Reptiles have long fascinated and terrified humans, with some of the deadliest species being among the most dangerous creatures on Earth. These reptiles possess a variety of lethal traits, including ...

Hognose snakes are relatively small, making them easy prey for larger animals (including other snakes) if they don't get ...

Discovered in a German museum but potentially smuggled from Brazil, this lizard fossil ignited fierce debates over scientific ...

The taipan snake is one of the most venomous snake species in the world, with an intimidating reputation and an arsenal of ...

Scientists recently discovered a new species of worm lizard—a strange limb-less lizard that looks a bit like an oversized ...

More than 100 snakes — including deadly taipans, browns and red-belly blacks — seized at a residential NSW home have had to ...

When you think of snakes, vibrant shades of green, brown or even black might come to mind. But there’s something uniquely captivating about a pink snake.

Agriculture specialists from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over two pounds of snake meat from a ...

“I guarantee you snakes hitch rides more than people think,” he said, then recalled another job that involved helping round ...

Sometimes, nature just doesn’t know what it wants to be. There’s no greater example of that than the worm lizards, and a brand-new species of these has just been identified in a mountainous ...

A species of semi-aquatic lizard creates bubbles to breathe underwater and avoid predators, with studies suggesting a vital ...