Reptiles
Watch the gut-wrenching, heart-stopping moment a prairie dog defending his pups from being devoured by a deadly and hungry snake - will they survive?
BBC footage captures the moment a brave black-tailed prairie dog attempts to drive away a large bullsnake
It's the same size as Houston and just teeming with deadly American alligators and highly venomous snakes
The Okefenokee Swamp is thriving with plants and wildlife
“After nearly an hour of brutal fighting, it’s all over.” An otter family must defend its pups from a deadly caiman. What happens next is truly extraordinary
In footage captured for the BBC TV programme Giant Otters of the Amazon, a caiman refuses to back down from fighting with a family of otters
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5 animals that can kill the gigantic, much-feared, infamous green anaconda
With wide mouths that can swallow a deer whole, there aren't a lot of animals that dare take on a green anaconda
They might look like snakes, act like snakes – but don't be fooled these 8 animals are definitely not snakes
If you come across one of these animals, we wouldn’t blame you for mistaking it for a snake…
It's the biggest snake den on the planet – a staggering 100,000 crammed into a small cavern
Not a place to visit if you're scared of snakes...
Lurking beneath the surface, this deadly reptile strikes fear with glowing red eyes and teeth built to grip struggling prey — including humans
Everything you need to know about the black caiman
Twice a year, this road in Illinois starts crawling with thousands of snakes. Here’s why
This road in southern Illinois is the only known road in the world to close due to reptile migration.
"Removing the biggest female we’ve ever caught is very different from removing a tiny snake." Researchers reveal new solution to Florida's invasive python problem
Ecologists have come up with a new solution in South Florida’s ongoing work to remove invasive Burmese pythons.
What on Earth are tautonyms, triple tautonyms – and binomial nomenclature?
A tautonym is an interesting quirk in the naming system of animals, where the words used for the genus and specific names are identical. Learn more about tautonyms, triple tautonyms, binomial nomenclature, and examples of tautonyms.
It's the length of a bathtub, can play dead and has a defensive spray that smells of rotten fish
Discover fantastic facts about Britain's largest native terrestrial reptile in our expert guide by PhD student Steve Allain.
It has iron-coated razor-sharp teeth, weighs the same as a keg of beer and delivers its deadly venom by raking its teeth through its prey’s flesh
Komodo dragons have inspired myths and legends for centuries. We take a look at the fearsome predator
“This was just one of two blue- tongues stuffed inside that DVD player. Another package was detected containing more blue-tongues bound with tape"
Documenting the illegal trade in Australian reptiles, Doug encountered native lizards concealed in electrical equipment.
Scientists analysed the DNA of world’s oldest land animal. What they found was staggering
Jonathan the Aldabra giant tortoise is around 194 years old – making him a contemporary of Charles Darwin
New crocodile species discovered in rocks used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx
Scientists have uncovered a new species of extinct crocodile in Egypt, after reanalysing fossils in rock used to build the ancient wonder
Crocodile vs alligator: what's the difference between these two fearsome apex predators?
What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Stuart Blackman explains why gators are not crocs and crocs are not gators.
It has a bite force of 9,452N with jaws built for crushing and holding prey – and can swallow its prey whole
The American alligator plays many roles in wildlife
This snake was just seen hunting and eating fish for the first time ever
Oman saw-scaled vipers are exploiting fishy food sources from the Arabian Peninsula's drying desert pools, according to a new study.
Stomach, liver and intestines of 245 million year old marine reptile unearthed in Chinese mountains
This exceptionally well-preserved fossil offered researchers a goldmine of information about the animal’s digestive system.
Blind snake that looks like a massive earthworm discovered on roadside in China
Researchers found the new species of snake in a forested area near the China-Nepal border.
Watch jaw-dropping footage of a creature miraculously sprinting on water to get away from predator
By running at great speeds across water, the basilisk lizard avoids becoming prey – this BBC footage shows exactly how it does it.
Researchers shined UV light on this 125-million-year-old crocodile. What they found is fascinating
New research provides key information about the early evolution of a group of reptiles known as crocodylomorphs.
"They have some of the deadliest venom in the world, which can cause paralysis, including of the diaphragm, potentially leading to respiratory failure."
All you ever needed to know about the much-feared sea snake
Burmese pythons are climbing trees in the swamps of Florida. These people tracked them to find out why
The pythons use trees to bask and rest, gather in groups, and even to brood eggs, say researchers.
