If you keep up with the news in herpetology (we're sure you already knew this, but herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians), you might learn, every so often, about the discovery of a new ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The eastern glass lizard is often mistaken for a snake. (file photo/Submitted photo) So you’ve got your hoe ready to whack off the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of a lizard, you probably think of a scaly reptile with a tail and four visible limbs. The thing is, not all ...
Australian major skinks possess a remarkable natural immunity to potent snake neurotoxins, achieved through a mutation in their nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. This genetic adaptation, mirroring ...
That long, scaly thing slithering on the ground is probably a snake. But there’s a chance it’s not. The News & Observer spoke with local wildlife experts to learn about these reptiles — where they ...
A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named Breugnathair elgolensis, the “false snake of Elgol” combined hook-like, ...
Researchers have discovered that predation by snakes is pushing lizards to be active at warmer body temperatures on islands where snakes are present, in comparison to islands free from snakes. The ...