Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...

The average size of an adult western diamondback rattlesnake is between 4 and 6 feet. Heftier snakes can weigh nearly 15 pounds, but the average weight is three to six pounds.

Long-nosed potoroos are roughly rabbit-sized marsupials with “ long and tapering ” noses, according to the Australian Museum. They are generally “solitary” and live in “highly-fragmented populations ...

They average in size between 5 and 6.5 feet long and are typically found in moist habitats like swamps and lagoons but can ...

Australian reptile handlers were shocked to find 102 venomous red-bellied snakes in a Sydney backyard. The highly toxic bites can cause severe pain, making this a rare and alarming discovery.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were ...

An animal rescue service in Australia expected to remove four red-bellied snakes from the backyard of a Sydney home. Instead, ...

Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one ...

Python versus possum in Fannie Bay. While the possum was dead, grimly there were actual sounds coming from the scene as the snake gyrated its body to try and force down its outsized snack.

In this case, he was able to safely move the snake into nearby mangroves. He only regrets not having taken more photos of the rare ... in floodwaters, the Australian Associated Press reported ...