Big, fat juicy ones, Eensie, weensy, squeensy ones, Oh how they wiggle and squirm! Aug 11, 2008
From animal knickknacks to instructional books, from bearded dragons to ball pythons, from scarlet macaws to scorpions and tarantulas and boas, they were all there. To compensate all of the snakes and other creatures, vendors were present selling feeder animals like mice, crickets and even rabbits for the larger serpents. (Slidell Sentry-News, LA)
Strut for muttsAnimal Shelter hosting gala, alumni party and Mutt Strutt to raise funds for critters Jul 16, 2008
The behemoth 78-foot, 74,000-pound tractor-trailer rolls from crisis to crisis saving dogs, cats, birds, lizards, white tree frogs, rabbits, fish tanks and even bearded dragons. They do training across the country about how to take care of animals when disasters strikes, says Jo-Anne Dixon, executive director of the Animal Shelter. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Leaping Lizards! Jul 13, 2008
Several vendors sell the most popular reptile pets, particularly ball pythons, corn snakes, and bearded dragons. (There is also a large selection of frogs, which are amphibians. (Boston Globe)
What's ahead Jul 8, 2008
Hart will bring creatures such as tarantulas, a giant millipede, centipedes, beetles, walking sticks, boas, bearded dragons, skinks and more. Children will have an opportunity to pet most of the creatures after the show. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Leapin' lizards! Jun 30, 2008
It is believed that the "foreign stock" of captive bred bearded dragons found outside Australia today were smuggled out of the country between 1974 and 1990Source: Animal Diversity Web and Museum of Zoology of University of Michigan ... CRAIG KOHLRUSS / THE FRESNO BEE Barbara Witte holds Zak-n-Wheezie on her chest as she and her husband look through a photo album dedicated to their bearded dragons. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Reptiles: Not for buy and release May 5, 2008
BOB MACK/The Times-UnionShon Paul holds a Kenya albino sand boa and his mom, Kathy Paul, holds a pair of Australian bearded dragons Friday in their Atlantic Beach store, A Pet Lounge and Grooming. There's a trend for pet owners to release unwanted reptiles into the wild. (Florida Times-Union)
'Wildlife warrior' no friend to our fauna May 4, 2008
Borg charges schools $200 a session for children to interact with animals such as bearded dragons, shingleback lizards, turtles, snakes, fruit bats (flying foxes), frogs, crocodiles, kangaroos, wombats and red-tailed black cockatoos. He also organises parties for $250. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Former Milan residents celebrate anniversary of Ecycle program May 2, 2008
Just over four years ago, Nancy Castleman and Marc Eisenson started the Hudson Valley Freecycle Network. The first large item they gave away from their Milan home was an outdoor playset their grandchildren had used. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Dragons wearing beards (4/13) Apr 13, 2008
Bearded dragons can grow as long as 22 inches, but require a lot of care ... So, very recently, I learned that bearded dragons eat only crickets and greens. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Breslin Branches Out in 'Nim's Island' Apr 3, 2008
In fact, the movie ended up with more bearded dragons than at the start. A lizard named Goblet laid about a dozen eggs during filming. (Washington Post)
Jet-Setting At 11 Mar 30, 2008
In her new movie, Breslin spends most of her time with sea lions, bearded dragons and pelicans. This was heaven for Breslin, who plans to be a veterinarian and keeps two dogs, two cats and a turtle at her family's New York home. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Albert Lea graduate now raises tortoises Mar 16, 2008
Over the next few years, Glen and Donna acquired more turtles, some frogs, skinks, several Uromastyxz lizards, boa constrictors and pythons, bearded dragons and tortoises. They became active in the Minnesota Herpetological Society and offered programs with live animals to schools and Audubon Society chapters. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Dragons and snakes move up the love ladder Mar 15, 2008
A spokesman from the Department of Environment and Climate Change said the number of licences for keeping reptiles - blue-tongue lizards, bearded dragons, carpet pythons and the eastern snake-necked turtle - as domestic pets had increased by 30 per cent since the 2004-05 financial year, rising from 10,073 to 13,154 in 2006-07. John Mostyn, senior reptile keeper with Sydney Aquarium, said reptiles like the eastern water dragon were not as demanding as the average pet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dogs and horses and lizards Rescued Jan 30, 2008
They include 68 dogs; several breeds of birds, including doves, parakeets, cockatiels, a cockatoo and an African grey parrot; two bearded dragons; a pink-toed tarantula; several smaller mammals, including gerbils, hamsters, mice and rats; various horses, including a Shetland pony, and a coatimundi, which Davies said is a protected species. Davies said some of the animals, particularly the dogs, needed immediate medical attention. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
* World News Quick Take Jan 27, 2008
An animal protection group rescued more than 200 animals, including 26 hissing cockroaches and two bearded dragons, from an eastern Texas home ... Besides the cockroaches and bearded dragons, the animals included 68 dogs, along with rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, doves, hedgehogs and other animals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jordan Romero shows off his subfreezing sleeping... Dec 20, 2007
He has a turtle, three snakes, three bearded dragons and three cockroaches. Yes, cockroaches, Madagascar hissing cockroaches to be exact. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
PYTHON WINDS UP IN CLASSROOM AFTER APPEARING IN PARKING LOT Oct 14, 2007
"We were right in the middle of math" when the call came, said Partisano, whose classroom contains several snakes, geckos and bearded dragons. The students would soon be leaving for recess, so Partisano said he would come as soon as he could. (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
* Rubber 'baby' Ohh Sep 28, 2007
Rossi said bearded dragons, a lizard native to Australia, often swallow such things as small suction cups, screws and dimes. (AP). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
7-inch toy lizard extracted from real one Sep 20, 2007
Rossi said bearded dragons, a variety of Australian lizards, often swallow such things as small suction cups, screws and dimes. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
Bennett's clinic specializes in birds, reptiles Aug 1, 2007
As co-owner of the , Bennett delivers medical care to offbeat pets such as red-tailed hawks, bearded dragons and miniature hedgehogs. It's a career that has taught her what it takes to examine a writhing serpent with a raspy lung: teamwork. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Athletes and Pets Jul 25, 2007
Q: And you have bearded dragons, too, right ... I love bearded dragons. (Orlando Sentinel)
Pet ordinance needs to be looked at closely Jun 6, 2007
There should not be regulations for owning red ear gliders, map turtles, bearded dragons, anoles or any other animals of these types. Poisonous Reptiles I could come to understand a threat, but not from non-poisonous reptiles, like Crush. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Fire displaces exotic animals Apr 12, 2007
Among all the kingsnakes, rat snakes, pine snakes, bearded dragons, even a 10-foot python, not one of his pets is poisonous. He spent 35 years perfecting the colors on some of his snakes with each generation. (The Palm Beach Post)
The wildlife traffickers Mar 24, 2007
In one notorious case in 2003, the producer of the British wildlife show Survival was caught at Perth airport with suitcases containing 64 shingleback lizards, 14 barking geckos, 13 squelching froglets, three thorny devils, 13 spiny-tailed geckos and nine western bearded dragons with 26 of their eggs. Even when reptiles are intercepted in the mail, they are often doomed to euthanasia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stolen Irwin center reptiles returned Mar 20, 2007
The robbery on Sunday from the Wildlife Wonderland near Melbourne, included a 2-foot-long freshwater crocodile, two pythons, three bearded dragons and the center's entire stock of 47 blue-tongue lizards. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
Man charged over reptiles theft Mar 20, 2007
The reptiles included a 60cm-long freshwater crocodile, two children's pythons, three bearded dragons and 47 blue-tongue lizards ... Mr Watson said a children's python, two bearded dragons and about 15 blue-tongue lizards were still missing. (Courier Mail)
