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Anaconda: Habits, hunting and diet
By Callum McKelvie, Jessie Szalay published
Reference Everything you wanted to know about Anacondas including size, types, and conservation.
Brown snakes: Facts, characteristics, habitat and diet
By Jessie Szalay published
Reference North American brown snakes are nonvenomous, unlike the Australian variety, which is among the most venomous in the world.
How do snakes hiss if they don't have front teeth?
By Ashley Hamer published
Here's how snakes can hiss even though they don't have front teeth.
Rat snake facts
By Jessie Szalay published
Rat snakes are medium-to-large, nonvenomous snakes that kill by constriction. Recent research has complicated the taxonomic classification of rat snakes.
Indonesian crocodile finally freed from motorbike tire stuck around its neck for 6 years
By Harry Baker published
A crocodile in Indonesia has finally been freed from a motorbike tire that had been stuck around its neck for at least 6 years after a local man caught it in a handmade trap.
Watch a python swallow an impala whole in this jaw-dropping video
By Cameron Duke published
An incredible video shows an African rock python swallowing an impala.
190-year-old Jonathan is the oldest tortoise ever
By Patrick Pester published
Jonathan the tortoise has become the oldest tortoise ever by reaching 190 years old. He was already the oldest living land animal.
Jurassic crocodile relative could breathe easily while drowning its prey
By Mindy Weisberger published
The modern crocodile can breathe while most of its head is submerged because of specialized airway adaptations, which scientists can now trace to the Jurassic period.
Outside of Earth's 'shell,' SpaceX's Crew-3 reveal turtle as zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Just moments after entering Earth orbit, SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron released a sparkling sea turtle to float above her head. The "zero-g indicator" showed she and her crew were weightless.
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