Afascinating discovery has emerged from New Zealand’s South Island, where researchers have identified an entirely new genus ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey ...

From a camouflaging octopus to a dancing bowerbird, National Geographic's Planet Weird proves only the weird survive in the ...

The new movie “The Python Hunt” follows the Florida Python Challenge: A 10-day competition to remove the most pythons from ...

Summer is finally here, and humans aren't the only ones enjoying the warm weather -- snakes are slithering out of their dens ...

The new species was found in French Guiana, researchers said, on the northern edge of the Amazon Rainforest. Sibon nebulatus, or the black and white snail-eating snake, was collected from Mont Itoupé ...

the world is home to some truly bizarre snake species. The dragon snake's keeled scales and the hairy bush viper's spiky appearance add to the oddities. Rattlesnakes use their iconic rattle for ...

This snake, found in the rainforest ... continues to follow the discovery and sightings of the most unusual and intriguing species. Check back for the latest stories. Try 1 month for $1 ...

has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead of two—and it can reproduce without a mate.

the world's most venomous snake, faces future threats due to climate change, habitat loss, and competition with invasive species. Changes in the ecosystem and human activities, such as agriculture ...