King cobra is the world’s longest venomous snake and a highly efficient hunter. One of its most interesting biological traits ...

Burmese pythons have evolved unique intestinal cells that help maintain their mineral balance. These specialized cells are ...

A newly identified New Guinea groundsnake named for Slash is genetically distinct from its relatives and lives in threatened ...

The bearded capuchins of northeastern Brazil typically eat plant-based foods, but they turn to small vertebrates when those ...

I spent three nights in the wilderness with a cruise ship trumpet player, a former British spy, a raptor keeper, two snipers ...

A New Guinea snake was just named after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, tracing back to a herpetologist's childhood magazine.

Asian swamp eels, mucus-covered air-breathing fish that implode marshland food chains from the bottom up, have earned a nasty ...

The Florida Everglades is facing yet threat. This time, it comes from slimy invasive fish that might be even more harmful ...

Jodie Foster, a 15-foot reticulated python at Chester Zoo, has made veterinary history after receiving electrochemotherapy ...

Meet the local volunteers who answer calls about snakes and help Austin residents decide whether the reptiles really need to ...

A familiar snake species to zoo visitors, the reticulated python is a very impressive reptile and on record as the world’s ...

Vets removed part of the python's jawbone during a 90-minute procedure, and a follow-up check found no signs of cancer ...