Reptiles
Can a snake bite through your boots?
It depends on the boot say experts…
“In dragon society, size is everything.” Watch the dramatic moment two huge, venomous lizards clash over a mate
On the Indonesian island of Komodo, the world’s largest lizard competes in incredible fights to earn mating rights
Camera strapped to jaws of Nile crocodile. This is what it filmed
Despite their fearsome reputation, this amazing footage from inside a crocodile's mouth shows how gentle the large reptiles can be.
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"Many simply slash at their prey and retreat, returning to feed once the venom has done its worst..." How snakes inject their deadly venom
Snakes can easily take down creatures twice their size, thanks to their fangs which quickly inject venom. But how do snake fangs work? Stuart Blackman investigates
How do snakes mate? Well for a start the male has two penises…
Ever wondered how snakes mate? Romulus Whitaker and Janaki Lenin explain
These giants are thriving on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. But there's a problem – their eggs aren't hatching
Adult populations of Aldabra giant tortoises may appear stable, but the number of young tortoises surviving to replace them has plummeted, say researchers.
"It can easily reach speeds of 14 miles per hour. Some say they can reach 20 miles per hour…" Can a person outrun a snake?
If you think you could easily outspent a snake, think again…
"The thought of them lurking under the water is enough to give you the shivers – After drowning its victim it rapidly rolls it to remove its limbs…
A deadly predator, learn about saltwater crocodiles in our expert guide, including where they live in the wild, diet and whether crocodiles really sleep with one eye open.
These venomous lizards can grow as long as a car. In the breeding season, things get brutal
The annual search for a mate provokes these usually solitary giant male lizards to do battle
The official who tried to reason with deadly crocodiles – what happened next became legendary…
The day a Chinese official put crocodiles on trial
"The bold green, yellow and black markings make a mesmerising mosaic…" 10 most beautiful, dazzling snakes on the planet
Snakes get a bad rep, but these top 10 species prove they are some of the most enchanting animals in the world
8 animals that can kill the enormous, deadly reticulated python. "If it struggles, the croc will spin it around – the death roll – and drag it down"
Reticulated pythons can take down large mammals, such as wild boar, deer and dogs, but sometimes the tables turn.
A colossal 900 snakes on the loose, swimming through floodwaters after severe flooding in South China
The snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a breeding farm amid severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak.
Are there snakes in the freezing Arctic?
Yes there is a snake that can live in the Arctic Circle says Jules Howard, thanks to special adaptions
![Chinese Softshell Turtle [Pelodiscus sinensis]](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2024/10/Pelodiscus-sinensis-scaled.jpg?w=1200&webp=1 "Chinese Softshell Turtle [Pelodiscus sinensis]")
"It may leave a bitter taste, but peeing out their mouths produces more concentrated urea – and they can simply rinse and gargle away – lovely"
This peculiar habit enables this turtle to enjoy the best of both worlds says Stuart Blackman
"A bubble appears at the top of the head, over the snout. It expands, stretches, connects with the rest of the air pocket surrounding its body"
Discover the riparian reptile that evades danger by blowing bubbles.
"This devilish fear-monger will scare you to your very core – if you're a fish..." Why fleeing this wily, deadly water snake is the very worst move a fish can make
South-East Asia's tentacled snake Erpeton tentaculatum must be a frightening sight - for fish
"It descends upon the naive spider, little claws outstretched. And then: WHAP! "The meal-seeker has become the meal."
This is surely a contender for the world's weirdest – and trickiest – snake.
It looks like a spider and moves like a spider, but this is no spider – instead it's an evolutionary nightmare. Watch the deadly reptile killer in action
A flycatcher thinks it's found a spider for lunch – but all is not what it seems...
"They jump 20ft from ledge to ledge, climb slopes at up to 15mph and even turn mid-air…" Meet the world's best climbers for whom gravity just gets in the way
These animals scale their heights with no ropes or harnesses.
Huge, often carnivorous and formidable predators: 10 biggest lizards in the world
Lizards are found on all continents apart from Antarctica and the largest ones are huge monsters. Here are ten of the biggest lizards
Australia’s earless dragon is so rare it was thought extinct, until two ecologists got an unexpected surprise...
A Critically Endangered reptile known only to occur in the grasslands around Melbourne has been spotted for the first time in more than 50 years
It looks like rotting foliage, screams when scared and has no eyelids
Meet the satanic leaf-tailed gecko – a master of disguise that blends seamlessly into leaf litter, has devilish horns and a tail that looks disturbingly decomposed.
It's 1.5m long, eats prickly pears and can live for up to 60 years
The Galápagos land iguana is one impressive-looking lizard. Here's how it's saving habitats and helping entire ecosystems recover across the Pacific archipelago.
