That an article below is titled "Snakes, Toads, and Other Alarming Creatures" says a great deal about the Victorian view of reptiles and amphibians! This is one set of creatures that Victorians may have found intriguing, but generally not particularly charming!

Extinct Animals (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Includes a charming engraving of various dinosaurs.

The Gigantic Salamander of Japan (Leisure Hour, 1860)

Snakes (Leisure Hour, 1860)

Newts and Salamanders, by Andrew Wilson (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)

Tame Snakes: A True Story, by Walter Severn (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

On the wisdom, or lack thereof, of keeping a boa and a python as pets.

Wonderful Reptiles, by Frederick Whymper (Girl's Own Paper, 1884)

The Poison of Serpents, by S. Weir Mitchell (Century Magazine, 1889B)

On the venom of various types of snakes, how to gather it, and its antidotes.

The Crocodile (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Crocodile Tales (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Encounter with a Cobra (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Rattlesnakes and Vipers (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

The Turtle Fishery (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Snapping Turtles (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Snakes, Toads, and Other Alarming Creatures, by Darley Dale (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)

Worth reading just for the introductory paragraphs on how "city girls from London" react to encountering such creatures (alive or dead!) when strolling in the countryside.

Narrow Escapes from Cobras, by Captain C.H. Ozanne (Stories of History, 1891)

Zig-Zags at the Zoo 10: Zig-Zag Ophidian, by Arthur Morrison and J.A. Shepherd (The Strand, 1893)**

Snakes.

Zig-Zags at the Zoo 19: Zig-Zag Batrachian , by Arthur Morrison and J.A. Shepherd (The Strand, 1894)**

Frogs & toads.

Zig-Zags at the Zoo 22: Zig-Zag Saurian, by Arthur Morrison and J.A. Shepherd (The Strand, 1894)**

Crocodiles & alligators.

Moorland Idylls 8: A Heather [and Lizard] Episode,* by Grant Allen (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)

* See Grant Allen's Nature Series for the complete "In Nature's Workshop", "Glimpses of Nature" and "Moorland Idylls" series.

** See the complete ZigZags at the Zoo series.