The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in North America and one of the heaviest snakes on the ...

A container of bones at the Natural History Museum of Utah that sat in storage for 20 years has now led to the discovery of an extinct “monster,” in the latest reminder that museum collections can ...

The Herald (Top Stories) Arron Nyamayaro A 25-year-old Chitungwiza man was arrested for allegedly raping a woman several times while threatening her with a live snake and a lizard. Justice Tatenda ...

Sailor Hall took some time away from the care and feeding of their charges to talk about the joys of working with creatures ...

A newly discovered armored lizard that lived alongside dinosaurs has been named after a villain from Tolkien’s "The Hobbit." ...

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern ...

Bolg amondol was a raccoon-sized armored mostesaurian lizard that lived about 77 million years ago, similar to today’s Gila ...

Besides the pattern, bowtie snakes also have an uncommon scale texture that feels almost velvety. This texture is rare among ...

More than a decade after discovering a snake on a Peruvian mountain top, Robert W. Harrington Endowed Professor of Biology ...

Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a ...

This primitive, 85-million-year-old marine reptile was a fierce predator, measuring 12 meters in length. Unlike any known ...