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Before There Were Dinosaurs, This Triassic 'Lizard King' Ruled Antarctica

January 31, 2019 | Article

Meet the original "lizard king" — an iguana-size reptile that ruled Antarctica 250 million years ago.
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How Alligators Survive in a Frozen Pond: They 'Snorkel'

January 25, 2019 | Article

Alligators in an icy pond in North Carolina have taken up "snorkeling" to survive the cold winter.
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'Mystery Dinner Snake' Found in Belly of Another Snake Finally Identified

January 23, 2019 | Article

A snake pulled from inside another snake's stomach was a species unknown to science.
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So Many Ticks Were Feasting on This Unlucky Python, They Looked Like Living Scales

January 15, 2019 | Article

Some 511 bloodsucking ticks were removed from this snake.
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WATCH: First-Ever Footage of a Lizard Breathing Underwater

December 21, 2018 | Article

Lizards can't breathe underwater — or can they?
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It's Official: Those Flying Reptiles Called Pterosaurs Were Covered in Fluffy Feathers

December 17, 2018 | Article

There's no doubt anymore: Pterosaurs — the flying reptiles that zipped through the skies during the dinosaur age — sported feathers, a finding that pushes the origin of these fluffy structures back 70 million years.
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8,300-Year-Old Stone Snake Heads Reveal Stone Age Ritual Ceremonies

December 12, 2018 | Article

What might be passed over as two oddly shaped rocks are the work of Stone Age artisans who sculpted the rocks into beady-eyed snake heads, archaeologists have found.
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Your 'Fat-Toothed' Relative May Not Make It for Thanksgiving. He Vanished from Earth 300 Million Years Ago.

November 21, 2018 | Article

Although it may look like a dinosaur, a newly identified sail-backed reptile that lived 300 million years ago is actually more closely related to humans, a new study finds.
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Oldest Known Footprints in Grand Canyon Were Left by Mysterious, Sideways-Walking Reptile

November 15, 2018 | Article

About 315 million years ago — long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth — an early reptile scuttled along in a strangely sideways jaunt, leaving its tiny footprints embedded in the landscape, new research finds.
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Bounty Hunter Kills Gargantuan Burmese Python, Gets $375, Earns Our Undying Gratitude

November 08, 2018 | Article

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