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Photorealistic image of a male and female leopard gecko side-by-side, showcasing their physical differences

How to Determine the Sex of Your Leopard Gecko: A Step-by-Step Guide

14 June 2024

How to tell the sex of a leopard gecko through physical attributes such as length, build, pores, and hemipenal swellings.

Photorealistic stock photo of a ball python slithering across a sandy desert floor, its triangular head tilted as if detecting a distant sound

How Snakes Listen Without Ears: The Science of Snake Hearing

1 June 2024

Snakes do not have external ears, however, they have developed unique ways to sense and react to sound waves through bone conduction.

A small brown and green striped garter snake slithering through tall grass and leaves, focused on catching a juicy earthworm

What Do Garter Snakes Eat? A Look at Their Predation Habits

17 May 2024

Garter snakes are small snakes that are able to and will eat mice and other small rodents, along with their usual diet.

Assortment of lizard eggs in various colors and shapes, including white, tan, and pink ovals resting on a natural wooden surface with dried moss or grass

What Do Lizard Eggs Look Like? A Visual Guide

9 May 2024

A variety of lizard eggs in different colors and sizes, ranging from white to tan, green, and pink, with different requirements for incubation.

Photorealistic image of a brown and tan leopard frog crouched low, ready to attack a goldfish swimming in a backyard pond

What Do Frogs Eat? The Predatory Behavior of Amphibians

3 May 2024

Frog species that eat fish, the ways they've evolved to hunt, and what this means for managing frog-fish interactions in ponds.

Corn snake with mouth open, slithering through a grassy field

The Teeth of Corn Snakes: An Evolutionary Marvel

2 May 2024

Corn snakes have lots of small, sharp teeth that they use to catch and hold their prey, but their bites are usually too weak to even puncture human skin.

Can Turtles Hear? An In-Depth Look at Their Unusual Ears

23 April 2024

Turtles have an inner ear that enables them to hear on land and in the water, even though they don't have an outer ear.

Slender ringneck snake with distinctive orange-red ring around its neck, coiled and poised to strike in a natural wooded environment

What Do Ringneck Snakes Eat? Exploring Their Dietary Needs

22 April 2024

Ringneck snakes are known to consume other snakes, lizards, frogs, salamanders, and small mammals, and they use a combination of venom and constriction to hunt and kill their prey.

Axolotl opening its mouth to show small pointed teeth in a well-maintained aquarium

Axolotl Teeth: What You Need to Know About Their Special Dentition

5 March 2024

Axolotls have tiny, pointed teeth for suction feeding, can regrow tooth tissues, and their food plays a role in the evolution of their teeth.