Several species are endemic to the xeric scrub of central Florida, which was an insular refugium during Pleistocene or Pliocene flooding. About 20 species are exotic, of which 6 have invaded scrub ...

Founder of Deadly Science Corey Tutt poses with his book, Deadly Reptiles, at the Taronga Zoo launch. Source: AAP / FLAVIO BRANCALEONE/AAPIMAGE A groundbreaking new children’s book is reviving ...

These conditions are when the arachnids thrive most. The Australian Reptile Zoo is encouraging people to catch funnel web spiders - if they spot them - safely and to hand it in for its antivenom ...

According to a Facebook post from Snake Catcher Dan, a licensed snake removal service in Australia, the company received a call on Feb. 15 about a reptile spotted near a family's couch.

A reconstruction of the Gorgonopsian in Spain, linking reptiles and mammals in evolution. Credit: Henry Sutherland Sharpe / CC BY 4.0 Scientists in Spain have uncovered a 270-million-year-old fossil ...

This one-meter-long predator, lacking fur and external ears, defies conventional classification—it’s neither fully reptile nor fully mammal. The fossil from Majorca reveals an intriguing mix of ...

The report predicted that by 2026 the market for exotic pets in China will reach 7.68 billion yuan, with a compound annual growth rate of 19.8 percent for reptiles. Turtles, snakes and geckos are ...

IT’S A VERY UNUSUAL THING. A WORKER THERE SPOTTED IT IN A BOX AND NOW AN ORGANIZATION IN BEVERLY CALLED RAINFOREST REPTILE SHOWS IS CARING FOR THE VENOMOUS SNAKE. IT’S CALLED AN ORNATE CAT ...

Authorities in Indonesia have called for closing down a crocodile farm on an island in Batam city after 105 reptiles escaped from the premises last month. The reptiles on the loose from the Bulan ...

Reptiles are enthralling animals that demand specialized care for optimal health in captive settings. A critical aspect of their maintenance and wellbeing is providing a conducive environment for ...

Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids ...