REPTILES

Kansas Man Digs Into Couch Cushions Looking for His Keys, Finds 6-Foot Boa Constrictor Instead

It’s unclear whether or not the man ever found his lost keys, or if perhaps the boa constrictor found them first.

It’s Raining Iguanas In South Florida

As temperatures approached freezing in South Florida, the National Weather Service in Miami warned of stunned iguanas falling out of trees.

Seven Snorkeling Grandmas Discovered a Deadly Sea Snake Population

The “Fantastic Grandmothers” volunteered to use their New Caledonia snorkeling trips to photograph the venomous reptiles.

Watch a 70-Pound Python Queen Lay an Enormous Clutch of Eggs

You can follow African rock python Squeeze’s journey to motherhood on Smithsonian Channel's new special ‘Queen of the Pythons.’

A Python Swallowed a Crocodile Whole—and a Photographer Was There to Capture It All

Photographs show the struggle between the olive python and the freshwater crocodile—two of Australia's most impressive reptilian predators.

An Underpass for Turtles in Wisconsin Is Saving Dozens of the Little Guys’ Lives

The tunnel reduced the turtle mortality rate by 85 percent in its first year, and has also become a popular highway for other small animals.

12 Things You Should Know About Rattlesnakes

It's a myth that these venomous vipers will always shake its rattle before attacking, but a rattlesnake bite still packs a punch.

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A North Carolina Animal Rescue Group Is Using Old Bras to Save Injured Turtles

Don’t toss your old bras! Animal rescue groups can use them to mend the cracked shells of injured turtles.

A Luxury Resort in the Maldives Needs an Intern to Look After Its Sea Turtles This Summer

When the new intern at the Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu isn't caring for the resort's turtles, they'll be dining and snorkeling for free.

Meet Jonathan, the 187-Year-Old Tortoise and the World's Oldest Land Animal

The giant Seychelles tortoise, who resides on the island of Saint Helena, is closing in on the two-century mark.

A Florida Neighborhood Is Being Invaded by Poisonous Cane Toads

Also known as the bufo toad, this non-native species is out in force and posing a significant threat to pets.

11 Lesser-Known Animal Phobias

He’s dealt with elaborate booby traps, KGB agents, and a face-melting artifact, but to Indiana Jones, nothing’s more unsettling than snakes. Lots of people can relate.

Revisiting the Mystery of the Great New England Sea Serpent of 1817

The fishermen of Gloucester, Massachusetts thought they had seen everything. Then they were proved wrong.

Decapitated Rattlesnake Still Manages to Bite and Nearly Kill Victim

In some cases, beheading a snake is just going to upset it more.

10 Biting Facts About Snapping Turtles

Happy World Turtle Day!

7 Impressive Animal Defense Mechanisms

From shooting blood from their eyes to using their own ribs as spears, these animals will do whatever it takes to stay alive.

Why Scientists Are Hunting Down Iguanas in Florida

The state's invasive species population is out of control.

Wild Lizards Care What You're Wearing

Researchers realized the reptiles were easier to catch when they (the humans) wore blue shirts.

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How Just One Nasty Winter Forced This Lizard to Evolve

"Selection always comes at a cost, which is death, basically."

Inside the Clandestine World of Chameleon Ranching

"In our free time, we don't go out drinking. We go out herping," says one member of a Florida herpetological society.

Murray Foubister, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0

‘Lost’ Galapagos Tortoise Species Could Make a Comeback

The descendants of one thought-to-be extinct species have apparently been chilling on the side of a volcano, eating grass for the last few hundred years.

himmelskratzer, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Boa Constrictors Form Hunting Parties and We’re Totally Fine with That

Just before sunset, Cuban boas line up and dangle from the ceiling of a cave like a curtain, waiting for bats to pass through.

Henry the Tortoise Is Looking for a Part-Time Walker

The 17-year-old African spurred tortoise needs a responsible animal lover to take him for strolls in Central Park.

New Gecko Species Gets Naked to Escape Predators

When trapped, the little lizard simply sheds its big scales and regrows them later.

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