New conservation report highlights focus on the protection of lesser-known species that are critical to ecosystem health.

Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater ...

The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days after the ...

A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese ...

Families filled the Wilmington Public Library on Dec. 11 for a community holiday event hosted by the Clinton County Board of ...

Mosasaurs, giant marine reptiles that existed more than 66 million years ago, lived not only in the sea but also in rivers.

Snakes may have a reputation for being mysterious or even frightening, but many species are surprisingly docile. Even in ...

The Show Me Reptiles Show started in Missouri but organizes educational reptile events across the country. The exposition has ...

Getting the green iguana under control is of utmost importance. Since entering Florida through the pet trade, the FWC says ...

Meet the spitting cobras – venomous snakes capable of projecting venom with remarkable accuracy to deter threats.

Which animal makes a better parent, a bird that never feeds her young or a turtle that lays her eggs and never looks back?

Turtles can slow their hearts down to sleep underwater. Some species of turtles can even breath through their butts!