Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to ...

Scientists examined the genomes of 112 reptile species, ranging from snakes and crocodiles to chameleons, and found the reason.

Eating your own kind might not sound like a winning survival strategy, but cannibalism is surprisingly common in the animal kingdom – especially in snakes. A new study has taken a deep dive into the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey calls the 6-foot reptile one of the largest and most dangerous invasive lizards in the U.S.

A giant 70kg lizard with razor-sharp teeth and enough venom to kill a human might sound like something from a nightmare, but it’s actually very real.

Laundry day quickly turned into a heart pounding encounter when an Australian woman walked into her home and came face to face with a massive python coiled inside her laundry room. Instead of piles ...

My buddy hit me up and was like, how do you feel about me bringing in some iguana meat and making iguana pizza? I said, ...

Wildlife biologists and trappers in Florida say Nile monitors are an up-and-coming invasive species that threatens native wildlife.

The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

A reticulated python found in Indonesia broke the Guinness World Record for the longest, scientifically measured wild snake ...

The island of Guam has a snake problem. Though innocuous enough in appearance – slender with brownish or greenish coloration ...