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Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation "RHF" Our authors are top experts in herpetology, herpetoculture, nature conservation, zoo specialists. Our Editorial Board spans six different countries.

The Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) Launched in March 2022 as official publication of the Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation (RHF) the Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) is being published rich and content on bi-monthly base. The Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) Launched in March 2022 as official publication of the Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation (RHF) the Responsib

le Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) is being published rich and content and eye-catching edition on bi-monthly base.

This time... VENOMOUS SNAKES!NEW SPECIAL COLLECTION OF RHJ MATERIALS RELEASED!!!!Read in this collection of articles:– B...
27/11/2025

This time... VENOMOUS SNAKES!

NEW SPECIAL COLLECTION OF RHJ MATERIALS RELEASED!!!!

Read in this collection of articles:

– Bryan Minne. Foreword;
– Melissa Spreda & Chad Pappas. Captive care and breeding of the rhinoceros viper;
– Cody Will. Hopi rattlesnake breeding observations;
– Laura Addy. The eastern brown snake: a major misnomer;
– César L. Barrio-Amorós. From two to 10 eyelash vipers! What is going on in the taxonomic world?;
– Bryan Minne & Laura Ruysseveldt. Venomous snakes: handle with care;
– Thomas Marriott & Mark O’Shea. Snakebite: a neglected disease of the poor: discussing antivenom with professor Mark O’Shea MBE;
– Cody Will. Rattlesnake Ranch AZ - venomous snakes' propagation center;
– Thomas Marriott & Daniel Rumsey. An interview with Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers;
– René Villanueva Maldonado. In search of the rarest pitvipers of México;
– René Villanueva Maldonado. In search of Guatemala’s palm vipers;
– César L. Barrio-Amorós. Bushmaster in Costa Rica: a tale of survival and conservation, from a personal perspective;
– Zoe Renee & Jackson Byars. Safety aspects of keeping venomous snakes: the Antivenom Support Group;
– Jan Pavlas. Husbandry and breeding of the Philippine pit viper;
– Jan Pavlas. Pit vipers of Mindanao;
– Jan Pavlas & Dan Valenta. An audience at the King's court: husbandry and breeding of northern king cobra;
– César L. Barrio-Amorós. Red on yellow, kill a fellow… how does that work in the neotropics? An introduction to the coral snakes of Costa Rica and beyond.

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20/11/2025

Read in the RH Journal #5:

– Philippe de Vosjoli. The time for Responsible Herpetoculture education is now
– Roy Arthur Blodgett. Tricolors of the Gran Chaco: a naturalistic husbandry approach for Xenodon pulcher
– Asher Nicholls. Notes on Herpetoculture of Southern Angle-headed dragons
– Thomas Marriott. Writing Exotics Keeper Magazine
– Thomas Marriott. Never-ending treasure. Sustainability in the exotic pet trade
– Ivan Neizhko, Oleksii Marushchak, Shane Albrecht, Francois Busson, Lydie Devost-Verger, Luc Jacobs, Rob Nixon. Keeping and breeding of Armadillo girdled lizard in captivity
– Lydie Devost-Verger, Dmitri Tkachev. At the age of six I already had reptiles as pets, at the age of ten, I bred snakes for the first time, and they were vipers
– Ivan Neizhko, Oleksii Marushchak. Husbandry and breeding of Indian star tortoise in Bion Terrarium Center (Kyiv, Ukraine)
– Markus Harzdorf. Husbandry and breeding of Fire-bellied toads
– Michael J Nash. Keeping and breeding of Domergue’s leaf chameleon
– Philippe de Vosjoli. HERPETON 2019 revisited

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The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)) is a Critically Endangered crocodilian isolated to just 14 populations ...
19/11/2025

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)) is a Critically Endangered crocodilian isolated to just 14 populations in northern India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh. Despite being considered sacred in some cultures and feeding almost exclusively on fish, human activities have caused the global population estimate to drop to fewer than 900 remaining adults. More shockingly, this figure is double the number predicted 8 years ago. Today, gharial population numbers are increasing and whilst the species is still considered one of, if not the most endangered crocodilians on Earth, conservationists are now working tirelessly to change the future of the gharial. We met Ranjana Bhatta, Founder and Director of Care for Nature at Chitwan National Park in Nepal to learn more about these prehistoric reptiles...
Read more in our latest special issue about Crocodiles and Caimans!

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Do you know, what map you are looking at right now? This is the geographical coverage of the authors of all articles pub...
17/11/2025

Do you know, what map you are looking at right now? This is the geographical coverage of the authors of all articles published in Responsible Herpetoculture Journal since its start in 2022!
A short statistics:
39 countries.
5/6 continents.
200! authors, and new people are joining us with every journal's issue.
Editorial team of 11 people from 9 countries.

Back then in 2022 during the beginning of war, we were worrying about the project's future.
But look at where we are now!
A total of 264 articles covering husbandry-, breeding-, herping-, conservation-, zoo-, education-, vetrinary-, art-, culture- and general herpetology-related topics are now available for our beloved audience worldwide!
And many more are on approach!

