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05/31/2006 - Toddler survives bite of deadly brown snake
05/31/2006 - More Alligator Hunters Expected this Season
05/31/2006 - Alligator questions raised about Okatibbee Lake
05/31/2006 - Colorful owners run colorful reptile store
05/31/2006 - Snake causes power outage
05/31/2006 - Increase In Snake Bites
05/31/2006 - Scientists reveal how frogs grip
05/31/2006 - Park rangers keep wary eyes on alligators’ movements
05/31/2006 - Frogs' chorus becomes a cry for help
05/31/2006 - Lucky puppy saved from gator's grip
05/31/2006 - 4-Year-Old Boy Recovering From Snake Bite
05/31/2006 - Snake Bites and Scorpion Stings
05/31/2006 - Environment: PLASTIC PLAGUE PROMPTS TURTLE BAG CAMPAIGN
05/31/2006 - Turtle passion: Crossings driven by hunger, instinct, love
05/30/2006 - The Great Salamander Crisis
05/30/2006 - Reptile's world has two things
05/30/2006 - Brazil sees profit in frog slime
05/30/2006 - Apartment resident opens closet and finds big snake
05/30/2006 - Toyohashi clears way for turtle-breeding
05/30/2006 - Turtle Power
05/30/2006 - Prosecution to oppose bail in tortoise theft
05/30/2006 - Commission may uplist gopher tortoise to 'threatened'
05/30/2006 - Fighting to save the desert tortoise
05/30/2006 - Backstory: The gator cops
05/30/2006 - Alligators on the loose in Fannett
05/30/2006 - Man can't seem to get rid of alligator on property
05/30/2006 - Puppy rescued from alligator’s mouth
05/30/2006 - Marina owner wants alligators protected
05/30/2006 - Good gator advice: Just leave 'em alone
05/30/2006 - 9-foot alligator removed from Weeki Wachee tourist attraction
05/30/2006 - Back from the brink
05/30/2006 - Zimbabwe: State to Revive Crocodile Project
05/30/2006 - Bizarre creature puzzles thousands
05/30/2006 - 9-Foot Alligator Removed From Tourist Attraction
05/30/2006 - Library kicks off reading program with "Snake Man"
05/30/2006 - Falls, developers sued over erosion, snake habitat rules
05/30/2006 - Snake Bites Shopper
05/30/2006 - Man Frees Puupy From Alligator's Jaws
05/29/2006 - Sea Turtle Season Off To Slow Start
05/29/2006 - Jogger snatches his dog out of alligator's mouth
05/29/2006 - Leaping lizards! What a risky job
05/29/2006 - Miners urged to consider frog protection
05/29/2006 - Breck site eyed for boreal toad recovery
05/29/2006 - Snake-bitten Varanasi boy returns from the dead after eight months
05/29/2006 - Pet persuaded her it didn't need rescuing
05/28/2006 - Community deports crocodile woman
05/28/2006 - Alligator Interrupts Mermaid Show
05/28/2006 - The legend of the Hoan Kiem Turtle
05/28/2006 - Missing Tortoise Returned To Grateful Family
05/28/2006 - Fish and Wildlife investigates alligator attack on dog
05/28/2006 - Alligators abound during annual Fla. count
05/28/2006 - Tales of an alligator relocator
05/28/2006 - Gator enters water park in Weeki Wachee
05/28/2006 - Boca Raton officials wrestle with solutions to growing iguana invasion
05/28/2006 - Outdoors: Snapping turtle courtship unusual shell game
05/28/2006 - Volunteers help rescue first turtle nest of season
05/28/2006 - Outdoors: Snapping turtle courtship unusual shell game
05/28/2006 - Volunteers help rescue first turtle nest of season
05/28/2006 - Outdoors: Snapping turtle courtship unusual shell game
05/28/2006 - Volunteers help rescue first turtle nest of season
05/28/2006 - "AJ" wins "Greatest Spectacle in Tortoise Racing"
05/27/2006 - The gator terminator
05/27/2006 - Officials confirm alligator as killer
05/27/2006 - Wild animals will be ... well, wild!
