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Snakes are built to evolve at incredible speeds, and scientists aren't sure whySnakes have an evolutionary clock that ticks a lot faster than many other groups of animals, allowing them to diversify and evolve at super quick speeds, researchers have discovered.
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How we found the northern green anaconda, a new species of the heaviest snake on EarthThe northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago.
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Watch chameleon erupt in color 'as if uttering her last words' in her final moments before deathFootage of Labord's chameleon in last moments of her short life shows her skin burst into 'chaotic technicolor patterns' — a spectacle never observed in the wild before.
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Alligators survive cold snap by becoming 'frozen solid' in North Carolina and Texas pondsWhen temperatures drop below freezing, alligators can enter a state of torpor known as brumation, as the water around them solidifies and suspends them in a giant, pond-shaped ice cube.
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Slow-motion footage of snake attacks reveals surprise discovery about how they killUsing high-speed video, herpetologist Bill Ryerson filmed snakes attacking dead rodents and found species fit into two broad categories: strikers and lungers.
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'Eyes coming straight for me': Huge crocodile launches itself into boat with jaws wide open in strange attackQueensland authorities are on the lookout for a crocodile reported to have leapt into a fisher's boat at Jane Creek before losing its balance and tumbling back into the water.
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Pinky-white leucistic alligator with blue eyes born in Florida is 1 of only 8 in the worldAn extremely rare leucistic alligator born in Gatorland, Orlando, is the result of a genetic condition that leads to the partial loss of skin pigmentation, resulting in white or translucent skin.
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World's oldest tortoise still randy at 191 years oldJonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, has turned 191, living through 40 U.S. presidents and 31 St. Helena governors.
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Why does Australia have so many venomous animals?Scientists explain why animals in Australia wield venom as a weapon.
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