Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

Getting a pet chameleon is definitely an exciting move. Whether the horned Jackson’s chameleon or the brightly colored ...

Chameleons are fascinating creatures with their long tongues, rotating eyes, and brilliant colors, which is why they make ...

Growing up to 86 centimeters (34 inches) long, it is nonvenomous and arboreal, hunting small lizards and birds among tree branches. Researchers suspect the species may be endemic to Brazil’s ...

The study shows that UV colors are widespread in snakes, and may play a significant role in evading predators such as birds.

What would you do if a giant snake fell on your patio table? Watch what happens when a diamond python makes an unexpected ...

Pythons, however, arboreal climbers and swimmers though they ... King cobras hunt birds, lizards, and other snakes. King cobra venom is a very strong poison that can have the ability to kill ...

They are an arboreal species and are excellent at climbing trees. Like all pythons they are nonvenomous, but attack their prey by constriction. Their favorite meals are rodents, lizards ...

Her world—100 million years ago in Myanmar—is not one of vast seas, towering mountains or broad deserts, but a damp and ...