The findings in Spitsbergen demonstrate that marine ecosystems rebounded rapidly after the end-Permian mass extinction, ...

When a western diamondback rattlesnake sinks its fangs into your hand, and it swells up like a purplish water balloon for ...

These fossils, which include teeth, bones, and remains of ancient marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, and sharks, come ...

HARRISBURG — Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road is closing March 15 so that snakes and amphibians, some of them considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States, can migrate ...

More than 30,000 teeth, bones and other fossils from a 249 million-year-old community of extinct marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish and sharks have been discovered on the remote Arctic island of ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford has revealed that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy.

Caecilians are limbless amphibians that can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only distantly related to their reptilian cousins, researchers describe specialized glands found along ...

“For most attendees, this is an introduction to certain animals, reptiles and amphibians,” said Shawn Gray, HERPS Exotic Reptile & Pet Show organizer. “They may want to get one as a pet and this is a ...

Reptile enthusiasts have a weekend event to look forward to in Saratoga Springs. Captive bred reptiles, amphibians and ...

While most reptiles are wild, many are kept as pets because of their reputation for being mysterious and exotic. Having an unconventional pet comes with its own concerns, though, that you'll need to ...

This Oct. 3, 2017 file photo shows Snake Road, a roughly 2.5-mile-long forest service road located in the LaRue-Pine Hills Research Natural Area on the western edge of Shawnee National Forest. It is ...