World Turtle Day 2024
World Turtle Day – May 23, 2024
– There are +350 species of Turtles living on all the continents except Antarctica.
Cold-Blooded Animals
National Serpent Day 2024
National Serpent Day – February 1, 2023
– #NationalSerpentDay
Iguana Awareness Day 2023
Iguana Awareness Day – September 08, 2023
– Iguanas are excellent swimmers and can swim in both saltwater and freshwater.
World Lizard Day 2023
World Lizard Day – August 14, 2023
– 59 unique species of chameleon live on the island of Madagascar and are found nowhere else on earth.
World Snake Day 2023
World Snake Day – July 16, 2023
– Snakes are the 2nd largest group of reptiles; lizards are the largest group.
World Crocodile Day 2023
World Crocodile Day – June 17,2023
– The saltwater Crocodile is the largest aquatic reptile on Earth.
– It has the strongest bite in the animal world.
World Sea Turtle Day 2023
World Sea Turtle Day – June 16, 2023
– Sea turtles come to shore to lay their eggs in a nest they dig in the sand with their rear flippers.
World Turtle Day 2023
World Turtle Day – May 23, 2023
– The Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is an aquatic turtle that prefers slow-moving, shallow bodies of water with muddy bottoms, which give them places to hide.
National Iguana Awareness Day 2022
National Iguana Awareness Day – September 08, 2022
– #NationalIguanaAwarenessDay
World Lizard Day 2022
World Lizard Day – August 14, 2022
-The Green Basilisks can run on their hind legs, using speed and the specialized scales on their feet,
World Snake Day 2022
World Snake Day – July 16, 2022
-There are over 3,000 species of snakes found everywhere except in Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, & New Zealand.
Tears for Crocodilia
Tears for Crocodilia: Evolution, Ecology, & the Disappearance of One of the World’s Most Ancient Animals by Zach Fitzner. – The story that follows crocodilians.
World Crocodile Day 2022
World Crocodile Day – June 17,2022
#WorldCrocDay
-The difference between a crocodile & an alligator, is when a crocodile closes it’s mouth, all teeth are visible.
World Turtle Day 2022
World Turtle Day – May 23, 2022
– #WorldTurtleDay
– Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate.