Sado Island, Japan, is inhabited by seven species of snakes, the largest number in any isolated island in Japan, except for ...

A giant snake called Vasuki indicus, longer than a school bus, lived in India 47 million years ago. Researchers from the ...

Scientists in India have uncovered the fossilized remains of a snake so enormous it dwarfs its modern relatives. Measuring a ...

Red grouse is endemic across Britain and Ireland, being a different species from willow ptarmigan. The males exhibit striking red colouration with prominent combs attached to their faces.

In 2013, a horseshoe snake in Ibiza won the world record for being the largest of its species, measuring a staggering 183cm, ...

Generally, when we’re stuck in traffic, we assume it’s due to construction or an accident. However, drivers in a remote part of Brazil were shocked to discover their commute was delayed by a giant ...

Snake locations in the U.S. vary greatly by region and the further south you travel, the more likely you are to run into a ...

A lone ornate cat-eye snake, a mildly venomous species native to Ecuador, hitchhiked its way to the colder climates of the ...

The frog has been named "Phyllonastes Dicaprioi" and can be found in the Western Mountain Forest in the province of El Oro, ...

A snake species which hasn't been seen in the UK for over 300,000 years has returned to British shores and can grow up to six-and-a-half feet long. Despite being relatively rare in their native ...

‘This attraction towards anthropogenic features is unusual behaviour compared with native snake species in the UK that often avoid built up urban areas.’ Aesculapian snakes are non-venomous ...

A species of snake known as Aesculapian, which can grow to around six-and-a-half feet, are thriving in areas of Britain for the first time in more than 300,000 years ...