Spring has sprung in Ontario, and with temperatures soaring into the high teens this week, there are some warm-weather creepy ...

Author and illustrator Mike Boldt is back to tell another tale about fresh fruit friends with can-do attitudes, with a tasty, ...

The RSPCA explains how to tell the difference between the three snakes native to the UK - the adder, grass snake and smooth ...

UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy ...

This giant snake grew up to 15 meters (49 feet) long, making it one of the longest ever found. Its fossils were discovered in 2004, but scientists identified it as a new species only in 2024. It was ...

It wasn't just any old orb: That recent splendid spectacle was a "blood worm moon," the colorful crimson result of the first total lunar eclipse since 2022. And in a Photo of the Week that ...

A mother has cautioned dog walkers to be watchful of snakes after her family’s golden retriever had to be saved with expensive anti-venom following an adder bite to the throat. Beth Lyons-Carr ...

Vasuki indicus, a prehistoric snake fossil discovered in Gujarat, India, measures an astounding 49 feet in length, surpassing even the Titanoboa. This 47-million-year-old giant from the Eocene ...

Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. They are non-native, invasive species that should be removed from the environment. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day annual ...

Spring is here and that means the snakes will be soon enough, too. Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s totally ...

Death adders (Acanthophis) are a group of venomous snakes native to Australia and New Guinea. They have one of the fastest strikes of any snake, with some species being capable of biting and ...

Louisiana is home to 48 different species of snakes, but only seven of these species are venomous. Louisiana's venomous snakes include three different species of rattlesnake, two species of coral ...