The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.

They estimated that the python could be at least 10% longer if she were sedated.

Swamps are often viewed through the lens of recreation, but their real value lies in the services they provide every ...

Once the dogs were safely outside, she carefully maneuvered out from beneath the blankets. The snake, which poses no venom ...

Paleontologists from National Taiwan University recently discovered a single python vertebra dating back 400,000 to 800,000 ...

A reticulated python found in Indonesia broke the Guinness World Record for the longest, scientifically measured wild snake ...

International Women and Girls in Science Day, Feb. 11, promotes full and equal access to and participation in STEM fields for women and girls.

Thousands of animals are being stuffed into toys and electrical goods by criminals cashing in on the market for rare pets.

Every spring in Manitoba, up to 100000 red sided garter snakes emerge from underground limestone dens, forming swirling mating balls. Why do they gather here in such astonishing numbers?

In the Everglades, python and gator conflict keeps rising as reproduction, spread, and hidden populations outpace control ...

Bettiah: Bihar’s only tiger reserve, the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran, has emerged as a major centre of ...

The regurgitated material from before the time of dinosaurs provides a rare window into the feeding habits of a prehistoric ...