Five previously unknown tree-dwelling snake species, including one named in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, were found ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

Horseshoe crabs have been around for 400 million years, but without protection, they could vanish from SC coast, ...

Some birds have evolved to hunt prey most animals avoid entirely. This video focuses on a species that actively targets ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the ...

American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

The snake-tail mantis shows there’s more to these insects than just cannibalism. This male snake-tail mantis, Ameles serpentiscauda, has three simple eyes (ocelli) visible between its antennae, which ...

A wave of fresh science is challenging a century-old treatment and offering hope to the people snakebites harm most—often far from hospitals and help A rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) in Hluhluwe, ...

Malabar pit viper bites are widely considered insignificant, but emerging evidence shows they can cause severe local effects, coagulopathy and renal dysfunction. Current antivenoms show poor ...