05/27/2006 - No Hitchhikers: Man finds snake in rental car
05/27/2006 - Chivalry lives for turtle in distress
05/27/2006 - S.C. scientists hunt turtles at sea
05/26/2006 - Headless gator's body found in Brookville Lake
05/26/2006 - The Reptile Teen
05/26/2006 - Farmer's reptile meat menu
05/26/2006 - Slinky escape for snake
05/26/2006 - New chapter in threatened turtle's life
05/26/2006 - Exotic animal owner vows to rebuild after fire
05/26/2006 - Officials confirm they captured alligator that killed Tenn. woman
05/26/2006 - Alligator Caught In City Limits
05/26/2006 - Crocodile farm opens in UK
05/26/2006 - Cambodian faithful pray to tortoise to heal the sick
05/26/2006 - Tortoise survives recycling plant
05/26/2006 - San Antonio pond hatching gators
05/26/2006 - Tourists, locals fearful after three fatal alligator attacks
05/26/2006 - Gators big and small spotted in Geneva
05/25/2006 - Nature talks, turtle walks planned at Gumbo Limbo
05/25/2006 - Suburban Tortoise Vanishes Without A Trace
05/25/2006 - Recycled tortoise a shell-shocked survivor
05/25/2006 - Tortoise baby helps ensure survival of species
05/25/2006 - Recycled tortoise's lucky escape
05/25/2006 - Hello, Komodo - World's largest lizard can be seen in Chicago
05/25/2006 - Aquarium salutes turtles during the state reptile's nesting season
05/25/2006 - Learn about amputee turtle June 1
05/25/2006 - Fun to help the turtles
05/25/2006 - Builders relieved turtle no longer protected
05/25/2006 - Recycled Tortoise Finds New Home
05/25/2006 - Farmer Plans To Open First Crocodile Farm In Britain
05/25/2006 - Britain getting crocodile farm
05/25/2006 - Wild reptile found in Zamboanga
05/25/2006 - Alligator stops traffic on Florida Turnpike
05/25/2006 - Villagers capture huge crocodile
05/25/2006 - Frogs face risk from platypus disease
05/24/2006 - Turtle Death Again Halts Beach Work
05/24/2006 - Bullfrog linked to fungus spread
05/24/2006 - Bullfrogs may be deadly fungus carriers
05/24/2006 - Giant crocodile taken from park
05/24/2006 - BDF snake search 'soon'
05/24/2006 - Man warns: Watch out for snakes
05/24/2006 - Mediterranean Survey Finds Native Reptiles are Vanishing
05/24/2006 - Tuscano OK'd over turtle concerns
05/24/2006 - Snapping Turtle Walk to Be Presented at Boscobel
05/24/2006 - Turtle in roadway leads to highway wreck, patrol says
05/24/2006 - State board votes to halt spotted turtle protections
05/24/2006 - State shores up turtle species
05/24/2006 - Florida turtle eggs may have been buried
05/24/2006 - State Ends Spotted Turtle Protections
05/23/2006 - Turtle may lose state's protective shell
05/23/2006 - Extinct frog stages comeback
05/23/2006 - Turtle death halts beach work again
05/23/2006 - The Sometimes-Mellower Gopher Snake: A Great Pretender?
05/23/2006 - SNAKE IS RAID HERO
05/23/2006 - Piecing together a plan
05/23/2006 - Turtle Nests Apparently Buried During Beach Restoration Project
05/23/2006 - Business booms as alligator fear sweeps Florida
05/23/2006 - State votes to remove spotted turtle from special protection list
05/23/2006 - Man backs away from reptile park plan
05/23/2006 - Fishy 'cane toad' threatens native species
05/23/2006 - Tortoise gets put in recycling bin
05/23/2006 - Tiny tortoise with big future
05/22/2006 - Hornish Jr. to Be On Hand for Tortoise Race
05/22/2006 - Colchester: Burglar's snake shock
05/22/2006 - Sexy smells may help trap toads
05/22/2006 - Death by cane toad
05/22/2006 - For trapper, hunting gators is nothing new
05/22/2006 - Zoo celebrates tortoise arrivals
05/21/2006 - Iguanas gone wild
05/21/2006 - Hoaxer: Sorry
05/21/2006 - European lizards thrive in Cincinnati
05/21/2006 - Sixth-graders take in watershed expo
05/21/2006 - Reptile retailer specializes in pets that slither
05/21/2006 - Giant tortoise stolen for muthi
05/21/2006 - Boy finds snake in loo
05/21/2006 - Snake-seeking trip yields unusual sight
05/21/2006 - Lizards return for spring
05/21/2006 - The elusive snake
05/21/2006 - Monster toad caught in CBD
05/20/2006 - The incredible shrinking iguana
05/20/2006 - Not quite a python, but one big garter snake
05/19/2006 - Iguana tax committee eyes low-cost solutions
05/19/2006 - LR Fire Dept. Tries To Rescue Iguana
05/19/2006 - 'Extinct' frog comes back to life
05/19/2006 - Colombian Frog Believed Extinct Found Alive
05/19/2006 - Snake School
05/19/2006 - Two gators taken from lake near Kissimmee
05/19/2006 - PHOTO: Julius Squeezer
05/19/2006 - Willie the turtle gets first class treatment
05/19/2006 - When campaigns turn turtle...
