Wearing matching red vests covered with snake-themed patches, most of them held thin metal rods with hooks on the ends that they used to manipulate the snakes. Several were placed on the state seal in the middle of the circular area, with handlers prodding them ...

The 2022-23 Globe40 is an eight-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with four teams having started the 2000 nm Leg 7 on February 5 from Recife, Brazil to St Georges, Grenada. Among the teams is American Joe Harris with Roger Junet who file this report on February 11, 2023: We are on Day 6 of Leg 7, and I am remiss in not writing earlier but I confess it is so hot down below that I have not been able to force myself to sit at the computer and type. I will confess that I don't do well in the heat- my body temp tends to run a little hot, which is great for skiing in New England in the winter but not so great for sailing past the Equator, which we recently did. So I seek shade like a lizard from the intense sunlight and look forward to the night when the sun goes down. We have been sailing mainly downwind this leg which is a welcome change from previous legs and has allowed us to use our full downwind sail inventory of ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] A highly venomous red-bellied black snake has been caught in a ...    The Canberra Times

Across the world, thousands of dogs are bred each year, and thousands of future pets are born. From Labrador Retrievers and Poodles to Great Danes and Mastiffs, we believe there is a perfect type of canine for every household. However, some breeds ultimately prove more popular than others, with certain characteristics and personalities being preferred. Each dog type has distinct qualities which may appeal more to a specific family.  Therefore, to find out which breed is the 'sexiest,' i.e., has been bred the most, we at Love Your Dog have analyzed dog listings from breeders across the U.S. via the American Kennel Club. We also studied the data further to discover which states are actively breeding specific types of our favorite pets. So, let's look at where your dog's breed ranks in the most frequently bred dog species' and the breeds that aren't being birthed as much in comparison. Methodology   ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Wild Exotics brings geckos, skinks, axolotls to Brunswick    The Washington Post