Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

How do octopuses mate in the dark? A new study shows how the hectocotylus arm uses progesterone receptors to "taste" for a mate.

Red-necked keelback snakes are highly toxic—mere drops of their pungent yellow poison could blind a mongoose and stop its heart within minutes. But the snakes don’t make that toxin themselves; rather, ...

While humans often struggle to find a partner who is both physically attractive and a reliable co-parent, yeast may already have cracked the formula for the perfect match. When choosing mates, these ...

“Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which previously have been published in the New Yorker and elsewhere (each is illustrated with a drawing by the author’s daughter, Aza Erdrich ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Scales Tales and Crawlers is bringing hands-on reptile education to the Brazos Valley, introducing audiences to snakes and other reptiles through close-encounter programs across ...

Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree. By Neil Vigdor Not all superfoods are indeed super, ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

A Nest Cam captured bald eagles Jackie and Shadow mating near Big Bear Lake. The mating ritual occurred weeks after the pair lost two eggs to invading ravens. Feathers ruffled and nature was on full ...

Scientists have uncovered yet another reason not to trust a snake—the slithering creatures have a habit of eating each other. A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 ...

Climate change could be remixing the beat at the pond. A new study from UC Davis researchers, who listened closely to a male frog’s mating call, found that warmer temperatures lead to a faster beat, ...

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of the python Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...