The Komodo dragon—the world’s largest lizard—first attained notoriety in the Western world following ... size so they could hunt now-extinct pygmy elephants called Stegodons.

We were heading upstream to a vast preserve in the Central African Republic (CAR), and between here and there lay 132 miles of unbroken rainforest, home to elephants and western lowland gorillas ...

THERE ARE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF VENOMOUS SNAKES IN FLORIDA. PYGMY RATTLESNAKES, WHICH ARE SMALLER AND WITHOUT THE LOUD RATTLE. EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKES WITH THE RATTLE. COTTONMOUTHS ...

The pygmy whale in question was thought to be around 18 meters long (59 feet) and was hunted and killed by a pod of more than ...

Arizona has 13 species of rattlesnakes and one coral snake species. Snakes are most active from March to October. Rattlesnakes have distinct features like a triangular head and vertical pupils.

A tour company called Naturaliste Charters Whale Watching captured the wild spectacle as it unfolded. “We witnessed an ...

April 16 (UPI) --The San Antonio Zoo in Texas shared a photo of its latest arrival -- a newly-hatched pygmy falcon weighing barely more than a quarter. The zoo announced the "pint-sized powerhouse ...

One Texan went viral after posting a video showing a snake in the Comal River in New Braunfels. TikToker amyjogarciaa posted a video on Friday, April 11, of what she spotted while tubing in New ...

SAN ANTONIO — Springtime means baby animals are arriving at the San Antonio Zoo. Lots of babies are born in the spring because it's warmer, the days are longer, and there is more food available ...

“The more educated you are, the less fear you have,” Jason Compton, the founder of snake identification app SnakeSnap, told NBC affiliate WESH. There are four venomous species of snakes in the ...