Characidium dumonti lives among the rocks and pebbles at the bottom of the fast-flowing streams in the national park, ...

With over 100 varieties of snakes found in Texas, there's one, in particular, you should definitely stay away from.

Arizona has a few lakes that are worth a visit, but you might reconsider your next swim once you learn about the species that ...

On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...

The invasive northern snakehead, which has recently been appearing in Missouri and other states, must be eradicated, officials say.

If it bites you and you die, it's venomous. If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. There are 6 dangerous snakes in ...

There are around 20 species of armadillo, but only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the U.S. This post ... Armadillos prefer warm, forest and grassland habitats near water. They can hold their ...

The sidewinder rattlesnake gets the prize for the world’s fastest snake. Also known as the desert sidewinding horned viper, it inhabits the arid deserts of the southwestern United States and ...

Guwahati: Researchers have documented the unprecedented sighting of the dog-faced water snake (Cerberus rynchops) in the floodplains of Nalbari district. The research has been published in the ...

A Victorian man is recovering after being bitten by a tiger snake during a visit to one of the state's most popular national parks. More than 120 people were bitten by snakes in Victoria this ...

Every time you take a sip from your water bottle, you are depositing bacteria inside and over the course of a day these can multiply by the millions. Here's what scientists say you can do about it.

Death adders (Acanthophis) are a group of venomous snakes native to Australia and New Guinea. They have one of the fastest strikes of any snake, with some species being capable of biting and ...