Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct species, reshaping our understanding of venomous snake diversity and ...

New species are being discovered quite often, but those discoveries aren't always made in the same way. This snake, for example, has quite the strange story.

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...

The new species of African house snake is known from only one specimen, a roughly 10-inch long juvenile snake caught “in high ...

In a darkened forest of central Vietnam, a 2-foot-long creature with “enlarged” teeth climbed through a tree. Its “secretive” ...

At night in a cave of southern Thailand, a 2-foot-long creature with “blade-shaped” teeth searched for its next meal.

In the swamps of Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam, scientists discovered the splendid fanged frog, Limnonectes splendissimus. This “large” frog, with its “fang-like” growths and “robust” body, was found ...

This led to three years of detailed investigations to identify the snake. The team recently published a paper revealing the ...

A snake venue at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, has been upgraded to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A snake ...