It started like any other expedition into the remote wetlands of South America. Thick jungle, slow moving rivers, and the kind of silence that makes every sound feel suspicious. But what the team ...

A juvenile female boa constrictor in a shed cycle, indicated by the blue opaque eyes. Image by XPS420, CC BY-SA 3.0 In terms of the find, the fossil material includes 27 mostly well-preserved vertebra ...

Human-made debris can unintentionally create ideal hiding spots for reptiles.