Learn how to identify common garden snakes and quickly tell which species are harmless and which require caution.

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...

A practical guide or medical analysis focusing on the crucial first step after a snake bite: determining if the bite is from ...

Depending on where you live and the species nearby, it's possible (even probable) snakes are spending time in your yard. Whether you have children and pets, or simply a healthy appreciation for the ...

A large alligator nicknamed 'Godzilla' was caught on video dragging an enormous Burmese python through the water in the ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

To gasps of delight, our guide Nestor Toussaint points out the St Lucia parrot, the island’s vibrant, vocal national bird and ...

Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find. He is now widely ...

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In India, snakebites cause more deaths than all other forms of human-wildlife conflict combined, with some 40,000 to 60,000 ...

Costa Rica experiences two distinct seasons that affect travel experiences. The dry season from December through April ...

Russell’s vipers are highly venomous and active mainly at night, being primarily nocturnal Experts say snakes are cold‑blooded, and when temperatures drop they seek spaces offering warmth to survive, ...