There are 21 snake species that are native to Pennsylvania, and three of them are venomous. The copperhead reaches an average ...

The copperhead’s incredible camouflage not only helps the snake avoid detection from potential predators, but also from ...

The largest viper in the Western Hemisphere, the Bushmaster snake, brings a chilling presence to the forest floor. Its venom induces hemorrhaging and necrosis, disrupting blood clotting and leading to ...

Observations, forecasts and historical ranges, over time, at example location (Canberra) The rainfall and temperature climate long-range forecast maps and popup location details show the percentage ...

Example of a frame from a 128 km radar loop. There are three layers displayed by default when the radar map is opened: range, topography and locations. Radar map display options. The layers displayed ...

Forty years ago this month, scientists reported that human activities had punctured Earth’s protective ozone layer. What happened next offers a masterclass in international science-diplomacy.

This bird is noteworthy on several counts. It lives nowhere in the world except Florida, it has a complicated social system, it has been the subject of very detailed field studies, and it is ...

Photos from around the region, including readers' pictures, plus reports of disruption to schools and transport services as the Birmingham and the West Midlands deals with the snow ...

A very close relative of the Yellow-bellied and Red-naped sapsuckers, replacing them on the Pacific slope. It was considered to belong to the same species for some time, so differences in behavior ...