Snakes have a bad reputation for being venomous, fearsome creatures. However, snakes can actually be a positive sign that your garden supports a healthy, balanced ecosystem. For snakes, gardens are an ...

Blotched water snakes are a species of non-venomous water snake that is commonly found in slow-moving streams, rivers, and lakes throughout the southeastern United States. These snakes are known for ...

Park is a maximalist, and that shines in both No Other Choice ’s form and narrative. Park and Co.’s script, adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s novel The Ax, is razor-sharp, riddled with smart and ...

Marty Kupersmith, a musician then in his 70s with a lifelong love of reptiles, was relocating a timber rattlesnake that had been in someone’s doorway in ...

A newly discovered fossil from Devon has provided rare insight into the appearance of the earliest members of the lizard lineage, and the findings include some unexpected traits, according to ...

If one walks around App State on a sunny day, often various dogs, or maybe even a cat, can be found around campus. These pets are a staple of Sanford Mall and therapy offices, and they can provide a ...

Ty Park, a herpetologist and conservationist, opened IguanaLand in Punta Gorda, Florida, in 2022. IguanaLand houses over 260 different species, many of which are endangered or critically endangered.

The fossil of a small reptile that inhabited Scotland during the age of dinosaurs 167 million years ago has scientists puzzled. It mixed snake-like traits and lizard-like traits. So was it an early ...

Invasive species are among the most significant threats to the United States’ native wildlife, biodiversity, and fragile ecosystems. Defined as non-native organisms that cause environmental, economic, ...

A road crew spotted a 14-foot Burmese python crossing a six-lane road in a posh Miami suburb recently. But how did it get there? Are more of the apex predator infiltrating suburbia?

Scientists discovered a 167-million-year-old lizard fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, that has snake-like jaws and teeth but a gecko-like body.