In the Florida Everglades, an ecological disaster has been quietly unfolding for decades. Burmese pythons, released through the pet trade and accidental escapes, found an ecosystem with no defenses ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

“Not only do these spiders occasionally catch small vertebrates – mice, rats, frogs, lizards, snakes – they also catch bulky ...

From controlling his temperature to controlling his voice, columnist Ben Hofmeister reflects on how he and a snake are ...

On the Spanish island of Ibiza, an unlikely hero is combating the region's invasive species crisis. Boira, a German ...

Geckos are primarily solitary creatures, but they sometimes will risk their own lives to protect one of their own.

Texas is home to more than 100 snake species, including the western diamondback rattlesnake, which was recently documented ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of Palaeophis colossaeus, a 12-meter-long ancient sea snake that once ruled prehistoric ...

Pole to Pole’s Amazon episodes document a new anaconda species and reveal how pollution moves through one of Earth’s most ...

Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

A review back in 2021 documented cases of spiders preying on snakes, turning up 319 reports from every continent except ...