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

In 2009, a research group led by Dr. Keiichi Kakui at the Faculty of Science discovered a rather unusual small crustacean ...

SC has native venomous snakes like copperheads, cottonmouths and coral snakes. SCDNR advises people to avoid snakes and to ...

Learn more about how shifting biodiversity has resulted in a surprising evolutionary change for rattlesnake venom.

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.

A longstanding theory in evolutionary biology is that venomous predators like rattlesnakes often develop complex venoms in ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida are uncovering new clues about how animals evolve by studying rattlesnake ...

The most venomous snakes in Arizona include rattlesnakes, sidewinders and coral snakes. Here's where they live and how to ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A 9-year-old boy from Olivenhain, San Diego County, has fully recovered after being bitten by a rattlesnake on March 15. The boy's doctors told his family it marked ...

As the frost thaws and the sun shines, many critters are waking up from a winter slumber. Rattlesnakes and bull snakes have been seen slithering around the Lethbridge coulees once again.

multiple dead snakes "covered in maggots" and a "juvenile caiman, alligator or crocodile of unknown specific species." "The animals were not secured other than being in containers and accessible ...