Reptiles - Page 85

October 21, 2015

Get a death grip! Why snakes don't slip when climbing trees

Some snakes seem to be little scaredy-cats, as new research finds when climbing trees, they hold on for dear life

October 21, 2015

Reptile death match: Snake devours crocodile

A python was caught on camera devouring a crocodile after an epic battle on the shores of an Australian lake.

October 21, 2015

Once 'extinct' Pinocchio lizard pokes his nose out again

This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador.

October 21, 2015

850 snakes found at New York animal control officer's house

Authorities in New York say they've found hundreds of snakes including two 6-foot Burmese pythons at an animal control officer's house.

October 20, 2015

Tortoises show off smarts by mastering touch-screen tech

Touch-screen technology has ventured into the world of reptiles.

October 20, 2015

Florida boy recovering after diamondback rattlesnake bite

An 11-year-old central Florida boy is recovering after being bit by one of the most venomous snakes in the country.

October 20, 2015

Sea snakes: Camels of the ocean

Like camels of the sea, a species of sea snake goes without a drink for months on end, gradually dehydrating, before refueling with freshwater when rain falls, new research suggests.

October 20, 2015

Real-life 'Lizard King' named for Doors' Jim Morrison

A lizard the size of a German shepherd once roamed Myanmar, a new fossil analysis reveals.

October 20, 2015

Alligator wags prosthetic tail

An alligator stuck with the ungainly name "Mister Stubbs" may need a new moniker now that his stump of a tail has been fitted with a lifelike prosthetic

October 20, 2015

Yale prof names ancient lizard after Obama

Obamadon gracilis, a newly identified lizard named in honor of President Barack Obama, crawled the swamps and forests in the time of the dinosaurs.