A long time ago, strange predators roamed the Caribbean — not just birds and snakes, but land-dwelling crocodiles that ...

Before humans ever appeared and not long after the dinosaurs went extinct, a new giant rose to the top of the food chain. It ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea, identifying a previously unknown species of ...

About six to 10 yellow-bellied sea snakes are seen each year, mostly around the northeast coast of the North Island.

A new species of snake, endemic to Sri Lanka, has been discovered in the biologically rich Maragala mountain range near ...

The international airline passenger going through customs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport didn’t seem suspicious at first. But an X-ray revealed two red-tailed boa constrictors ...

Scientists discovered a new species of snake on Sudest Island in Papua New Guinea named Dendrelaphis anthracina, or the coal ...

In the rocky terrain of the Arabian peninsula, researchers have discovered the black desert cobra, Walterinnesia aegyptia, in ...

On remote islands in the Gulf of California, scientists uncovered a surprising twist in rattlesnake evolution: simpler venom ...

On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

A new study found that some rattlesnakes are producing simpler venoms containing fewer and more focused toxin families than complex venoms -- a surprising discovery that challenges long-held ideas ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.