University of Queensland researchers say Australia's reptiles are at risk of extinction because a little understood fungus is ...

When the results from skin tests came back, they revealed snake fungal disease, caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, an ...

A Southern African python was safely rescued and relocated from a residential settlement near Tarentaalrand after taking a ...

A KwaZulu-Natal nature photographer captured the unsettling sound a black mamba makes up close, and South Africans could not believe what they were hearing.

Concerns are mounting that soil in an Australian city is laced with a deadly pathogen that’s sparked a disease outbreak.

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do ...

A bizarre elopement story from Uttar Pradesh reveals how deeply snake myths continue to shape the country’s cultural imagination ...

Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a rapid eDNA test that can detect invasive Asian swamp eels and ...

Geckos are one of the most popular types of pet lizards on the market, and you can find Tokays, crested geckos, leopard geckos, and much more in any pet store across the country. These gecko names are ...

Female bees and wasps are the real defenders. Only females can sting, because stingers are modified egg-laying organs. Males do nothing in defence. Females guard nests, food, and colonies with extreme ...