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Henry the giant crocodile, who has sired 10,000 babies, celebrates 124th birthdayHenry the Nile crocodile will celebrate his 124th birthday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa on Dec. 16.
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Cantor's giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionlessThese leathery turtles spend most of their lives buried motionless in river mud, but burst into action to catch their unsuspecting prey.
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Gharial: The prehistoric crocodilian that buzzes and blows bubbles to find a mateThis critically endangered animal, known for its long, thin snout with a bulbous growth at the end, split off from other crocodilian species 40 million years ago.
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King cobra mystery that's puzzled scientists for 188 years finally solvedScientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens.
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Crocodile quiz: Test your knowledge on the prehistoric predatorsThe Nile crocodile is one of the largest predators in Africa.
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Scientists to read Cassius the giant crocodile's bones to find out exactly how old he was when he diedWhen Cassius — the world's largest captive crocodile — died in Australia, his keepers thought he could be over 120 years old. Now, a necropsy could reveal his true age.
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Cassius, the world's biggest captive crocodile, may have been over 120 years old when he diedCassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, has died in Australia. The saltwater croc may have been over 120 years old — but no-one knows his true age for sure.
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'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limitFemale Burmese python measuring 14.8’ (4.5m) and weighing 115.2 lbs (52.3 kg) consuming a white-tailed deer weighing 76.9 lbs (34.9 kg) in southwestern Florida.
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Short-horned lizard: The inflatable 'horny toad' that squirts toxic blood from its eyesThis little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators.
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