A rare albino Asian water snake, a checkered keelback, was discovered near Guwahati, Assam. This juvenile snake, measuring ...

Southern ground hornbill carries a snake (and frog) it just caught.

"Irwin's wolf snake" can grow to more than three feet in length, report the researchers who described the new species.

It’s an improbable, inhospitable country marooned off south-east Asia and containing nearly all of the world’s deadliest ...

Coffee–especially ‘fancy’ coffee–is always a pleasure. Still, the excitement rises a notch or two when a casual cafe ...

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

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Poisonous organisms release toxins that harm when ...

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 ...

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.

The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

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