A Queensland family got the shock of their lives when they discovered one of the world’s deadliest snakes inside their washing machine.

Spotted turtles are on the move this spring, crossing roads to nest as rainy weather and habitat loss make survival increasingly difficult.

This would be the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) and though it might share a similar silhouette with its more common cousin, the spotted turtle is quite different when you get a good look at it.

A small but vital wetland turtle faces a new emerging disease. A Stark Parks and Wild4Ever conservation project is seeking a cure.

A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born.

Budgerigars are some of the chattiest birds, and that is reflected in their brains. Budgie brains contain a map of vocal sounds, which is similar to that found in the human brain and has not been ...

Can you accurately identify some of the most common snakes found across eastern and southern Australia? We spoke to expert Chris Hay, the director of the Australian Reptile Academy, to find out ...

Authorities in Indonesia have made yet another major seizure of smuggled songbirds, highlighting the persistent pressure from a trade with deep cultural roots in the country. The shipment of 6,860 ...

A Kiwi man living in South Australia had a brush with death after he returned from a trip home and promptly stepped on the world’s second-most venomous land ...

Eastern brown snakes, from the genus Pseudonaja, act like a cobra when they are threatened, the sanctuary said, including raising the front of their body and flattening and inflating their neck ...

Eastern brown snakes, from the genus Pseudonaja, act like a cobra when they are threatened, the sanctuary said, including raising the front of their body and flattening and inflating their neck ...