Missing croc found in front seat of car Mar 19, 2007
March 19, 2007 11:55am. VALUABLE rare reptiles stolen from a park in Victoria have been found, near death, in the front seat of a car whose driver was slumped over the steering wheel. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Stolen croc taken home Mar 19, 2007
The park's co-owner, Damien Tilley, says eight blue-tongued lizards, two bearded dragons and two pink-tongued skinks are still missing. "The crocodile is actually now back in his enclosure, with his pen mate, he's warmed himself up lovely and he actually had a nice mouse for lunch this afternoon so he seems to have settled in all right," he said. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
Shocked cops find croc in passenger seat Mar 19, 2007
Park owner Jason Watson had yesterday told The Age he was "terrified" for the animals which included bearded dragons, water dragons, blue-tongued lizards, pink-tongued skinks, children's pythons and a 60-centimetre freshwater crocodile. Oddly, the thieves did not take some of the most valuable creatures, including several frill-neck lizards worth up to $3500 each. (The Age)
Crocodile stolen from Irwin center Mar 18, 2007
The haul from the Wildlife Wonderland near Melbourne, included a 60-centimeter (2 feet) freshwater crocodile, two pythons and three bearded dragons, all requiring an owner's licence, the center's owner said. Also reported stolen were the center's entire stock of 47 blue-tongue lizards. (CNN -- International)
Reptiles Nicked From Steve Irwin Centre Mar 18, 2007
Among the haul was a two-foot freshwater crocodile, two pythons and three bearded dragons, which all require an owner's licence. Also taken were the centre's entire stock of 47 blue-tongue lizards. (Sky News)
Police probe $30,000 reptile theft Mar 18, 2007
The animals, including blue-tongue lizards, bearded dragons, pythons and freshwater crocodiles were stolen from the Wildlife Wonderland park this morning. It is believed thieves entered the park about 7:45am AEDT, gaining entry to an educational facility where the reptiles were on display. (ABC News Online, Australia)
Rogue mover strikes new Valley resident Feb 1, 2007
In addition to wondering whether she would see her furniture, clothing and other possessions again, Frings was especially concerned about her exotic pets; a turtle and two rare bearded dragons. The animals made the move safely with her, but their tanks and specialized filters are with the rest of her belongings. (AZCentral -- Business)
Abused reptiles slither way into hearts Jan 15, 2007
Almost all of the abused snakes and bearded dragons recuperating at The Zoo Northwest Florida have found safe new homes, Natalie Akin, zoo visitor services director, said ... More than four months ago, dozens of snakes, bearded dragons and turtles were found starving among dozens of other dead or deteriorating reptiles in a Milton trailer ... Zoo officials rescued malnourished survivors: 33 snakes, two bearded dragons and three turtles. (Pensacola News Journal)
Lincoln's Zoo Gets Special Honor In Nation's Capital Jan 9, 2007
"But, in Lincoln, Nebraska, thanks to the Children's Zoo, class pets can be baboons, wallabies and bearded dragons.". The award includes a $10,000 prize. (7 KETV Omaha)
Abused reptile now a happy pet Jan 1, 2007
Then The Zoo Northwest Florida rescued Draco and the other malnourished survivors: 33 snakes, two bearded dragons and three turtles. About 35 reptiles were found dead in the trailer. (Pensacola News Journal)
Coming down to earth Dec 13, 2006
More then 70 students took a trip to Exchange City and EarthWorks recently getting up close and personal with turtles, snakes, birds, bearded dragons, leaches and other neat creepy crawlers. Several fourth-grade teachers took the students to the popular Taylor facility. (The News-Herald)
Reptiles can be great holiday gifts Dec 2, 2006
Baby bearded dragons are hardy animals that don't grow as big as iguanas ... Selling well are bearded dragons, hardy animals that don't grow to the size of the humongous iguana. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Libs reel after budget blunder Nov 24, 2006
After playing soccer and receiving high fives from the kids, Mr Baillieu checked out the school's pet snake and two bearded dragons. The visit set a lighter mood for the campaign, after Mr Baillieu spent the morning defending incorrect figures in his party's policy costings. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Sometimes hobbies shouldn't breathe Oct 21, 2006
