South America is known for the spectacular Amazon Basin, which includes waterfalls and dense rainforests but is also home to various exotic reptiles. Many colorful and powerful cold-blooded creatures ...

Encountering a snake in the wild can be startling, but knowing how to quickly identify a venomous one could be lifesaving.

According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), snakes are most active from April to October, but ...

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are ...

Mote is also partnering with NOAA and the Department of the Interior to restore deep-water coral habitats damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The gene bank is playing a crucial role in ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a vibrant spiral galaxy called NGC 5042 resides about 48 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Hydra (the water snake). The galaxy nicely ...

ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are dotted with various types of coral, sponges and plants. Some species are rigid and colorful, while others are nearly translucent and ...

Though the Florida Everglades is better known for housing alligators, the region also has a variety of venomous snakes like eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and coral snakes.

Eastern coral snake. Image by Ondreicka1010 via Depositphotos ... with snakes often adapting to available cover in logs, rocks, or water bodies. While most encounters with snakes result in no harm, ...

Unlike strictly aquatic sea snakes, the black-banded sea krait is semi-terrestrial and regularly comes onto land to rest and breed. It mostly feeds on eels and small fish in coral reef habitats.

Eastern Coral Snake. Image by Ondreicka1010 via Depositphotos ... High heat tolerance, efficient water utilization, and metabolic adjustments help snakes like the Coachwhip Snake endure elevated ...