#reptile

Collection of reptile news, found 34 news.

Rare Javan leopard spotted in Bromo Semeru National Park

A critically endangered black Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas) was spotted on the camera trap installed by the ...

Singaporean tourist bitten by Komodo dragon

A Singaporean photographer and tourist, identified as 68-year-old Loh Lee Aik, was bitten by a Komodo dragon, a giant ...

Python strangles man to death in Riau province

A man died after being strangled by a six meter long python in Indragiri Hulu District of Riau Province, an officer ...

Developing Monkey Island in Kupang into tourism destination

The Kupang district administration in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is making every effort to develop ...

Crocodiles roam about at beaches, disrupt Kupang`s tourism

Weather phenomenon El Nino is believed to have driven some crocodiles to leave the drying estuaries and lurching to ...

Researcher identifies 52 species of reptiles in W Sumatra

A researcher of reptiles Salvator Fakhrul Reza successfully identified 52 species of reptiles such as snakes, lizards ...

Surabaya to build komodo dragon park

The Surabaya city government in East Java is likely to build a Komodo Dragon Park in the coastal area of Kenjeran, ...

Racing against time to save Riau`s biosphere reserve from fires

Sumatras Riau Province is badly hit by forest and plantations fires, and the largest number of the hotspots detected ...

Four-meter long croc captured in Bangka

A four-meter long crocodile weighing almost 300 kilograms was captured by villagers of Gedong, Belinyu district, ...

Scientists report newly discovered horned dinosaur unearthed in Utah

A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been ...

del Toro eyes monster blocbuster with "Pacific Rim"

A lifelong fascination with Japanese mega-monsters is behind Mexican director Guillermo del Toro`s eagerly ...

World`s largest crocodile dies in s. Philippines

A giant saltwater crocodile, the longest on earth, has died while in captivity in southern Philippines. The ...

The Destruction of Wildlife Preserved Evidence

The Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Forestry on November 12, 2012 at Manggala Wanabakti Plaza conduct the ...

Seven-meter-long python caught by local residents

Local residents of Bengkulu, a province in Sumatra Island, have caught a python that was seven meters long with a ...

Komodo visited by 42,000 foreign tourists this year

Up to 42,000 foreign tourists have come to Komodo Tourist Resort in Labuhan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, so far this ...