Australia's native water rat. These long-whiskered rodents finally received the recognition they deserve, with the ABC's ...

By the time a human brain registers danger, a viper’s strike is already over. Here’s how these snakes can move faster than ...

At Caldwell Zoo, reptile experts reveal the vital ecological role of snakes, urging visitors to respect these misunderstood creatures.

You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

While most animals manage to avoid inbreeding through scent recognition or by leaving their packs, others (such as those ...

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else, especially if you find ...

CCTV footage captured the moment a snake was found by commuters at a train platform in Sydney. People were seen running away ...

Dr Rakesh Verma [email protected] Nestled within the breathtaking, and often dramatically vertical, landscapes of Jammu and Kashmir lies a remarkable herpetological story. Beyond the iconic ...

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior ...

Abstract: Sri Lanka hosts nearly 100 species of snakes, with about 45% being endemic. Snakes are categorized based on venom lethality: deadly, mildly venomous, and non-venomous. Misidentification can ...

Smith College students and staff have built a man-made hibernaculum at the MacLeish Field Station as part of a habitat restoration project for native species. The hibernaculum will provide a protected ...

I never expected to find myself crouching in a humid mining tunnel, waiting — even hoping! — for a snake to slither its way toward me in the dark. But in late October, on an expedition in Baja ...