A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

Imagine a serpent as long as a small plane, weighing over a ton! This was Titanoboa, the prehistoric king of the Amazon.

North America is home to a surprisingly diverse collection of venomous snakes. Most people associate the continent with ...

If you live near a body of water in the American South, you run the risk of coming across a cottonmouth. These venomous ...

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...

Measuring the longest snakes in captivity is not a simple task and carries real risks. Extreme length combines with dense ...

Large pythons have shared forests, grasslands and river systems across Asia for thousands of years, yet two of the region's ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

Opossums get a bad reputation. They’re often the unlovable pests of the garden and an unwelcome visitor to the trash can. But ...

Why did evolution produce a spider the size of a dinner plate? The Goliath birdeater offers a fascinating glimpse into life on the Amazon forest floor.

From medical oddities to a snake farm, these are the city's weirdest curiosities, mostly museums, with a few rule-breakers thrown in ...

While most critters are relatively harmless, some can be dangerous if they feel threatened. Be aware of these animals while ...