These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements— and their geographic range is ...

Shutterstock A hiker’s paradise… and a critter’s playground. When you hike through Arizona’s beautiful desert, you’re walking through one of North America’s most incredible outdoor habitats. But ...

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

The red sand boa is a non-venomous snake that thrives in dry scrublands and grasslands that offer loose sand the snake can ...

A new world record has been set by Tony, a tiger snake at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, Australia, for the largest ...

Found in the southeastern United States, the Eastern Coral Snake's venom can cause respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, and ...

Credit: Australian Reptile Park/Cover Images A Tiger snake has set a new world record for the largest venom yield ever collected in a single session. During a collection at the Australian Reptile Park ...

Researchers have created new proteins that neutralise lethal toxins found in snake venom, potentially offering a safer and more effective alternative to traditional antivenoms. According to the WHO, ...

Novel proteins have been designed to neutralise some of the deadliest molecules in snake venom. The proteins, which were developed with the aid of deep learning, are more stable and easily produced ...

Fire officials in Los Angeles have run into a serious snag while trying to contain the nearly half-dozen blazes threatening the city - questions about the water supply. Wildfires currently cover more ...

Bathurst-based snake catcher Stefanie Lesser at work relocating a tiger snake from someone's shed.