05/19/2006 - Vanuatu commemorates Year of the Sea Turtle
05/18/2006 - Harlequin frog, thought extinct, found
05/18/2006 - SNAKE SLIPS TO THE LOO
05/18/2006 - "Extinct" frog rediscovered in Colombia
05/18/2006 - Massive leatherback turtle found dead in P.E.I.
05/18/2006 - Polson students go on sea turtle patrol in Costa Rica
05/18/2006 - Alligator problem? Get phone, not gun
05/18/2006 - Monastery blessing for 2,000 square metre snake park
05/18/2006 - Alligator narrowly escapes trappers
05/18/2006 - 16 ft snakes story just a hoax
05/18/2006 - Giant garter snake nabbed in northern Manitoba
05/18/2006 - Boy discovers snake lurking in lavatory
05/17/2006 - Rye says no to frog jumping
05/17/2006 - Funding to help fight noisy frog
05/17/2006 - A New Theory to Explain the Frog Declines?
05/17/2006 - Long-Lost Harlequin Frog Subspecies Rediscovered in the Andes
05/17/2006 - Colombian frog believed extinct found alive
05/17/2006 - Rare turtles rescued from Hong Kong market
05/17/2006 - Invite a lizard to your next event
05/17/2006 - Latest Alligator Reports
05/17/2006 - Caught on film... proof that rare snake escaped from N.Wales zoo
05/17/2006 - Ssshock as snake pops out of toilet
05/17/2006 - Snake slips into shopping centre
05/17/2006 - Experts plead: Don't harm snakes, call us
05/16/2006 - Hawaii fights coqui frogs, other species
05/16/2006 - Center will release sea creatures back into waters of Gulf
05/16/2006 - Florida alligators kill two more people
05/16/2006 - No luck for snake hunters
05/16/2006 - FL County Commissioner To Request Ban On Python And Iguana Sales
05/16/2006 - Rare frogs die from bacterial infection
05/15/2006 - Fleeing tortoise takes slow road
05/15/2006 - Runaway tortoise makes very slow progress
05/15/2006 - Tagged tortoise finds his way home
05/15/2006 - African Frogs Key To Future Stem Cell Research
05/15/2006 - Frog foes flog funding
05/15/2006 - Avoiding Alligator Attacks
05/15/2006 - Alligator attacks spike
05/15/2006 - $700,000 for turtle and dugong plan in the Torres Strait
05/15/2006 - Beach cleaned for Cherating turtle landings
05/15/2006 - Have you seen this turtle?
