As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology ...

Green snakes are among the most fascinating reptiles on Earth, not only because of their bright colouration but also due to their role in the ecosystem. Green snakes inhabit all of North America, ...

Some of the nearly 5,200 cold-stunned iguanas collected in South Florida were donated to an exotic leathers company and may ...

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

Dr Rakesh Verma rakeshforests@gmail.com Nestled within the breathtaking, and often dramatically vertical, landscapes of Jammu and Kashmir lies a remarkable herpetological story. Beyond the iconic ...

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A Florida backyard can feel ordinary until a porch light catches an unfamiliar pattern moving through the grass. When a ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the ...

UCLA biologists are developing a tool to predict when deadly Salmonella outbreaks are likely to happen in wild songbird populations so that people can protect their feathered friends by taking down ...

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the ...

Q: We had a live cut Christmas tree in our home and I’d like to extend its value to nature by propping it up in our backyard through the winter, decorated with food for birds. If it’s in the flower ...