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California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake alive today, but it is not the largest venomous snake to have ever existed. Fossil evidence shows that an ancient snake species once grew to several times ...

In northern South America and on some Caribbean islands, inhabiting regions of Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Curaçao, Aruba, ...

Who do you think would win a fight between a python and a crocodile in Florida? Generally, we would look to real-life ...

Who do you think would win a fight between a python and a crocodile in Florida? Generally, we would look to real-life ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

Snakes are fascinating creatures that come in many different shapes and sizes. Some species are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, while others can grow to be as big as a human. A few ...

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, ...

Spiders are often treated as simple ambush predators, reacting only to what touches a web or wanders too close. Research over ...