The Indian python faces extinction. Habitat loss and illegal trading are major threats. These snakes are also desired as ...

Two of the best-known types, which is, the Indian cobra (Naja naja) and the Chinese cobra (Naja atra) may look alike, but ...

Optical illusions have always captivated people's attention, offering a playful way to challenge our minds and perceptions. These brain teasers are not only fun but also provide a unique opportunity ...

The name was selected not only for the deep matte colour of the snake but also due to how its colour shifts with age. Young examples have a gray-brown coloration, while adults become much darker ...

On a “misty mountain” in Sri Lanka, a 2-foot-long creature moved quickly through the trees and came to rest on a branch. Its ...

"This study represents the only record of the species apart from the holotype [collected in 1951]." Scientists stunned after ...

Its tongue “is bluish-black with tiny light blue dots.” Photos show the blotchy brown ... snake on Maragala Mountain in southern Sri Lanka, an island country off the southeastern coast of India.

Initially, researchers identified the animals as a known and widespread species, but after testing its DNA and looking closer ...

The “tiny” reptile, often mistaken for an earthworm, is native to Sri Lanka and southern India ... of brown and pink, with ...

A Lycodon latifasciatus, or East Himalayan banded wolf snake. Photo from N ... Photos show the new species and its alternating brown and orange stripes. Researchers said they named the new ...

In a forest of western India, a “snake-eyed ... Male and female charming snake-eyed lizards vary in coloring, the study said. Both have brown bodies with white-ish stripes running down ...