Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

"Irwin's wolf snake" can grow to more than three feet in length, report the researchers who described the new species.

A giant water monitor lizard was rescued from floodwaters at a market in Thailand. The five-foot reptile was struggling in the high tide before locals placed it in a foam box in Samut Prakan, near ...

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There are six species of venomous snakes in North Carolina, each with unique features and interesting behaviors.

Most people’s reaction to seeing a snake is a mix of surprise and a sudden urge to be somewhere else. While many snakes are quite content to move at a leisurely pace, a select few have turned speed ...

From the column: "The whole regime of state-level 'medical' marijuana programs is based on political decisions, not science." ...

Should health insurance cover marijuana? Should it cover vodka? Lucky Strikes? Bacon cheeseburgers? Like all those substances, marijuana contains pleasure-giving, mind-altering chemicals that the ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

P aleontologists have confirmed their suspicions that Australia once had crocodiles that roamed forests and probably climbed trees, to jump on potential prey. Although evidence for this conclusion has ...