Shocked tourists stood around the pool in horror as snake handlers grappled with a gargantuan python that was caught inside an apartment wall. The 20ft (6m) serpent was first discovered by a terrified ...

Invasive species can wreak havoc wherever they're found, but Florida has a few that are particularly dangerous. Here are the ...

January 27, 2025 • A recent study in the journal Nature unveiled new proteins that can neutralize the deadliest of snake venoms ... amount of snow fell in the Southeast this week, and new ...

A hunt for invasive feral hogs on New Year’s Day turned into a rescue of a feathered Florida native that looks like a Dr. Seuss creation, or a faraway exotic species or an escaped zoo animal ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

African rock pythons, spread across sub-Saharan Africa, sometimes display rare cooperative hunting behaviors. These pythons are powerful constrictors, capable of capturing large prey due to their ...

The red sand boa is a non-venomous snake that thrives in dry scrublands and grasslands that offer loose sand the snake can ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

Snakes are often overlooked as nature's unsung heroes, playing a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem by controlling ...

Scientists Jakob Hallermann and Oliver Hawlitschek made the discovery of this new species, which they named Boaedon broadleyi, or Broadley’s African house snake. The name honors the late Donald ...

For people, the freeze and snow have brought most things to a standstill. But wildlife natives like cypress trees and prairie ...