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14/11/2025

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Launched in March 2022 as official publication of the Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation (RHF) the Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) is being published rich and content and eye-catching edition on bi-monthly base .Today the RH Journal is your bridge between Herpetology and Herpetoculture with audience of over 33 200 followers for today. Our authors are top experts, breeders, scientists and zoo specialists. Our Editorial Board spans seven different countries.

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06/11/2025

We are very delighted to present to you the “Crocodiles & Caimans” as a special RHF edition:

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– Leandro Bergmann. Foreword;
– Thomas Marriott & Ranjana Bhatta. Addressing CROC conservation on the nose;
– César L. Barrio-Amorós. Crocodiles in Costa Rica;
– Bernard Marsh. Relocating the Lombok croc;
– Marisa Tellez. Research together with the Crocodile Research Coalition;
– Yuelong Chen. Observation of the Chinese alligator;
– Matt Cornish. Get to know community representation of crocodiles;
– Sarah Carpentier. Keeping crocodiles in Zoos;
– Shaun Foggett. Behind the scenes of "Crocodiles of the world";
– Miroslav Procházka. Protivín Crocodile Zoo;
– Miroslav Procházka. Breeding of Indian gharials;
– Jan Pavlas & Miroslav Procházka. World’s most endangered crocodilian - husbandry and breeding of Philippine crocodile;
– Thomas Ziegler. "One Plan Approach" conservation of Philippine crocodile together with Cologne Zoo and reverse the red.

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Dear Friends, in this Halloween night... with teeth, tails and scales... We are very delighted to present to you the “...
31/10/2025

Dear Friends, in this Halloween night... with teeth, tails and scales...

We are very delighted to present to you the “Crocodiles & Caimans” as a special RHF edition:

– Leandro Bergmann. Foreword;
– Thomas Marriott & Ranjana Bhatta. Addressing CROC conservation on the nose;
– César L. Barrio-Amorós. Crocodiles in Costa Rica;
– Bernard Marsh. Relocating the Lombok croc;
– Marisa Tellez. Research together with the Crocodile Research Coalition;
– Yuelong Chen. Observation of the Chinese alligator;
– Matt Cornish. Get to know community representation of crocodiles;
– Sarah Carpentier. Keeping crocodiles in Zoos;
– Shaun Foggett. Behind the scenes of "Crocodiles of the world";
– Miroslav Procházka. Protivín Crocodile Zoo;
– Miroslav Procházka. Breeding of Indian gharials;
– Jan Pavlas & Miroslav Procházka. World’s most endangered crocodilian - husbandry and breeding of Philippine crocodile;
– Thomas Ziegler. "One Plan Approach" conservation of Philippine crocodile together with Cologne Zoo and reverse the red.

We would also greatly appreciate if you were to share details on this special edition with friends and via social media to help support the Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation. New members can support us with:
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By becoming RHF Sponsor, you not only support RHF and the many projects in the works, but you also help our team in the Ukraine which has accomplished this work under the direst situation.

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30/10/2025

The “RH Journal #23” is already printed.
Shipping worldwide (usually takes about 2 weeks).

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- Petr Nečas. Editorial
- Philippe de Vosjoli. Future of herpetoculture: part 1. New popular species arising.
- César L. Barrio-Amorós. An overview on herping diversity in Caribbean Costa Rica
- Kaiqi Wu. Understanding the chinese reptile industry:A window through pet fair Asia
- Mikołaj Kaźmierczak. The story of the world’s smallest tortoise: The Speckled Padloper
- Dani Stephenson. Captive breeding and husbandry of Amazon Milk Frogs
- Jan Pavlas & Oleksii Marushchak. Biology, ethology, conservation and husbandry of the Philippine Sailfin Lizards
- Oleksii Marushchak & Bryan Minn. A passion for herps: an interview with Bryan Minne of H.E.R.P.
- Scott Eipper & Tie Eipper. An overview of Australian Freshwater Turtles with notes on nomenclature and iucn status
- René Villanueva Maldonado. REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS IN MESOAMERICAN CULTURES
- Luis M. Díaz. The "DWARF BOAS" of Cuba
- Matt Cornish. Get to know community representation of Crocodiles
- Wataru Himeno. HERPING in Okinawa

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23/10/2025

Read in the RH Journal #23:

- Petr Nečas. Editorial
- Philippe de Vosjoli. Future of herpetoculture: part 1. New popular species arising.
- César L. Barrio-Amorós. An overview on herping diversity in Caribbean Costa Rica
- Kaiqi Wu. Understanding the chinese reptile industry:A window through pet fair Asia
- Mikołaj Kaźmierczak. The story of the world’s smallest tortoise: The Speckled Padloper
- Dani Stephenson. Captive breeding and husbandry of Amazon Milk Frogs
- Jan Pavlas & Oleksii Marushchak. Biology, ethology, conservation and husbandry of the Philippine Sailfin Lizards
- Oleksii Marushchak & Bryan Minn. A passion for herps: an interview with Bryan Minne of H.E.R.P.
- Scott Eipper & Tie Eipper. An overview of Australian Freshwater Turtles with notes on nomenclature and iucn status
- René Villanueva Maldonado. REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS IN MESOAMERICAN CULTURES
- Luis M. Díaz. The "DWARF BOAS" of Cuba
- Matt Cornish. Get to know community representation of Crocodiles
- Wataru Himeno. HERPING in Okinawa

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