05/14/2006 - Dugong and Turtle Plan Approved
05/14/2006 - Snake expert to visit, speak in Carson City
05/14/2006 - Tortoise travels 2.9km in eight months
05/13/2006 - 34 Endangered Turtles Returned to Vietnam
05/13/2006 - Turtle lessons from Matura
05/13/2006 - Landowner Investigated In Tortoise Massacre
05/13/2006 - Deadly gator trapped and killed
05/12/2006 - Marshall Islands and USAKA Support Turtle Conservation
05/12/2006 - Tortoise's great but slow escape
05/12/2006 - Kindergarteners at St Ignatius sponsor iguanas
05/12/2006 - West Lincoln boy recovering after snake bite
05/12/2006 - Fears for lost snake
05/12/2006 - The bog turtle and the diamondback terrapin
05/12/2006 - Walton County beach nourishment project set to restart
05/12/2006 - Island officials walking on eggshells
05/12/2006 - Tortoise makes very slow getaway
05/12/2006 - Runaway tortoise goes home
05/12/2006 - Pet tortoise reunited with owners after 9-month, 2-mile journey
05/11/2006 - Lowly lizard numbers lacking in Saskatchewan
05/11/2006 - Microchip brings lost tortoise home
05/11/2006 - Small alligator taken from Sutton home
05/11/2006 - Elderly Woman Beats Back Reptile With Garden Hose
05/11/2006 - Stars of reptile exhibit teach fourth-graders about conservation
05/11/2006 - Medical examiner confirms woman jogger was killed by alligator in Sunrise
05/10/2006 - Pet Python Kills Dog in Florida
05/10/2006 - Preparing for snake season
05/10/2006 - Police Find Snake, Lizards In Waukesha Apartment
05/10/2006 - Snake Scare Frightens Family
05/10/2006 - It pays to proceed with caution, respect with snakes
05/10/2006 - Study shows frogs can play key role in stem cell research
05/10/2006 - Giant Bullfrogs Jump For Distance
05/10/2006 - Leatherback turtle nests on island
05/10/2006 - `Monster' leatherback turtle nests on Hilton Head Island
05/10/2006 - Sea Turtle's Death Halts Fla. Restoration
05/10/2006 - `Monster' leatherback turtle nests on Hilton Head Island
05/10/2006 - Leatherback turtle makes rare appearance
05/09/2006 - Tucson rattlesnakes donated to Texas research facility
05/09/2006 - Owners Get $1,300 in Dog's Python Death
05/09/2006 - Python owner to pay damages after snake attacks dog
05/09/2006 - Malaysian teen falls into python's grip after saving chicken
05/09/2006 - Snake spotted in Christ Church
05/09/2006 - Dingoes may be used to sniff out cane toads
05/09/2006 - TORTOISE TOBY'S SAFE AFTER GOING ON WALKABOUT
05/09/2006 - Three Foot Alligator Taken From Sutton Home
05/09/2006 - Town, endangered turtles vie for beach sand
05/09/2006 - The turtle is back – on a coin
05/08/2006 - 'Third eye' of Lizard sheds light on evolution of color vision
05/08/2006 - Giant Lizard Found In Sirnak
05/08/2006 - Snake wranglers turn hobby to business
05/08/2006 - From desert to lab: Rattlers getting new home in Texas
05/08/2006 - Snake bites are rare
05/08/2006 - Poisonous snake bites Grantsville High School student; Snake may have been planted as a prank
05/08/2006 - Turtle Crawl honors sea turtles on Jekyll Island
05/08/2006 - County receives grant for sea turtle nesting season
05/08/2006 - Car runs over 35 lb. turtle driver thinks is human
05/08/2006 - Turtle nesting season means time to dim nighttime lights
05/07/2006 - Firefighters Say Snake Calls a Distraction
05/07/2006 - Snake calls a burden for firefighters
05/07/2006 - Volunteers scour forest to catalogue, identify amphibians
05/07/2006 - Killing animals for profit
05/07/2006 - Biologists urge public to leave tortoises in the wild
05/07/2006 - House for sale (tortoise incl.)
05/07/2006 - For sale: One house, tortoise included
05/07/2006 - Get a leap on frog, horned-toad festivals
05/07/2006 - RM1.30 for each turtle egg to stop sale on black market
05/06/2006 - Snake keeper rattled
05/06/2006 - Tooele Teenager Bitten By Rattlesnake
05/06/2006 - Initiative could make millionaires of everyone in Nevada city
05/06/2006 - House sold with resident tortoise
05/06/2006 - Frog-hunting programs set at Barkhausen
05/06/2006 - Can you babysit my snake?
05/06/2006 - Scientists fear S. Padre project will hurt sea turtles
05/05/2006 - Iguana tax board loses another member
05/05/2006 - At work with the lizard spotters
05/05/2006 - This snake is not dead
05/05/2006 - 'SNAKEMAN' DENIES RAP
05/05/2006 - Woman sets snake afire, damages apartment
05/05/2006 - Snake habitat price tag outlined
05/05/2006 - After help plea denied, woman sets snake afire
05/05/2006 - Shell out for home and tortoise
05/05/2006 - Family house for sale with tortoise tenant
05/05/2006 - Comment Period Open For Aquatic Habitat Project
05/05/2006 - Bog turtle proving elusive for DelDOT
05/05/2006 - Biologists believe turtle took care of her unfinished business on Trunk Bay beach
05/05/2006 - Plucky turtle a concrete stowaway
05/04/2006 - Native lizards being devoured by little 'T-Rex '
05/04/2006 - Motorists asked to slow for turtles in Afton
05/04/2006 - Saving leatherback turtles
05/04/2006 - Hurt Sea Turtle Bundled Off to Sunshine State
05/04/2006 - Alligator Bites Fla. Real Estate Tycoon
05/04/2006 - African toad hitches ride in shoe
05/04/2006 - Stowaway toad goes globe-hopping
05/04/2006 - Fewer frogs mean growing problems
05/04/2006 - Researchers Claim Frog Substance Kills HIV
05/04/2006 - 8 new frog species discovered in Laos
05/04/2006 - You want to find a new frog species? Head to the Southeast Asian nation of Laos.
