Wildlife preps for winter

As the colder months slowly encroach on us in Georgia, Zoo Atlanta’s Herpetology (reptiles and amphibians) Team spends time winterizing...

Keeper Stories

September 27, 2018

Learning more about venom

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the first-annual Venomous Herpetology Symposium in Miami. What is the...

Keeper Stories

June 14, 2018

An endangered species making a comeback

Hi, my name is Kyle and I’m a Keeper II in the Herpetology Department at Zoo Atlanta. Herpetology is the...

Keeper Stories

April 27, 2018

Croc-tastic creatures

As many of our amazing guests may have noticed, we have new additions in Scaly Slimy Spectacular! A few months...

Keeper Stories

February 22, 2018

Training with Fiji

If you have been to the Zoo before and seen a presentation at World of Wild Theater or a Keeper...

Keeper Stories

February 1, 2018

Exciting things to come in Herpetology

As many of you are aware, we have been hard at work here in the Herpetology Department. If you have...

Keeper Stories

December 14, 2017

Strawberry poison frog parenting

Hi! My name is Sam, and I am a Herpetology Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta! Today I’d like to take...

Animal Science

December 13, 2017

Who’s your daddy?

A few years ago, when I was the Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology, I walked into the old World of Reptiles...

Keeper Stories

September 14, 2017

Baby snakes and exciting research

Hello, it’s Ash from the Herpetology Department, and today I am going to tell you a little about our recently...

Keeper Stories

August 31, 2017

A second glance is worth the time

Hi there! Sara from the Herpetology Department again. You might remember me from my recent #TakeoverTuesday, and I’m back to...

Herpetology Posts

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