The High Desert Reptile & Pet Expo is coming to the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville in December. If you’re Indiana Jones, you might not want to attend the High Desert Reptile & Pet ...

Sonoran desert tortoises have emerged from hibernation this spring, and many of them are in need of a place to call home. Arizona Game and Fish is offering free adoptions of these captive reptiles ...

Now that the desert has warmed back up, people need to watch their step to avoid encounters with snakes. But those who actually want to get close to the slithering reptiles can attend the weekly ...

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

Desert lizards are facing a ‘cost-of-living’ squeeze as global temperatures continue to rise, a new study finds. For a lizard, the 'cost-of-living' is tightly linked to its body temperature, which ...

Arizona’s rising summer heat may be more than even desert wildlife can handle. At the Phoenix Zoo, there's already a new habitat in the works... with air conditioning. “The lizards we're going to be ...

Arizona is home to 107 species of reptiles, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. These crawling, slithering creatures can be found all over the state, throughout the desert, in parks and ...

If you’re Indiana Jones, you might not want to attend the High Desert Reptile & Pet Expo, which will include plenty of snakes, lizards, frogs, tarantulas and other crawly things. The two-day event, ...