Are male and female cottonmouth snakes different from each other? Learn all the fascinating details about these semi-aquatic ...

In a mountainous province in southern China, a venomous creature calls a rocky stream home. The Guizhou province includes the beginnings of the Yangtze and Pearl rivers, acting as an ecological ...

On a farm in southern India, agricultural workers dug into the damp soil and uncovered a 1-foot-long creature with “distinct” eyes. Something about the “lustrous” animal caught the attention of nearby ...

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.

For nearly 90 years, the rare, “elusive” species — Rhabdophis angeli — seemed to have disappeared from the region where it was first discovered. Despite “extensive field surveys,” no other specimen ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

Few actions in nature inspire more fear and fascination than snake bites. And the venomous reptiles have to move fast to sink ...

Researchers in the Qingliangfeng Nature Reserve in China have identified a new species of newt named Pachytriton cheni. This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its ...

There’s an emerging threat to Kansas cattle and human health, but one that experts at Kansas State University are prepared to ...

About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.

Did you know that spiders are likely to be gone by Halloween? According to Jeff Whitworth, a K-State Extension Entomologist, four spider species common to Kansas are likely to be in hiding within the ...