The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland’s most lauded sights, drawing tourists to drink in the dramatic scenery, enjoy the ...

Trimeresurus uetzi, a pit viper discovered in Myanmar, owes its description to the comparison of specimens and research both old and new. When researcher and snake expert Joseph Slowinski died ...

Among them is an Asian pit viper whose chocolate-brown and mint-green ... gymnure — furry members of the hedgehog family — and a snake found at 2,600 metres on Mount Fansipan in northern ...

A lizard with a name that sounds like it could star in Game of Thrones, a soft furred hedgehog with ‘vampire’ fangs, a high-altitude crocodile newt, a freshwater fish already well known among aquarium ...

Another striking snake found on limestone rocks was the limestone eyelash pit viper. But not all discoveries were made in the wild. A golden fish, dubbed the "rosy loach" (Physoschistura mango ...

Among the new assortment of critters are sweet-smelling plants, glamorous snakes, a dragon lizard ... a red-and-green pit viper with scales sculpting the appearance of glamorous eyelashes around ...

A keelback snake named after the H'mong ethnic group A shrew mole that weighs only 8g—putting it within the top 10 lightest species of terrestrial mammal on earth ...

Why? This is Snake Island. It's populated by 4, 000 golden lancehead viper snakes, and they're not so friendly to humans. What would happen if you tried to coexist with these repitles?" ...

Snakes, known for their rapid evolution, are among the most dangerous animals due to their venomous bites, causing numerous ...

Pearls, symbols of elegance and beauty, are formed within oysters not from grains of sand, but as a defense mechanism against ...

4. African Rock Python: Among Africa's largest snakes, this species can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long. 3. Amethystine Python: Also called the scrub python, it can reach an impressive length ...