The tanks held captive a variety of creatures over the years--corn snakes, leopard geckos, bearded dragons, a scorpion, and even a very temperamental tarantula. Needless to say, I had a lot of roommates when I moved in. (Madison County Record, AL)
Community Rallies Behind Pet Store Hit By Vandals Oct 10, 2006
"The reptiles that were taken were specifically animals that could be bred, a sexed bull python, bearded dragons, rescue iguana -- a beautiful specimen that was a store pet," Wilk said. A stream of people came by to drop off donations on Monday. (KIRO TV, WA)
Mealworm-eating not for weak stomachs Sep 5, 2006
People could choose from bearded dragons, a thorny-looking lizard from Africa; baby Burmese pythons; and lots of other reptiles. WANTED A LIZARD. (The Miami Herald)
$4,000 worth of exotic animals still missing Aug 22, 2006
" Bearded dragons need an environment that maintains a certain degree of temperature and they feed on small crickets. If they're fed bigger crickets, she said they could die. Anyone who has information on the case should call the Bettendorf Police Department at (563) 344-4015, or any Teske location -- in Bettendorf, call (563) 355-7230, or in Moline, call (309) 762-7575. This story is available to non-subscribers for a limited time. For instant access to all published stories, including The... (Quad-Cities Online)
Thief nabs rare birds, gecko, other animals during break in Aug 21, 2006
The burglar also took two Russian tortoises, a leopard gecko, several bearded dragons, and a rose-hair tarantula, she said. Murphy says she's concerned in particular for the birds because they were young and were not weaned, so they have to be hand-fed to survive. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Durham year-round students return to the classroom Jul 18, 2006
As a UNC-Greensboro graduate, she is not a fan of Duke and she also has two bearded dragons and a python, she said. Wondering aloud if she forgot to mention anything, one student piped up: "You're a girl!". (Herald Sun)
Reptiles' charms mesmerize fans Jul 9, 2006
The other animals at the show included multicolored frogs, brightly patterned bearded dragons, solid-white snakes, a 45-pound tortoise walking around the convention and an albino alligator for guests to handle. Matthew Phillips, 13, of Orlando was making his way through the booths with an 8-foot long Burmese python that he had been allowed to hold. (Orlando Sentinel -- Business)
8-Year-Old Removed From Pet-Infested N.H. Home May 24, 2006
Harold and Dorina Roy, of Farmington, NH, had apparently been collecting wild and exotic animals - including snakes, iguanas, lizards, alligators and bearded dragons - for many years, said Police Chief Scott Roberge. The Roys' 8-year old daughter was taken into state care on May 17. (CBS 4, CO)
Kentucky Family Fights to Keep Pet Lion May 18, 2006
The vast majority are for reptiles, such as anacondas, basilisks and bearded dragons. The federal government only requires licenses for exotic animals if they are used for breeding or as an exhibition, so it was unclear how many people are keeping exotic animals as pets. (CBS News)
Not-So-Cuddly Pets May 12, 2006
Smaller creatures, like ferret foxes, tarantulas, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, bearded dragons (lizards native to Australia), squirrels and frogs are also popular companions. But often, owners underestimate the time and effort that goes into taking care of a wild animal, says Lianne McLeod, a former vet and author of About. (Wired News)
Man hatches two-headed bearded dragon Apr 20, 2006
Montgomery resident Tony Rowe was surprised when the egg one of his bearded dragons produced hatched out a two-headed bearded dragon more than a year ago ... "If someone unfamiliar with bearded dragons had treated it as a normal hatching it would have died." Paris and Nicole were born Feb. 21, 2005 and weighed two grams when born ... Rowe owns eight adult bearded dragons. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Bird breeders coming back to town with expo Apr 19, 2006
A large variety of reptiles will also be available for purchase from lizards, frogs, turtles, geckos, snakes and bearded dragons. Campbell Hall is located on 7600 Red Bluff, behind the Pasadena Convention Center. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
