Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

There are six species of venomous snakes in North Carolina, each with unique features and interesting behaviors.

Conservation biologist Brian Gratwicke searches with his team for frogs in Altos de Campana National Park in Panama. Nate ...

Counts of the elusive giant garter snake have dwindled in recent decades. What could unexpected construction do to its ...

The motivation behind everything that animals do is to stay alive, at least until they have produced offspring. Any species ...

As cane toad containment efforts intensify, with the toxic species soon set to spread further into previously unaffected areas, a conservation group says it has recorded real success in stripping them ...

Creatures consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive.

Snakes possess a practical and adaptive intelligence, learning and remembering crucial survival information like food locations and danger zones. While they don't recognize faces or form emotional ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The ...

Some people called him Snakeman, but Cecil Schwalbe was so much more than that. He also really liked lizards. The career scientist and teacher kept a room full of reptiles at his Tucson home, some of ...

New research reveals snake venom primarily evolved for hunting and digesting prey, not for defence against humans or predators. A study found most bites cause delayed pain, supporting this hunting ...

Frogs need water. Almost all of the world's 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls—croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows—to ...