The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.

The Mary River Turtle, an Australian freshwater species, possesses the extraordinary ability to breathe through its rear, ...

Poppy and Lilah are amazing together. When their mom, Lauren, got the Ball Python, she certainly wasn't expecting her Golden ...

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Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised ...

Preharvest control of zoonotic pathogens, including Salmonella is important to public health. Processors cannot eliminate zoonoses carried ...

Paleontologists studying tail fractures in hadrosaurs think they’ve found a key clue that could finally help tell female ...

From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.

According to NatureServe, an organization that keeps tabs on North American flora and fauna, more than 7,000 of those species ...

It was near dusk on an evening last spring when I looked out at the chickens from the dining room window. I was checking to ...

THAT IS? CAN I JUST TELL YOU? I TOTALLY GET NOW WHY PEOPLE STOP WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND CAME RUNNING DOWN HERE TO SEE THIS BIRD FIRSTHAND. YOU KNOW, BIRDERS LIKE THIS IS A BIG DEAL. AND IT WAS ...