For the more than 242 million years that lizards and snakes appear in the fossil record, they show up mostly as pieces of lizard jaws and snake vertebrae. Exactly why these parts survive as fossils ...

Reptiles, including turtles and snakes, play a vital role in the Southeastern North Carolina ecosystem. Snakes help control rodent populations, preventing crop damage and disease spread. The New ...

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 ...

When paleontologists only have so many clues to infer a fossil’s original form, it’s all too easy to make honest mistakes. Sometimes, supposedly reasonable assumptions set researchers on the wrong ...

If you have a fear of snakes, you’re not alone. Studies show ophidiophobia is one of the most common of all animal phobias, ...

Ibiza residents are calling for urgent measures and institutional support to create sanctuaries and remove the invasive ...

Research led by WHO predicts hotter climate will lead to more contact between humans and venomous snakes ...

Mayson Bilton often gets calls from people looking for a home for an abandoned animal, and more often than not, the animal in question is of the cold-blooded variety. Bilton is the co-owner of ...

Guillem Casbas has a favorite spot to eat lunch on the Spanish island of Ibiza: a stone bench shadowed by an olive tree on a cliff overlooking the sea, with the neighboring island Formentera visible ...

For reptiles, shedding allows them to increase their size and stay healthy. For insects and crustaceans, shedding becomes ...