The Year of the Snake is here but the poor reptile has always had bad press. Many snakes are harmless and the really venomous ...

Louise Joyce was walking her dog on Ardeer Beach in Ayrshire when she found the creature. Her photos have created some confusion, as experts say it's too big to be a native snake ...

One new species was kept in captivity for years while another has become a local food delicacy, researchers said.

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

The Acropolis Museum located only 1,000 feet from the famed hill of the same name hosts some of the world's most important antiquities ...

Getting one of Marla Aaron locks — which are inspired by hardware-store carabiners — is a rite of passage for any jewelry ...

The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high ...

A scientist visiting Ethiopia in the 1980s found an olive-colored predator and decided to keep it. After its death almost 20 ...

Australia has a reputation for naming animals based on their color: the red belly black snake, the red necked wallaby. More ...

At night in a cave of southern Thailand, a 2-foot-long creature with “blade-shaped” teeth searched for its next meal.

Thanks to scientists’ continuous pursuit of uncovering the unknown, our surprisingly limited knowledge of Earth’s ...

It's a time of transformation and renewal as we glide into the Year of the Snake and prepare to embrace a season of abundance ...