Reptiles
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.
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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.
"I was dragged into the murk. I clawed at the sand in hope of grabbing a rock to hit it with and pry my leg out from its jaws"
Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez went searching for one predator – but had a scary encounter with another.
One of the world’s biggest predators can’t breathe underwater – yet it can stay submerged for hours
Laura Kojima explains how alligators are able to stay submerged underwater without breathing for hours at a time
This newly discovered snake species in Ethiopia feasts exclusively on birds'eggs
It took seven years for Dasypeltis albigularis to be formally described
This river contains around 500 deadly saltwater crocodiles. It’s just been approved for the rowing and canoeing events at the Brisbane Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has endorsed the Fitzroy River course for the 2032 Olympics.
Python vs viper: What's the difference between these two heavyweight snake families?
They might both command a great deal of attention (and fear), but pythons and vipers have entirely different bodies, hunting methods and ways of raising their young
"He was dragged down to the riverbed and was rapidly running out of air…" 8 animals that deliberately drown their prey underwater to drown them
Drowning as a method of killing prey isn't the most popular in the animal kingdom - but it does happen...
"Bites result in grotesque swellings - medical amputations of digits and limbs are not uncommon…" 10 deadliest snakes in Africa
The long-and-short and thick-and-thin of Africa’s deadliest snakes.
