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Hey guys! Meet Arkansas's salt-and-pepper snake.This is the speckled kingsnake. Black body. Little yellow-white speck on...
10/28/2026

Hey guys! Meet Arkansas's salt-and-pepper snake.

This is the speckled kingsnake. Black body. Little yellow-white speck on almost every scale. Most run about 4 feet long.

Here is the best part. This snake is NOT venomous. And it eats venomous snakes. Copperheads. Rattlesnakes. It can take them down and it can handle their venom.

It also eats mice and rats around barns and fields. That is a neighbor you want around.

Scared? It might shake its tail like a rattler. That is just a bluff. Leave it alone and let it do its job. Do NOT kill it. Call us if you need help with one.

Have yall seen one around your place? Tell us in the comments!

Happy Saturday guys! Let's do something fun.Drop a photo of YOUR reptile in the comments. Snake, lizard, turtle, tortois...
10/24/2026

Happy Saturday guys! Let's do something fun.

Drop a photo of YOUR reptile in the comments. Snake, lizard, turtle, tortoise, doesn't matter. Give us their name too.

Best photo gets featured on the page next week. Let's see what yall are keeping!

Hey guys! Let's talk about the timber rattlesnake. The one everybody is scared of.Here is the truth. These snakes are no...
10/23/2026

Hey guys! Let's talk about the timber rattlesnake. The one everybody is scared of.

Here is the truth. These snakes are not out to get you. A timber rattlesnake's whole defense plan is this: rattle really loud, and hope you leave. That rattle is a warning, not a threat. It is the snake saying "I am right here, please walk around me."

Almost every bite happens the same way. Somebody tries to catch it, kill it, or move it with a shovel. The snake was never chasing anybody. It was minding its own business until a person made it a problem.

If you see one, here is what you do. Stop. Back up. Give it plenty of space. Then call us if it is somewhere it cannot stay, like your yard or garage. We will come get it. That is literally what we are here for.

They have lived in these woods way longer than any of us. They eat the rodents. They deserve the same respect as everything else out here.

Do not kill it. Call us.

Hey guys! Can we talk about green iguanas for a minute?That cute little green baby in the pet store tank? This is what i...
10/22/2026

Hey guys! Can we talk about green iguanas for a minute?

That cute little green baby in the pet store tank? This is what it turns into. Six feet of lizard. A dinosaur with a dewlap.

Here is what that baby needs when it grows up. An enclosure the size of a small room. Serious UVB and heat. Fresh greens every single day. And vet bills, because reptiles get sick just like dogs and cats do.

Most people do not have room for that. So the iguana ends up in a tank it can barely turn around in, or it gets dumped outside where it cannot survive an Arkansas winter. Rescues all over the country are full of adult iguanas nobody planned for.

Iguanas are awesome animals. But they are not beginner pets and they are not apartment pets. Do your homework BEFORE you buy. And if you already have one you cannot keep, call a rescue. Call us. Do not dump it.

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Hey guys! Time for another guess the species.This little one right here is a baby. But look at that shell. High and dome...
10/21/2026

Hey guys! Time for another guess the species.

This little one right here is a baby. But look at that shell. High and domed, like a little helmet. And check the bottom shell. It has a hinge across it. When this turtle gets scared it pulls everything in and that hinge slams the shell shut like a box. Tight. Nothing is getting in.

Grown ups of this species are one of the most common turtles in Arkansas woods. Most of them have only THREE toes on their back feet. That is where the name comes from. The boys usually have red or orange eyes. The girls have brown or yellow.

Here is the wild part. These turtles are homebodies. One turtle can live its whole life in a patch of woods not much bigger than your yard. And they live a LONG time. Fifty years plus. Some make it past eighty.

So. What is it? Drop your guess in the comments. Answer goes up in a follow-up comment tomorrow!

This handsome Sulcata tortoise STILL hasn’t found his forever home! ❤️This sweet boy is looking for someone who can prov...
10/20/2026

This handsome Sulcata tortoise STILL hasn’t found his forever home! ❤️

This sweet boy is looking for someone who can provide him with the proper care, space, and environment he needs to thrive for years to come. Sulcatas are a lifelong commitment, so we want to make sure his next home is the right one!

If you’re interested in adopting him, please reach out!

I am 114 followers away from 4,000 and I am not too proud to beg.Look. I have held venomous snakes, wrestled giant monit...
10/14/2026

I am 114 followers away from 4,000 and I am not too proud to beg.

Look. I have held venomous snakes, wrestled giant monitor lizards, and gotten bitten by just about everything with teeth. But asking for followers? That is the scariest thing I have done all year.

Here is the deal. You hit that invite button, you bring your reptile loving friends, and we hit 4,000 this week. In return I will keep posting the good stuff and I will never, ever ask you to do the Macarena. That is a promise.

Seriously though. This page saves animals. Every new follower is one more person in the fight. Let's do this.

Hey guys! Meet the oldest animal on land. His name is Jonathan.He is an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) ...
10/13/2026

Hey guys! Meet the oldest animal on land. His name is Jonathan.

He is an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) on Saint Helena in the Atlantic. And he is about 194 years old. Let that sink in.

There is a photo of him from about 1886, already full grown. That photo is about 140 years old and HE IS STILL ALIVE.

Scientists just published a study on his DNA. They found 287 genetic quirks unique to him, mostly around DNA repair and fighting inflammation. In the switches that run his mitochondria, the on-off tags still look orderly. More like a much younger tortoise than a 194 year old one.

He is blind from cataracts and lost his sense of smell, but his vet hand fed him for years and he bounced right back. Still gets around fine and eats like a champ.

Back in April a scammer faked his death online to steal crypto donations. Jonathan did not notice. He just kept eating grass.

Share this so more people meet the toughest old man on the planet.

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