Discovered in Barbados in 2006, this worm-sized snake went misidentified for a century — and now, it may disappear before ...

This was another close encounter I got to have at the @sandiegozoo Safari Park. It was an up-close and VERY personal meeting with Julius Squeezer who is a 13 foot long, 95 pound Burmese Python.

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and their ...

A new study from Rutgers University links higher body dissatisfaction, BMI, and maladaptive weight loss behaviors with ...

A new book explains much of what is known about these diverse animals, including pleasure and sex—as well as the downsides of our misleading perceptions of these sentient beings.