Snakes, though shy, are drawn to yards by specific scents. Rodent and bird droppings signal food sources, while amphibians ...

A man named Mohit Kumar died after a snake bit him while he recorded a video with it draped around his neck. The incident ...

A rare look at a snake born with a unique deformity. ‘Keep calm and carry cash’: Keep banknotes at home to prepare for crises ...

A compilation of funny and heartwarming moments showing what it’s like when your pet snake feels like your best friend.

On Sept. 26, 1957, renowned herpetologist and Field Museum curator emeritus Karl Patterson Schmidt died from a snakebite. He documented the process in meticulous, graphic detail.

For the more than 242 million years that lizards and snakes appear in the fossil record, they show up mostly as pieces of ...

In their myth, Orpheus always turns to see Eurydice — dooming her forever. The musical “Hadestown” makes a case for why.

Have you seen the new Predator: Badlands trailer? If you have — and you’re a fan of the Alien franchise — you might have noticed more than a few nods to the famous sci-fi horror franchise. But fans ...

As Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a nationwide fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s seriously considering restarting New York’s redistricting ...

A club shooting in Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city. Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire at Taste ...

We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.

What our clever plant has evolved to do is mimic that distress signal sent out by the ant. The grass fly then comes zooming ...