05/04/2006 - Frog Jumps Begin In Two Weeks
05/04/2006 - Tiny snake causes mild scare
05/04/2006 - Snake in grass could derail Wal-Mart bid
05/04/2006 - Woman torches apartment trying to kill snake
05/04/2006 - Activists call for rehab of snakecharmers
05/04/2006 - Man in court over snake threat
05/04/2006 - 8 New Frog Species Discovered in Laos
05/04/2006 - Landlord gets burned ignoring snake request
05/03/2006 - Zoo hopes it soon will be hopping with rare frogs
05/03/2006 - Mark Twain's frogs face development hurdle
05/03/2006 - Puttur’s Ravindra Aithal, the ‘Snake Doctor’ of Karnataka
05/03/2006 - You Move It: Woman Sets Snake on Fire
05/03/2006 - Giant snake skin fascinates Nathalia
05/03/2006 - Frogs, rabbits and carp on the menu for this 5 meter stomach
05/03/2006 - Snake clinic is for the dogs
05/03/2006 - 21 tortoises found dead after plowing
05/03/2006 - It's snake bite city
05/03/2006 - Sea turtle season needs beach resident attention
05/03/2006 - Sea turtle experts struggle to keep nest counts stable
05/03/2006 - Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
05/03/2006 - Injured sea turtle rescued off Georgia coast
05/03/2006 - Pair face possible jail over gecko thefts
05/03/2006 - Turtle Lighting Ordinances
05/03/2006 - Gecko thieves plead guilty
05/03/2006 - Detroit Zoo Breeds Rare Panamanian Frogs
05/03/2006 - Possible jail sentence for gecko thieves
05/03/2006 - 500-Pound Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued
05/02/2006 - The Great Toad Hunt
05/02/2006 - Frog jumping legend: Los Altos man has held record for 20 years
05/02/2006 - A bit of good news
05/02/2006 - Giant turtle has a lot of mileage on her
05/02/2006 - Cayman Turtle Farm under fire
05/02/2006 - Knowing our place: Toads, homely but musical
05/02/2006 - Snake Bites: How to Treat them How to Avoid Them
05/02/2006 - Fossil of snake with legs is rock-solid proof of evolution
05/02/2006 - Frog days of summer
05/02/2006 - Tortoise turns up after seven-month snooze
05/02/2006 - Illegal Reptile Found Crawling In Palolo Valley Neighborhood
05/02/2006 - Thousands of species on edge of oblivion
05/02/2006 - Giant turtle's 5,000-mile odyssey in search of food
05/02/2006 - Lizard’s Wizards Research Desert Dhub
05/02/2006 - Slow-Moving Creature On Fast Path To Endangerment
05/01/2006 - Patch newest Blue
05/01/2006 - Sea turtle nesting season begins
05/01/2006 - Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins
05/01/2006 - Snake bites in pets common in spring
05/01/2006 - Illegal Lizard Found in Palolo Valley
05/01/2006 - Aggressive lizard invades state
05/01/2006 - Curly-Tailed Lizard Population Threatens Native Lizards
05/01/2006 - Illegal reptile found in Palolo
05/01/2006 - Owner hopes wayfaring turtle finds way home
05/01/2006 - Six sea turtles released into the water
05/01/2006 - MASCOT TURTLE LOSES TO 'NEMO' IN M'SIA
05/01/2006 - Sea turtle nesting season begins today
05/01/2006 - Turtle Nesting Season Starts, Meaning Lights Out At The Beach
05/01/2006 - Native lizards being devoured by little 'T-Rex ' throughout South Florida
05/01/2006 - Turtles Out Early This Year, Need Motorists' Help

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